Career Honors

  • ACC All-Academic Team (2024)

As a Sophomore (2025)

  • Played all 12 games for the first time in his career, seeing time at inside linebacker
  • Recorded 23 tackles, including 16 solo tackles, career highs in both statistics
  • Added 1.5 tackles for loss
  • Set a career high with five tackles, including his first one-half tackle-for-loss, on the road at No. 9 Miami (Oct. 25)
  • Added four solo tackles and a tackle-for-loss in Stanford's season finale at home against No. 9 Notre Dame (Nov. 29)

As a Freshman (2024)

  • ACC All-Academic Team
  • Appeared in nine games as a freshman, playing primarily on special teams
  • Recorded six tackles, including two solo tackles
  • Made his collegiate debut in Stanford's season opener against TCU (Aug. 30)
  • Recorded his first two tackles, including a solo tackle, against Cal Poly (Sept. 7)
  • Posted two tackles and forced a fumble on a kickoff in the 128th Big Game (Nov. 23)

Prior to Stanford

  • Played at Magnolia West High School in Magnolia, Texas for head coach Ben McGehee
  • Ranked No. 41 nationally by ESPN at the inside linebacker position
  • Lands at No. 8 by On3 for inside linebackers in the state of Texas, with a composite ranking of No. 10 by 247Sports
  • Also lettered in track and field in high school, where he did shot put
  • Played on both sides of the ball at Magnolia West, but stood out with 282 total tackles at the varsity level, with 18 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks
  • Added 37 receptions, 527 receiving yards, and 12 total touchdowns on offense
  • First All-County
  • Academic All-District award

Personal

  • Son of Joe and Wendy Mattingly
  • Has one older sister, Emma and one younger brother, Luke
  • Father played football collegiately at Adams State
  • Interested in studying Industrial Management
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2026
Inside Linebacker
6-2 / 235 lbs
Sam Mattingly
2024
Inside Linebacker
6-2 / 230 lbs