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Mataira Brown

LB · Utah State · So.

Returning to Utah State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Mataira Brown

LB · Utah State · So

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Utah State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Utah State36101.00.511--
Career36101.00.511--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 48–7

vs McNeese

6 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 QB HUR

Dominant 41-point win at home against McNeese.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Utah State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Utah State

Returning around him

  • 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #96

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caden Sullivan’s 2024 season.

App State · 2024

#2

Payton Wilgar

BYU · 2022

74%
#3

Justin Flowe

Arizona · 2023

74%
#4

Caleb Dozier

South Alabama · 2025

73%
#5

Zakari Tillman

Mississippi State · 2025

72%

Matches Caden on

Weight
Hurry rate
Class year

Differs from Caden on

Solo tackle rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Lockhart's freshman season at Mississippi State (2025).

Mississippi State · 2025

#2

Caleb Dozier

South Alabama · 2025

81%
#3

Dexter Foster

Oregon State · 2024

81%
#4

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

Notre Dame · 2024

76%
#5

Hudson Ball

Tulsa · 2025

76%

Matches Tyler on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Tyler on

Class year (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books

+35002.8% implied▼ lengthened from +2500

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11948

Final rank
#11948
Avg #12499.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11948 this season.