Matthew Jung
Matthew Jung
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 49 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
3 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenderick Duncan Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Kenderick on
Differs from Kenderick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Savion Riley's freshman season at Vanderbilt (2023).
Matches Savion on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #12224
Peaked at #12224 this season.
Background
Pronounced: young Honors and Awards 2025: CSC Academic All-District 2024: DIII First Team All-America, Cliff Harris Award Winner (Small College Defensive Player of the Year) 2025 Season (Junior): Played in all 12 games making eight starts at safety in his first season as a Badger … played 628 sna...