Matthew McDoom
Matthew McDoom
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Chad Staggs, Tim Beck and Scott Satterfield. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 8 tackles against TCU — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 42 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 36 | 27 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 27 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 112 | 76 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 38–30
vs Iowa State
8 TOT · 5 SOLO
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Anyanwu’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Romain Mungin's senior season at Florida Atlantic (2023).
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