Matthew Traynor
Honors and Awards 2024: CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year, Third Team All-CAA, Stats Perform Freshman All-American, FCS Football Central Freshman All-American, Jerry Rice Award Finalist, CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 9) 2024 (Redshirt freshman at Richmond): Played in all 13 games, making eight starts … CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year … named Third Team All-CAA, Stats Perform Freshman All-America, an FCS Football Central Freshman All-American and a Jerry Rice Award Finalist … third on team with 69 tackles including 52 solo … recorded 4.5 tackles for loss (-8 yards) … contributed a pair of interceptions and three pass breakups … added a career-high 12 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and an interception in win at Campbell (Nov. 9) … named CAA Defensive Player of the Week following Campbell game (Nov. 9) 2023 (Freshman at Richmond): Saw action in four regular season games, followed by two playoff games to maintain redshirt status … recorded five tackles … blocked a point after attempt in the fourth quarter to help Richmond pull off a 20-19 win at Stony Brook (Sept. 23)
- TransferredPortal · 1/22/25, 1:04 PMMatthew Traynor (DB) officially transferred from University of Richmond to University of Wisconsin-Madison
- CommittedUpNext · 12/18/24, 11:12 AMMatthew Traynor (DB) committed to University of Wisconsin-Madison
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | PBU | PDEF | INT | TACK | SOLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 7 | 0 | 64 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 |  University of Richmond | 13 | 10 | 35 | High | 3 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 50 |
| 2023 | University of Richmond | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Career | 28 | 10 | 99 | High | 3 | 5 | 2 | 78 | 55 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 12, 2026