6′2″ · 265 lb · Kent, OH · Theodore Roosevelt
Matthew Sommers: DE · Kent State · #33.
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Matthew Sommers
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Kent State behind him. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Ohio — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kent State | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2015 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-31vs Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-21@ Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-42@ No. 19 Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-27vs Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-48@ Ohio | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 14-24@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
5%0 TFL10 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Paul Haynes — 8-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Haynes
Pass share
31.2%
234 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
62.4
12 games
Team sack rate
15.5%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Paul Haynes.
