Blake Matthews

LB · #10 · Delaware · 5TH · 6'2" · 215 · Villa Rica, GA

Projected STAR starter

33 2026 tackles

4.5 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

43 Career games (14 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Delaware	6	6	33	4.5	2	0	0	1
2025	Delaware	12	8	54	0	2	0	0	0
2024	Delaware	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Troy	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Troy	1	0

Tackles per game 5.5 86

Havoc plays 11 97

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 1 84

Explosive rate allowed 11.6% 40

Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 67

Sack rate 8.7% 86

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#2086 Chase Tuatagaloa ATH · Orem USU

#2086 PJ Simmons S · Eagle's Landing Christian GAST

#2089

Blake Matthews ATH · Bremen TROY

#2092 Josh Dixon CB · McKinney WYO

#2092

John Love K · Spartanburg VT

ATHs in the class

#147 Damien Brown Leonard

#157 Chase Tuatagaloa Orem USU

#158

Blake Matthews Bremen TROY

#159 Parker Kingston Roy BYU

#160 Derek Taylor Greenbrier TENN

2026 · 97th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 24th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.