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, 2023

Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; Sun Belt champions, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Holy Cross91656.31237.720
2022Holy Cross15426657.92,4889.4264
2023Holy Cross12219761.91,7238.7205
2024UNLV214843.83186.661
2025James Madison81172.71009.132
Career31453858.44,7528.85712

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Holy Cross141128.0176
2022Holy Cross2021,2256.11166
2023Holy Cross1861,2436.7970
2024UNLV392536.5146
2025James Madison422395.7339
Career4833,0726.42576

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Holy Cross9QBYr 1
2022Holy Cross9QBYr 2
2023Holy Cross9QBYr 3
2024UNLV9QBYr 4
2025James Madison9QBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Holy Cross (FCS)190.42––7.9––
2022Holy Cross (FCS)2470.4283rd (n=250)0.32104.759%–
2023Holy Cross (FCS)2900.5695th (n=255)0.32162.346%–
2024UNLV850.30––25.242%–
2025James Madison530.33––17.29%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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025James Madison51%3.501.401.9021%

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠1034151130
Sep 5atLouisvilleL 14–⁠2835350183
Sep 27vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠10–––––10
Oct 4atGeorgia StateW 14–⁠7–––––−1
Oct 11vs.LouisianaW 24–⁠14–––––4
Oct 18vs.Old DominionW 63–⁠2711181035
Nov 15vs.App StateW 58–⁠10–––––70
Nov 29atCoastal CarolinaW 59–⁠101132108
2024 UNLV 3 games, 318 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atHoustonW 27–⁠7613712159
Sep 7vs.Utah TechW 72–⁠148171613070
Sep 13vs.KansasW 23–⁠207188610124
2023 Holy Cross 11 games, 1,723 passing yards, 20 TD; 1,243 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.MerrimackW 42–⁠209141902191
Sep 9atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠31101513000131
Sep 16atYaleW 49–⁠2423302754098
Sep 23vs.ColgateW 47–⁠716261864041
Sep 30vs.HarvardL 28–⁠3815263204383
Oct 7atBucknellW 55–⁠27192825820122
Oct 21vs.LafayetteL 35–⁠387218510330
Oct 28atFordhamW 49–⁠47–––––8
Nov 4atLehighW 28–⁠24–––––7
Nov 11atArmyL 14–⁠17162315621171
Nov 18vs.GeorgetownW 31–⁠1071412310161
2022 Holy Cross 13 games, 2,488 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atMerrimackW 31–⁠17132224221102
Sep 10atBuffaloW 37–⁠31132123830146
Sep 17vs.YaleW 38–⁠1416202492014
Sep 24atColgateW 35–⁠1010211472027
Oct 1atHarvardW 30–⁠2117313002063
Oct 8vs.BucknellW 57–⁠010171833072
Oct 22atLafayetteW 24–⁠21616821125
Oct 29vs.FordhamW 53–⁠52152329140174
Nov 5vs.LehighW 42–⁠14111712611146
Nov 12vs.BryantW 36–⁠2912211442072
Nov 19atGeorgetownW 47–⁠1012153013077
Dec 3vs.New HampshireW 35–⁠196166310103
Dec 10atSouth Dakota StateL 21–⁠41132612201204
2021 Holy Cross 1 game, 123 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4atUConnW 38–⁠2891612320112

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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