#8

Jackie Matthews

S · Mississippi State · Sr. · #8

Mississippi State 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jackie Matthews

S · Mississippi State · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#107 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Mississippi State43262.00.042--
2021West Virginia44356.51.021--
Career87618.51.063--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 24–22

at Ole Miss

4 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Quindrelin Hammonds’s 2022 season.

Army · 2022

#2

Myles Slusher

Arkansas · 2021

84%
#3

Quinton Newsome

Nebraska · 2021

83%
#4

Christian Williams

South Florida · 2022

83%
#5

Jerrin Thompson

Texas · 2021

82%

Matches Quindrelin on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Mcmurray's junior season at Temple (2023).

Temple · 2023

#2

Jordan Hancock

Ohio State · 2023

NFL Rd 5
89%
#3
88%
#4

Dreyden Norwood

Missouri · 2024

87%
#5

Jason Simmons

Syracuse · 2023

NFL Rd 5
85%

Matches Jalen on

Class year
Weight
TFL rate