
Kicker, UCF, 2014–18
Matthew Wright
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 179 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lancaster, PA
- Born
- Mar 22, 1996, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Matthew Wright played kicker at UCF (2014–18).
Career highs
4field goals, career highvs. South Carolina State, 2016Team titles: American champions, 2014, 2017 and 2018; National champions, 2017
Kicking
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UCF | 11 | PK | RS | ||
| 2015 | UCF | 11 | PK | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | UCF | 11 | PK | So. | ||
| 2017 | UCF | 11 | PK | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | UCF | 11 | PK | Sr. | 6′0″ | 179 |
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 | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UCF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.9 (21 att.) |
| 2017 | UCF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.9 (17 att.) |
| 2018 | UCF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 (14 att.) |
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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 UCF 13 games, 12 of 14 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 56–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 38–0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 8 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 56–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 48–20 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 12 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 31–30 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 37–10 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 13 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 52–40 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 10 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 35–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 38–13 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 8 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 56–41 | – | – | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 32–40 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 6 |
2017 UCF 13 games, 13 of 18 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 61–17 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 40–13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 51–23 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 63–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 31–21 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 73–33 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 13 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 49–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 45–19 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 9 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 49–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 62–55 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 14 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 34–27 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 10 |
2016 UCF 13 games, 17 of 22 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 38–0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 14–51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 24–30 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 53–14 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 47–29 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 25–26 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 24–16 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 37–6 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 20–35 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 31–48 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 7 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 13–31 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 7 |
2015 UCF 12 games, 13 of 17 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 14–15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 7–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 15–16 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 14–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 31–45 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 13–40 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 16–30 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 10–59 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 7–52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 30–45 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 7–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 3–44 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 174 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | FGM | FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 21 | 24 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 5 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| NFL career | 33 | 60 | 68 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL | Tampa Bay Vipers * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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