Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 49 | — |
| Success rate | 49.0% | 90th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.2% | 248th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 6.1% | 13th / 332 |
| First downs | 10 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 9 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 9.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 100.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Mataele's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction52 carries
2025 charting · Western Michigan
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Mataele’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted2 targets charted
Run direction27 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Western Michigan#82 · 6-3 | 8 | 26% | 53 | 231 | 4.4 | 1 | 49.0% | 7 | 25 | 0 | 9.4% |
| 2025 | Western Michigan#67 · 10-4 | 12 | 18% | 57 | 252 | 4.4 | 3 | 46.2% | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Lolo Mataele's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Lolo Mataele's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Michigan | L 12–13 | 4.4 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Monmouth | W 49–14 | 5.3 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Rice | W 28–21 | 6.6 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Boise State | L 7–32 | 5.8 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | @ Buffalo | W 20–17 | 2.3 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Kent State | W 38–7 | 4.8 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | @ Central Michigan | W 21–14 | 5.5 | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Toledo | L 38–45 | 5.6 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Bowling Green | W 23–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.0 | 53 | 231 | 4.4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 53 | — |
| Yards | 231 | 298th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 23 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 917th / 2089 |
| Yards | 25 | 1442nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 3.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Michigan | 67 | ~10 (2–19) | 4 | · | 15% |
| Wk 2 · Monmouth | 57 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | 1 | 21% |
| Wk 3 · Rice | 63 | ~30 (20–39) | 13 | · | 48% |
| Wk 4 · Boise State | 51 | ~18 (12–23) | 7 | · | 35% |
| Wk 5 · Buffalo | 61 | ~22 (15–29) | 8 | · | 36% |
| Wk 6 · Kent State | 64 | ~16 (11–21) | 7 | · | 25% |
| Wk 7 · Central Michigan | 53 | ~19 (13–25) | 13 | · | 36% |
| Wk 8 · Toledo | 62 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | · | 19% |
| Season | 535 | 139 (110–172) | 60 | 1 | 26% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Western Michigan roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jalen Buckley | RB | SR | 144 | 711 | 4.9 | 8 | 9 | +0.15 |
| 24 | Lolo Mataele | RB | SR | 53 | 231 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 | +0.06 |
| 4 | Cole Cabana | RB | JR | 19 | 130 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | +0.14 |
| 0 | AJ Green Jr. | RB | SR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.32 |
| 22 | Donovan Triplett | RB | FR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | -0.27 |
| 21 | Chase Dawkins | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | JR Hays | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Western Michigan depth chart →