Matt Kingsbury
LB · Senior
6'3" · 235 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Chicago, Ill.
- High school
- St. Rita
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8542 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1293
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in 12 games • made 34 tackles and had 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks • broke up one pass and recovered three fumbles, returning one for a touchdown. Game-by-Game: Totaled one tackle and forced one fumble against Buffalo • recorded three tackles and recovered two fumbles – returning one 25 yards for a touchdown – against Northwestern State • made three tackles and had half of a sack at Cal • saw action against Rutgers • registered five tackles at Ohio State • made three tackles against Purdue • recorded one sack and had two tackles versus Nebraska • finished with three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup at Iowa • made three tackles and had half of a tackle for loss against Michigan State • had two tackles at Oregon • totaled eight tackles and half of a tackle for loss at Northwestern • made one tackle against New Mexico.
2024tap to read
Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made three tackles. Game-by-Game: Made one tackle against North Carolina • competed against Rhode Island, Nevada and Iowa • played at Michigan and competed against USC • saw action at UCLA and against Maryland • competed at Illinois and at Rutgers. • played against Penn State and at Wisconsin • had two tackles against Virginia Tech.
2023tap to read
• FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted • played in three games and made four tackles • made his Minnesota and collegiate debut at Purdue and made four tackles • played at Ohio State • competed against Bowling Green. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Rita High School in Chicago, Ill.• wore No. 48 for the Mustangs • made 131 tackles, 11 sacks, forced 11 fumbles and snatched one interception in 2022 • blocked a field goal and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in one game during his senior campaign • led St. Rita to its fourth-straight Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference (CCL/ESCC)-Green division title • Illinois All-State honoree as a senior • Lawless Award winner as conference MVP • selected to the 2022 Daily Southtown All-Area team • recorded 95 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a junior • coached by Todd Kuska • rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports • also ranked as the No. 115 linebacker in the country and the No. 32 player in the state of Illinois by 247Sports. PERSONAL: Son of Melissa and Matt Kingsbury • has three brothers (Ben, Joe and James) and one sister (Grace) • father, Matt, played college football at Purdue.
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HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024)
2025 • JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 12 games • made 34 tackles and had 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks • broke up one pass and recovered three fumbles, returning one for a touchdown.
Game-by-Game: Totaled one tackle and forced one fumble against Buffalo • recorded three tackles and recovered two fumbles – returning one 25 yards for a touchdown – against Northwestern State • made three tackles and had half of a sack at Cal • saw action against Rutgers • registered five tackles at Ohio State • made three tackles against Purdue • recorded one sack and had two tackles versus Nebraska • finished with three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup at Iowa • made three tackles and had half of a tackle for loss against Michigan State • had two tackles at Oregon • totaled eight tackles and half of a tackle for loss at Northwestern • made one tackle against New Mexico.
2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made three tackles.
Game-by-Game: Made one tackle against North Carolina • competed against Rhode Island, Nevada and Iowa • played at Michigan and competed against USC • saw action at UCLA and against Maryland • competed at Illinois and at Rutgers. • played against Penn State and at Wisconsin • had two tackles against Virginia Tech.
2023: •
FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted • played in three games and made four tackles • made his Minnesota and collegiate debut at Purdue and made four tackles • played at Ohio State • competed against Bowling Green.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Rita High School in Chicago, Ill.• wore No. 48 for the Mustangs • made 131 tackles, 11 sacks, forced 11 fumbles and snatched one interception in 2022 • blocked a field goal and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in one game during his senior campaign • led St. Rita to its fourth-straight Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference (CCL/ESCC)-Green division title • Illinois All-State honoree as a senior • Lawless Award winner as conference MVP • selected to the 2022 Daily Southtown All-Area team • recorded 95 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception as a junior • coached by Todd Kuska • rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports • also ranked as the No. 115 linebacker in the country and the No. 32 player in the state of Illinois by 247Sports.
PERSONAL: Son of Melissa and Matt Kingsbury • has three brothers (Ben, Joe and James) and one sister (Grace) • father, Matt, played college football at Purdue.