Linebacker, Temple, 2012–15
Tyler Matakevich
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Stratford, CT
- Born
- Dec 22, 1992, in Stratford, Connecticut
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Tyler Matakevich played linebacker at Temple (2012–15). He won the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the 2015 Chuck Bednarik Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2015. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Matakevich in round 7, No. 246 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2012Big East Rookie of the Year
- 2015Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 2015Chuck Bednarik Award
- 2015Consensus All‑American
- 2015American Defensive Player of the Year
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013N | 12 | 105 | 31 | 136 | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| On file | 172 | 65 | 237 | 14.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2015 Temple 4 games with an interception on file, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Cincinnati | W 34–26 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs. UCF | W 30–16 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at East Carolina | W 24–14 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Notre Dame | L 20–24 | 1 |
2014 Temple 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | at Penn State | L 13–30 | 1 |
2013 Temple 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | vs. Army | W 33–14 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–27).
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 238 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 76 | 119 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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