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Jersey Number 10
Wayne Matthews III
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Largo, Md.
- High School:
- Charles Herbert Flowers
- Prev School:
- Old Dominion
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Experienced linebacker has played in 35 collegiate games the past four seasons (26 at Old Dominion from 2021-23; nine at MSU in 2024) . . . has recorded 181 career tackles, including 9.5 TFLs (63 yard) and 3.5 sacks (32 yards) . . . also has three pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries . . . had 148 tackles in 26 games, including 13 starts, at ODU . . . ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference and 11th in the FBS with 135 tackles (10.4 avg.) during the 2023 season and was a third-team All-SBC selection.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in the first nine games before missing last three games with an injury . . . ranked eighth on team with 33 tackles (18 solo, 15 assists) . . . logged 243 snaps on defense at linebacker . . . tallied three tackles in Indiana game, charting 29 snaps . . . registered four tackles in 23 snaps at Michigan . . . logged four tackles in Iowa game in charting 27 snaps . . . recorded three tackles in game at Oregon, notching 43 plays . . . tallied three tackles in Ohio State game, charting 25 snaps . . . logged four stops in game at Boston College, registering first fumble recovery of the season and just the second of his career, in posting 27 snaps, with fumble recovery coming after teammate and fellow linebacker Cal Haladay forced fumble at the MSU 7 . . . tallied two tackles in Prairie View A&M game, notching 23 snaps . . . was honorary game captain for game at Maryland, with a large contingent of family and friends in the stands from his nearby hometown of Largo, Maryland, and posted six tackles in 24 plays . . . registered three tackles in Spartan debut, logging 22 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT OLD DOMINION): Ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference and 11th in the FBS with 135 tackles (10.4 avg.) . . . third-team All-SBC selection . . . played 936 snaps, tied for fourth most among FBS linebackers, according to Pro Football Focus . . . posted a grade of 82.9 by PFF, tied for 21st in the nation among FBS linebackers with more than 250 snaps . . . started all 13 games for the Monarchs . . . ranked second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks . . . also had three forced fumbles and three pass break-ups . . . posted double-digit tackles in seven games . . . in addition, made 118 appearances on special teams . . . had 14 tackles and a sack in the Famous Toastery Bowl against Western Kentucky (12/18) . . . totaled a career-high 16 tackles and added two tackles for loss in the regular-season finale win over Georgia State (11/25) . . . recorded seven tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss in the win at Georgia Southern (11/18) . . . had 14 stops at Liberty (11/11) . . . registered 14 tackles and half a TFL vs. Coastal Carolina (11/4) . . . notched six tackles in the win over App State (10/21) . . . recorded 10 tackles in the win at Southern Miss (10/7) . . . had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble for a 55-yard return at Marshall (9/30) . . . totaled seven tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over Texas A&M Commerce (9/23) . . . notched nine tackles and a TFL against Wake Forest (9/16) . . . registered 10 tackles in the win over Louisiana (9/9) . . . recorded eight tackles in the season opener at Virginia Tech (9/2).
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT OLD DOMINION): Played in 10 games to earn his first letter for the Monarchs . . . saw action on 15 snaps on defense and 120 on special teams . . . recorded 13 tackles and had a forced fumble . . . finished second on the team with seven special teams tackles . . . had a season-best six stops and forced a fumble at Appalachian State.
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OLD DOMINION): Played in three games (Western Kentucky, Charlotte, Tulsa) on special teams to preserve his redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played high school football at Charles Herbert Flowers High School . . . helped lead Flowers to the state quarterfinals of the players as a junior in 2019 . . . earned first-team all-county honors in 2018 as a sophomore . . . son of Wayne Matthews Jr. and Yolanda West . . . full name is Wayne Eugene Matthews III . . . interdisciplinary studies in social science major.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in the first nine games before missing last three games with an injury . . . ranked eighth on team with 33 tackles (18 solo, 15 assists) . . . logged 243 snaps on defense at linebacker . . . tallied three tackles in Indiana game, charting 29 snaps . . . registered four tackles in 23 snaps at Michigan . . . logged four tackles in Iowa game in charting 27 snaps . . . recorded three tackles in game at Oregon, notching 43 plays . . . tallied three tackles in Ohio State game, charting 25 snaps . . . logged four stops in game at Boston College, registering first fumble recovery of the season and just the second of his career, in posting 27 snaps, with fumble recovery coming after teammate and fellow linebacker Cal Haladay forced fumble at the MSU 7 . . . tallied two tackles in Prairie View A&M game, notching 23 snaps . . . was honorary game captain for game at Maryland, with a large contingent of family and friends in the stands from his nearby hometown of Largo, Maryland, and posted six tackles in 24 plays . . . registered three tackles in Spartan debut, logging 22 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT OLD DOMINION): Ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference and 11th in the FBS with 135 tackles (10.4 avg.) . . . third-team All-SBC selection . . . played 936 snaps, tied for fourth most among FBS linebackers, according to Pro Football Focus . . . posted a grade of 82.9 by PFF, tied for 21st in the nation among FBS linebackers with more than 250 snaps . . . started all 13 games for the Monarchs . . . ranked second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks . . . also had three forced fumbles and three pass break-ups . . . posted double-digit tackles in seven games . . . in addition, made 118 appearances on special teams . . . had 14 tackles and a sack in the Famous Toastery Bowl against Western Kentucky (12/18) . . . totaled a career-high 16 tackles and added two tackles for loss in the regular-season finale win over Georgia State (11/25) . . . recorded seven tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss in the win at Georgia Southern (11/18) . . . had 14 stops at Liberty (11/11) . . . registered 14 tackles and half a TFL vs. Coastal Carolina (11/4) . . . notched six tackles in the win over App State (10/21) . . . recorded 10 tackles in the win at Southern Miss (10/7) . . . had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble for a 55-yard return at Marshall (9/30) . . . totaled seven tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over Texas A&M Commerce (9/23) . . . notched nine tackles and a TFL against Wake Forest (9/16) . . . registered 10 tackles in the win over Louisiana (9/9) . . . recorded eight tackles in the season opener at Virginia Tech (9/2).
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT OLD DOMINION): Played in 10 games to earn his first letter for the Monarchs . . . saw action on 15 snaps on defense and 120 on special teams . . . recorded 13 tackles and had a forced fumble . . . finished second on the team with seven special teams tackles . . . had a season-best six stops and forced a fumble at Appalachian State.
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OLD DOMINION): Played in three games (Western Kentucky, Charlotte, Tulsa) on special teams to preserve his redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played high school football at Charles Herbert Flowers High School . . . helped lead Flowers to the state quarterfinals of the players as a junior in 2019 . . . earned first-team all-county honors in 2018 as a sophomore . . . son of Wayne Matthews Jr. and Yolanda West . . . full name is Wayne Eugene Matthews III . . . interdisciplinary studies in social science major.
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