Last confirmed: Houston, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 237 lb · Missouri City, TX · Hightower
Matthew Adams: LB · Houston · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matthew Adams
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 19-16@ Arizona | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-3vs Rice | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Texas Tech | 15 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Temple | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-22vs SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45@ Tulsa | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24@ No. 17 South Florida | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-27vs East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20@ Tulane | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-14vs Navy | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-33vs Fresno State | 12 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 88 | 54 | 6.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups88 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
48.2%
411 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
71.0
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
88 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 170 tackles — drafted at #221 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 9th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 9th NFL season
