Matt Kingsbury
Minnesota Golden Gophers
83
Good

Matt Kingsbury

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Projected Starter

Is Matt Kingsbury starting?

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

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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 — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,293 Natl3-Yr Total41 tackles · 2.5 sacksTeam Share5%
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#49
Class
RS JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
230 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 83-rated defense; 79th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement45%

Depth at WLB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 14983Matt KingsburyStarter
  2. 2275Emmanuel Karmo
  3. 34664Mason Carrier
Coach MinnesotaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.