Receiver, Tennessee, 2024–⁠26

Mike Matthews

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Lilburn, GA
Born
Oct 25, 2005, in Snellville, Georgia

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Mike Matthews plays receiver for Tennessee. Last time out, against Alabama: 7 catches, 85 yards. Matthews leads Tennessee in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

29 catches, 481 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 7 catches, 85 yards vs. Alabama, W 26–⁠10

Next game: at South Carolina, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 132FUR
  2. 16@GT
  3. 41KENN
  4. 72TEX
  5. 57AUB
  6. 78@ARK
  7. 85ALA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Alabama, 2026132receiving yards, career highvs. Furman, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Furman, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tennessee79012.9225
2025Tennessee5381315.3462
2026Tennessee2948116.6357
Career891,38415.6962

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Tennessee4WRFr.
2025Tennessee4WRSo.
2026Tennessee4WRJr.6′1″198

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Tennessee100.57––5.7–
2025Tennessee740.7288th (n=1040)0.4653.28%
2026Tennessee510.5261st (n=829)0.4326.410%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Tennessee 7 games, 29 catches, 481 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.FurmanW 56–⁠94132257–
Sep 12atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠24216012–
Sep 19vs.Kennesaw StateW 42–⁠9441018–
Sep 26vs.TexasL 17–⁠20472130–
Oct 3vs.AuburnW 24–⁠14457042–
Oct 10atArkansasW 24–⁠1747803314
Oct 17vs.AlabamaW 26–⁠10785019−10
2025 Tennessee 13 games, 53 catches, 813 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠26229016–
Sep 6vs.East Tennessee StateW 72–⁠176111153–
Sep 13vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠44559021–
Sep 20vs.UABW 56–⁠24353139–
Sep 27atMississippi StateW 41–⁠346118039–
Oct 11vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠3134602712
Oct 18atAlabamaL 20–⁠37439018–
Oct 25atKentuckyW 56–⁠346107162–
Nov 1vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠33376137–
Nov 15vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠9329019–
Nov 22atFloridaW 31–⁠1134502120
Nov 29vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠45658018–
Dec 30 ✦vs.IllinoisL 28–⁠30343017–
2024 Tennessee 4 games, 7 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14vs.Kent StateW 71–⁠0235118–
Nov 2vs.KentuckyW 28–⁠181000–
Nov 23vs.UTEPW 56–⁠0125025–
Nov 30atVanderbiltW 36–⁠23330114–

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

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