Mitch Mathews
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, BYU, 2009–⁠15

Mitch Mathews

Number
No. 10
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Beaverton, OR
Born
Apr 15, 1991, in Beaverton, Oregon

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Mitch Mathews played receiver at BYU (2009–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
922
Receiving yards, 2014 (BYU, 8–⁠5)
Best game
182 yards
Vs. Nevada, week 8, 2014: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

16catches, career highvs. Nevada, 2014182receiving yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highat Utah State, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012BYU22713.5023
2013BYU2339717.3443
2014BYU7392212.6971
2015BYU5473713.61172
Career1522,08313.72472

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009BYU10WR
2010BYU10WR
2011BYU10WR
2012BYU10WR
2013BYU10WR
2014BYU10WR
2015BYU10WR6′6″

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
2013BYU191.02––19.4–
2014BYU1110.6163rd (n=496)0.5267.311%
2015BYU890.4843rd (n=465)0.5343.210%

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

2015 BYU 13 games, 54 catches, 737 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atNebraskaW 33–⁠28369242
Sep 12vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠2453209
Sep 19atUCLAL 23–⁠24984114
Sep 26atMichiganL 0–⁠311404
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠13878221
Oct 10vs.East CarolinaW 45–⁠38472145
Oct 16vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠24354038
Oct 24vs.WagnerW 70–⁠6344220
Nov 6atSan José StateW 17–⁠16462134
Nov 14vs.MissouriL 16–⁠20420011
Nov 21vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠10252045
Nov 28atUtah StateW 51–⁠286158272
Dec 19 ✦vs.UtahL 28–⁠352806
2014 BYU 13 games, 73 catches, 922 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atUConnW 35–⁠10562126
Sep 6atTexasW 41–⁠7424012
Sep 11vs.HoustonW 33–⁠2542218
Sep 20vs.VirginiaW 41–⁠33326016
Oct 3vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠358117128
Oct 9atUCFL 24–⁠31324013
Oct 18vs.NevadaL 35–⁠4216182223
Oct 24atBoise StateL 30–⁠55454019
Nov 1atMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠7660014
Nov 15vs.UNLVW 42–⁠236120148
Nov 22vs.Savannah StateW 64–⁠04110271
Nov 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠35139039
Dec 22 ✦vs.MemphisL 48–⁠55982125
2013 BYU 9 games, 23 catches, 397 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atVirginiaL 16–⁠19110010
Sep 7vs.TexasW 40–⁠21111011
Sep 21vs.UtahL 13–⁠20354026
Sep 27vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠10347031
Oct 4atUtah StateW 31–⁠145112343
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechW 38–⁠20119019
Oct 19atHoustonW 47–⁠46468036
Oct 25vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠20466140
Nov 9atWisconsinL 17–⁠27110010
2012 BYU 2 games, 2 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 27atGeorgia TechW 41–⁠171404
Nov 10vs.IdahoW 52–⁠13123023

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height6′5⅝″
Weight222 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size10⅜″
40-yard dash4.49 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.99 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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