Michael Matus
Michael Matus
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Michael Matus has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Arizona State. The receipt: 1 tackles against Washington — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona State, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. 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
Kenny Dillingham
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 28 | 15 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 19 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 24–21
vs Southern Utah
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nick Tarburton’s 2021 season.
Matches Nick on
Differs from Nick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bo Richter's junior season at Air Force (2022).
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