Matthew Eaton

WR · Iowa State 2018 · #23

Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 211 lb · Norfolk, VA · Pearl River C.C.

Matthew Eaton: WR · Iowa State · #23.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Matthew Eaton

WR · Iowa State · Sr · #23

Moves the chains on third down. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Matt Rhule and Matt Campbell. One game to point at: 61 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Baylor — Week 11, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Iowa State in the news

Iowa State hires Jared Benko as athletics directorThe Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona players out for Iowa State gameArizona Daily Star Oct 22
Jared Benko named ADWide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Iowa State	27	304	11.3	2
2017	Iowa State	21	208	9.9	4
2015	Temple	1	11	11.0	0
Career		49	523	10.7	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 3-13@ Iowa	3	18	6.0	0	7
Wk 3	L 27-37vs No. 5 Oklahoma	4	32	8.0	0	16
Wk 4	W 26-13vs Akron	4	28	7.0	0	21
Wk 5	L 14-17@ TCU	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 6	W 48-42@ No. 25 Oklahoma State	2	43	21.5	1	26
Wk 7	W 30-14vs No. 6 West Virginia	2	24	12.0	0	23
Wk 10	W 27-3@ Kansas	3	14	4.7	1	7
Wk 11	W 28-14vs Baylor	3	61	20.3	0	38	Season-high 61 yds
Wk 13	W 42-38vs Kansas State	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 14	W 27-24vs Drake	2	32	16.0	0	17
Bowl	L 26-28@ No. 12 Washington State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Total		27	304	11.3	2	38

Signature game

Week 6 · 2018

W 48-42

at Oklahoma State

2 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Oklahoma State on the road in a shootout.

With B. Purdy — 318 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · 84 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · C. Dunn — 41 yards per punt · 6 punts · 4 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.74Purdy to Eaton: a 26-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 4th and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Zeb Noland pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 16 yds to the Okla 18 for a
Week 7 · West Virginia · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Brock Purdy pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 23 yds to the WVirg 32 for a
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Zeb Noland pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 5 yds to the IowSt 28 for a OKLAHOMA Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the IowSt 43 for a
Week 13 · Kansas State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Brock Purdy pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 28 yds to the KanSt 49 for a
Week 14 · Drake · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.40Brock Purdy pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 17 yds to the Drake 30 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.48Brock Purdy pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 17 yds to the OKSt 45 for a
Week 4 · Akron · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +1.43Zeb Noland pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 21 yds to the Akron 14 for a
Week 5 · TCU · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.38Zeb Noland pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 7 yds to the IowSt 31 for a
Week 14 · Drake · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Brock Purdy pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 15 yds to the Drake 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2015Temple10-4HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2017Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2018Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#358 / 702 · 49th pct

11.4%

Yards / catch#407 / 702 · 42nd pct

11.5

Catch rate#419 / 702 · 40th pct

65.7%

EPA / target#455 / 702 · 35th pct

0.41

TD rate#580 / 702 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#307 / 550 · 43rd pct

Rec TDs#289 / 550 · 39th pct

Rec yards#356 / 550 · 35th pct

304

Long catch#378 / 550 · 31st pct

Yards / catch#391 / 550 · 28th pct

11.3

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

86th → 35th percentile

Explosive rate

27th → 49th percentile

Catch rate

94th → 40th percentile

TD rate

99th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

25th → 42nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.7	34.2	15.2	0.0
Road4g	2.5	22.0	9.7	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	24.1	10.3	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	33.8	17.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Pass share

44.3%

361 pass / 454 run

Plays / game

62.7

13 games

Team sack rate

7.6%

406 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

27 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Matthew Eaton

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Iowa State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

27 catches in 11 games

Six seasons, two schools

His moves

2017 10 games