Ian Mathews
Ian Mathews
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Auburn to Missouri — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 4 tackles against South Alabama — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 18 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 26 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 37–21
vs Murray State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #84
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalonnie Williams’s 2024 season.
Matches Jalonnie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mike Jarvis's sophomore season at Liberty (2025).
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