Matt Kingsbury
Minnesota Golden Gophers
87
Great

Matt Kingsbury

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
WLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Matt Kingsbury starting?

Matt Kingsbury is the projected starter at WLB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Redshirt junior · #49 · 6'3", 235 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 14987Matt KingsburyStarter
  2. 21972Joey Gerlach
  3. 34669Mason Carrier
  4. 44454Ethan Stendel

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Rita, ranked #1,293 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 34 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,293 Natl3-Yr Total41 tackles · 2.5 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile81th
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#49
Class
RS JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025344.52.5
2024300
2023400

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8542
National Rank
#1293
High School
St. Rita
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-16 OT

Oct 24WIOWATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Oct 11LPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 59-7

Matt Kingsbury's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement45%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.