Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Clarkson, MI · Clarkston
Nick Matich: DL · Western Michigan · #55.
Nick Matich
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Western Michigan behind him. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 8, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 37-28vs Idaho | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Wagner | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
34.4%
294 pass / 561 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Western Michigan, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
