Receiver, UCLA (from Utah, California), 2023–⁠26

Mikey Matthews

Number
No. 7
Height
5′8″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Irvine, CA

Mikey Matthews plays receiver for UCLA, after Utah (2023) and California (2024).

2026 so far

4 catches, 88 yards

Last game: vs. San Diego State, W 28–⁠10

Next game: vs. Michigan State, Oct 24

Career highs

8catches, career highat Wake Forest, 202488receiving yards, career highat California, 2026

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Utah292619.0040
2024California342928.6146
2025UCLA3334810.5237
2026UCLA48822.0043
Career1009899.9346

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023Utah15309017750
2024California–––17670
2025UCLA22809470
2026UCLA–––4530
Career173370472420

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Utah7WRFr.
2024California7WRSo.
2025UCLA7WRJr.
2026UCLA7WRSr.5′8″182

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
2023Utah330.5017th (n=681)0.8016.54%
2024California520.222nd (n=581)0.9211.46%
2025UCLA560.2317th (n=1040)0.4613.08%
2026UCLA51.10––5.5–

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 UCLA 2 games, 4 catches, 88 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5atCaliforniaW 45–⁠244880––1
Sep 12vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠10–––––3
2025 UCLA 11 games, 33 catches, 348 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.UtahL 10–⁠432220–––
Sep 6atUNLVL 23–⁠305340––1
Sep 12vs.New MexicoL 10–⁠353670––1
Oct 4vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠37150––1
Oct 11atMichigan StateW 38–⁠132460––3
Oct 18vs.MarylandW 20–⁠173311––1
Oct 25atIndianaL 6–⁠561180––1
Nov 8vs.NebraskaL 21–⁠282310121–
Nov 15atOhio StateL 10–⁠484180171
Nov 22vs.WashingtonL 14–⁠486381–––
Nov 29atUSCL 10–⁠294380–––
2024 California 13 games, 34 catches, 292 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.UC DavisW 31–⁠132200––3
Sep 7atAuburnW 21–⁠14370––1
Sep 14vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠102160––1
Sep 21atFlorida StateL 9–⁠141460––3
Oct 5vs.MiamiL 38–⁠391140–––
Oct 12atPittsburghL 15–⁠173210––2
Oct 19vs.NC StateL 23–⁠24140––1
Oct 26vs.Oregon StateW 44–⁠74280––2
Nov 8atWake ForestW 46–⁠368831––1
Nov 16vs.SyracuseL 25–⁠33210–––
Nov 23vs.StanfordW 24–⁠213270––2
Nov 30atSMUL 6–⁠382120––1
Dec 18 ✦vs.UNLVL 13–⁠242130–––
2023 Utah 12 games, 29 catches, 261 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.FloridaW 24–⁠114340–––
Sep 9atBaylorW 20–⁠134480124–
Sep 16vs.Weber StateW 31–⁠723802533
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 14–⁠72180––5
Sep 29atOregon StateL 7–⁠2121101151
Oct 14vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠147530––2
Oct 21atUSCW 34–⁠3218041031
Oct 28vs.OregonL 6–⁠3511101162
Nov 4vs.Arizona StateW 55–⁠32802462
Nov 11atWashingtonL 28–⁠35–––343–
Nov 18atArizonaL 18–⁠422130–––
Nov 25vs.ColoradoW 23–⁠172190191

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

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