Running back, Kent State, 2016–19
Will Matthews
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′7″
- Weight
- 201 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Destrehan, LA
Will Matthews played running back at Kent State (2016–19).
Career highs
126rushing yards, career highat Akron, 2019Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 | 51 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 54 | 188 | 3.5 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | Kent State | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2019 | Kent State | 123 | 570 | 4.6 | 3 | 34 |
| Career | 237 | 1,011 | 4.3 | 5 | 51 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 | 48 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2018 | Kent State | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 | Kent State | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Career | 20 | 279 | 13.9 | 0 | 48 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 2 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Kent State | 2 | RB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Kent State | 2 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Kent State | 2 | RB | Sr. | 5′7″ | 201 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 28 | 0.11 | – | – | 3.1 | 8% | – |
| 2017 | Kent State | – | 0.00 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 0.02 |
| 2018 | Kent State | 34 | 0.10 | – | – | 3.3 | 7% | – |
| 2019 | Kent State | 131 | 0.09 | 36th (n=287) | 0.13 | 11.2 | 22% | 0.03 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 Kent State 8 games, 570 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | at Akron | W 26–3 | 25 | 126 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at Ohio | L 38–45 | 14 | 85 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 16–23 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 5 | at Toledo | L 33–35 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 28 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Buffalo | W 30–27 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. Ball State | W 41–38 | 14 | 85 | 0 | 34 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at Eastern Michigan | W 34–26 | 14 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 1 | −4 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Utah State | W 51–41 | 17 | 56 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
2018 Kent State 8 games, 115 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Illinois | L 24–31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Howard | W 54–14 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at Penn State | L 10–63 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at Ole Miss | L 17–38 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | atBall State | L 24–52 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 21 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Ohio | L 26–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at Bowling Green | W 35–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs.Toledo | L 34–56 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 Kent State 9 games, 188 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Clemson | L 3–56 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs.Howard | W 38–31 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at Marshall | L 0–21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at Louisville | L 3–42 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs.Buffalo | L 13–27 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at Northern Illinois | L 3–24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 17–14 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | atOhio | L 3–48 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 36 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Bowling Green | L 16–44 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 33 |
2016 Kent State 8 games, 138 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atPenn State | L 13–33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. North Carolina A&T | L 36–39 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Monmouth | W 27–7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at Alabama | L 0–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| Oct 8 | atBuffalo | W 44–20 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 51 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | atMiami (OH) | L 14–18 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 48 |
| Oct 29 | at Central Michigan | W 27–24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 21–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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