Quarterback, James Madison (from Holy Cross, UNLV), 2021–25
Matthew Sluka
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Locust Valley, NY
Matthew Sluka played quarterback at Holy Cross (2021–23), UNLV (2024) and James Madison (2025).
Career highs
320passing yards, career highvs. Harvard, 20234touchdown passes, career highfour times; last vs. Harvard, 2023330rushing yards, career highvs. Lafayette, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Lafayette, 2023Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; Sun Belt champions, 2025
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Holy Cross | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 123 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Holy Cross | 154 | 266 | 57.9 | 2,488 | 9.4 | 26 | 4 |
| 2023 | Holy Cross | 122 | 197 | 61.9 | 1,723 | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | UNLV | 21 | 48 | 43.8 | 318 | 6.6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 100 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 314 | 538 | 58.4 | 4,752 | 8.8 | 57 | 12 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Holy Cross | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2022 | Holy Cross | 202 | 1,225 | 6.1 | 11 | 66 |
| 2023 | Holy Cross | 186 | 1,243 | 6.7 | 9 | 70 |
| 2024 | UNLV | 39 | 253 | 6.5 | 1 | 46 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 42 | 239 | 5.7 | 3 | 39 |
| Career | 483 | 3,072 | 6.4 | 25 | 76 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Holy Cross | 9 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Holy Cross | 9 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Holy Cross | 9 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | UNLV | 9 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | James Madison | 9 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 211 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 19 | 0.42 | – | – | 7.9 | – | – |
| 2022 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 247 | 0.42 | 83rd (n=250) | 0.32 | 104.7 | 59% | – |
| 2023 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 290 | 0.56 | 95th (n=255) | 0.32 | 162.3 | 46% | – |
| 2024 | UNLV | 85 | 0.30 | – | – | 25.2 | 42% | – |
| 2025 | James Madison | 53 | 0.33 | – | – | 17.2 | 9% | 0.28 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 51% | 3.50 | 1.40 | 1.90 | 21% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 James Madison 8 games, 239 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–10 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 5 | at | L 14–28 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 35–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 14–7 | – | – | – | – | – | −1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 24–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 63–27 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 58–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 70 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 59–10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
2024 UNLV 3 games, 318 passing yards, 6 TD
2023 Holy Cross 11 games, 1,723 passing yards, 20 TD; 1,243 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 42–20 | 9 | 14 | 190 | 2 | 1 | 91 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 28–31 | 10 | 15 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 49–24 | 23 | 30 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 98 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 47–7 | 16 | 26 | 186 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 28–38 | 15 | 26 | 320 | 4 | 3 | 83 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 55–27 | 19 | 28 | 258 | 2 | 0 | 122 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 35–38 | 7 | 21 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 330 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 49–47 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 28–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 14–17 | 16 | 23 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 171 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 31–10 | 7 | 14 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
2022 Holy Cross 13 games, 2,488 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 31–17 | 13 | 22 | 242 | 2 | 1 | 102 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 37–31 | 13 | 21 | 238 | 3 | 0 | 146 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–14 | 16 | 20 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 35–10 | 10 | 21 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 30–21 | 17 | 31 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 57–0 | 10 | 17 | 183 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 24–21 | 6 | 16 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 53–52 | 15 | 23 | 291 | 4 | 0 | 174 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 42–14 | 11 | 17 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 146 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 36–29 | 12 | 21 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 72 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 47–10 | 12 | 15 | 301 | 3 | 0 | 77 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 35–19 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
| Dec 10 | at | L 21–41 | 13 | 26 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 204 |
2021 Holy Cross 1 game, 123 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 38–28 | 9 | 16 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 112 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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