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Wayne Matthews III Chicago Bears · #35

Linebacker · 6' 0", 221 lbs · Largo, MD

Wayne Matthews III is a Linebacker for the Chicago Bears, an undrafted signing.

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Wayne Matthews III
Season avg— · no seasons on record yet
Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Wayne Matthews III — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Wayne Matthews III is a Linebacker for the Chicago Bears, an undrafted signing.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Wayne Matthews III stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Wayne Matthews III — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Wayne Matthews III

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Wayne Matthews III career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
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Context

Are the Chicago Bears built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

27–55proj record
#11conf seed
-5.3net rtg
112.1off rtg
117.4def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Anthony Johnson Jr., Austin Booker.
How his role moves
Projected 27–55, 11th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Wayne Matthews III

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Wayne Matthews III is a Linebacker for the Chicago Bears.

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Wayne Matthews III is a Chicago Bears linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where III goes from here.

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III's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
221 lbs
Born
Largo, MD
Jersey
#35
Background

Wayne Matthews III is from Largo, MD. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 0", 221 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Matthews is currently on the Chicago Bears roster.

The person

Wayne Matthews III is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 0 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his career.

Tackle volume0 career tackles over 0 seasons.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Wayne Matthews III — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Wayne Matthews III, answered.

What position does Wayne Matthews III play?
Wayne Matthews III is a Linebacker for the Chicago Bears.
When was Wayne Matthews III drafted?
Wayne Matthews III entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Wayne Matthews III played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Wayne Matthews III's career stats?
He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Wayne Matthews III career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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