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Matthew Adams

Houston · Linebacker · 2014-17

TKL
170
TFL
14
SACKS
4

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2016 to 2017, Adams recorded 170 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.

Adams was the No. 221 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 67 overall, the 13th-highest linebacker rating at Houston since 1990 and No. 195 among all linebackers of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2018
    • No. 221 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Matthew Adams season-by-season statistics at Houston
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
2016827.520
2017886.51.52
Total170143.52

Seasons with tracked stats at Houston. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Houston Teammates

  1. 90Ed Oliver2016-18EDGE
  2. 77D'Eriq King2016-19QB
  3. 77Howard Wilson2014-16CB
  4. 77Steven Taylor2012-16LB
  5. 75Greg Ward2013-16QB
  6. 74Marquez Stevenson2016-20WR
  7. 74Demarcus Ayers2013-15WR
  8. 72Gleson Sprewell2018-21S
  9. 72Steven Dunbar2014-17WR
  10. 72Austin Robinson2016-18S

Full Houston all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 93Micah ParsonsPenn State · 2018-20LB
  2. 91Josh AllenKentucky · 2015-18LB
  3. 90Evan WeaverCalifornia · 2016-19LB
  4. 90Isaiah SimmonsClemson · 2016-19LB
  5. 90Josey JewellIowa · 2013-17LB
  6. 90Roquan SmithGeorgia · 2016-17LB
  7. 90Shaquem GriffinUCF · 2013-17LB
  8. 90Reuben FosterAlabama · 2016LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Matthew Adams (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.