6′7″ · 360 lb · Elizabethtown, KY · John Hardin
Matt Elam: DT · Kentucky · #69.
Matt Elam
He has spent two seasons in the Kentucky defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Southern Miss, Week 1, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17@ Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-28vs No. 20 Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 24-17
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
40.7%
329 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kentucky, 17 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
