Wayne Matthews III
Position coach (Michigan State, 2025): Andrew Bindelglass
Largo, MDSenior6'2"230 lb#10
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Wayne Matthews III is a 6'2", 230-lb Senior LB from Largo, MD. Wayne Matthews III entered the transfer portal from Michigan State and has not committed.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
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Transfer Details
Advanced Statistics
2025 · 73 tklHavoc Plays
5.5
58th
Ball Plays
1
59th
Solo Tackle Rate
43.8%
32nd
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 9 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 28 Elevated | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 21 Moderate | Entered portal |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2021
Committed to Old Dominion Jul 2020
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 73 | 32 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 121 | 36 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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