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Wayne Matthews III

LB·Chicago Bears·#35
Undrafted in 2026
Updated November 12, 2026

Wayne Matthews III is an LB for the Chicago Bears (updated November 12, 2026).

Comps

Coming out: Cody Simon, Tommy Eichenberg, Chance Campbell.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 0 stars, 2 starters, 9 backups, 9 didn't stick.

Wayne Matthews III Injury StatusNot listed

Wayne Matthews III is not on the injury report as of Nov 11. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Draft & College

Undrafted in 2026, out of Michigan State (Big Ten).

In college, 2022-2025, 49 games: 254 tackles, 14 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT.

Recruited

Class of 2021 · Linebacker · High school: C.H. Flowers, Upper Marlboro, MD

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 2,280 in the nation. Composite 0.8081, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Old Dominion 2021-23, Michigan State 2024-25

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