Matthew Jung
Wisconsin Badgers
91
Elite

Matthew Jung

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Projected Starter

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Matthew Jung is the projected starter at SS for Wisconsin Badgers.

Redshirt senior · #29 · 6'3", 213 lbs

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Depth at SS · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 12991Matthew JungStarter
  2. 21185Carson Van Dinter
  3. 31367Matthew Traynor

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

In 2025: 49 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Team Share6%
Neenah, WI
Jersey
#29
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
213 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254900

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

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 72th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 72% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
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 31LIOWATKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
9
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-0

Oct 24WUSCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
3

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 17-7

Oct 3WMSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Sep 26WPSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Sep 19WEMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 54-10

Sep 12WWIUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 41-13

Matthew Jung's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

49 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement46%
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