#30

Collin Matteson

Senior safety for Army. 2025: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 79 tackles.

S · Army · Sr. · #30

6′0″ · 195 lb · Edmond, OK

CFB Index 73 · #80 of 544 safetiesMedium confidence

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Solo tackles: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

Best game: 1 INT, 3 PBU, 5 tackles, at Kansas State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Senior safety for Army. 2025: 1 interception, 7 pass breakups, 79 tackles.

1 interception in 2024. Then 1 in 2025.

The full story, with sources

Collin Matteson

S · Army · Sr · #30

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Army. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against Navy, Week 16, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
recognition record
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Army	79	51	1.5	7	1	--
2024	Army	14	11	0.0	--	1	--
2022	Army	2	--	0.0	--	--	--
Career		95	62	1.5	7	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 27-30vs Tarleton State	8	4	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	W 24-21@ Kansas State	5	5	0.0	1	3
Wk 4	L 38-45vs North Texas	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-13@ UAB	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 24-7vs Charlotte	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-24@ Tulane	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-17@ Air Force	11	10	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 11	W 14-13vs Temple	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 25-26vs Tulsa	11	7	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 27-24@ UTSA	3	3	0.0	—	4
Wk 16	L 16-17@ Navy	11	5	1.0	—	0
Bowl	W 41-16vs UConn	4	4	0.0	—	0
Total		79	51	1.5	1	7

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 24–21

at Kansas State

1 interceptions · 5 tackles · 3 pass breakups

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With N. Short — 52 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 61 rush yds (10 car) · C. Hellums — 43 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 69.0 · 124 rush yds (41 car) · 2 TD

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jeff Monken — 25-14 over that span.

2022Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Army12-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

2025Army7-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

73Quality starter #80 of 544?

Medium confidenceBreakout8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: passes defended (96th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#61 / 2975 · 98th pct

Passes defended#85 / 2975 · 96th pct

Tackles#157 / 2975 · 95th pct

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct

1.5

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Defensive profile

Defender profile · Production by role

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

79 tkl · 2 TFL · 7 PD · 1 INT

PD rate

9%7 pass breakups

Interceptions

1interceptions

Tackle volume

79tackles this season

TFL rate

2%2 TFL

79 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road6g	7.0	0.2	0.0	1.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	0.1	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	7.3	0.2	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Monken

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

73 · #80 of 544 safeties

Unranked recruit. Now #80 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #3 of 38 American Athletic Ss

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Collin Matteson

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

2025 snapshot

Defensive profile

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

How he plays

DNA match

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