Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23@ Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#27
Matthias Leach
Sophomore safety for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 184 lb · Fort Worth, TX
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 4 tackles, vs Utah Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2024.
Matthias Leach
The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Colorado State — Week 3, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Chisholm Trail
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BYU | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2026BYU3-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.4%
95 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
68 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,794 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a sophomore.
The secondary · BYU
- #11Faletau Satuala79 tackles · 2025
- #3Raider Damuni43 tackles · 2025
- Evan Johnson42 tackles · 2025
- #1Therrian Alexander31 tackles · 2025
- #27Matthias Leach2 games · 2026
20 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology