Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | — | — | — | — | — |
#13
Matt Outten
Freshman wide receiver on Syracuse's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Portsmouth, VA
Transferred Penn State → Syracuse for 2026
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 311 nationally · Signed with Penn State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman wide receiver on Syracuse's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2025.
- Transferred from Penn State to Syracuse in 2026.
Matt Outten
Matt Outten arrived at Syracuse from Penn State.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of I.C. Norcom
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Syracuse
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Syracuse
2025Penn State
2026Syracuse
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 10 | 44 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 44 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
44 rush yds (10 car)
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.70(14:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush right for 4 yards loss to the SYR34 (#5 T.Graham; #15 M.Smith)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.59No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush left for 5 yards gain to the UNH41 (#14 R.Pernell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.23No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 13 yards gain to the SYR48 (#24 J.Dion; #13 M.Diaby), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.93No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNH46 (#0 I.Jones)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.92(09:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 3 yards loss to the UNH07 (#12 J.Stone; #53 B.Holmes)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.67No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNH40 (#42 T.Barry; #0 I.Jones)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.61(10:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush right for 9 yards gain to the UNH06 (#28 J.Cruz)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.38(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SYR49 (#12 J.Stone; #15 M.Smith)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.26No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush left for 14 yards gain to the UNH17 (#28 J.Cruz), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.10No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Outten rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNH47 (#92 E.Aghakhan; #42 T.Barry)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Syracuse1-2HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (96th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
50.2%
116 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
77.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
131 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · Syracuse
- #11Cole Weaver642 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Justus Ross-Simmons312 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Darien Williams112 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Tyshawn Russell84 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Matt Outten1 game · 2026
11 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology