Ross Matiscik
| No. 46 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Born: | September 13, 1996 | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||
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Ross Matiscik (born September 13, 1996) is an American football long snapper for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor.
Early life and high school
Matiscik grew up in McKinney, Texas and attended McKinney Boyd High School, where he played baseball and football. As a three-year letter winner, Matiscik played offensive line and linebacker, especially excelling as a middle linebacker. As a senior, Matiscik was named an all-state linebacker and District 6-6A's Defensive MVP, completing his career with 233 tackles, 12 sacks, 4 interceptions, and a blocked field goal.[1] Despite this, he was not recruited by any division one teams coming out of high school.
College career
Matiscik was a member of the Baylor Bears for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman and joining the team as a walk-on. During his redshirt year, he was moved to the long snapper position.[2] While he was Baylor's primary long snapper for four seasons, Matiscik also served as a reserve linebacker for the Bears.[3]
Professional career
Matiscik was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020.[4][5] He made the 53-man roster out of training camp, beating out incumbent long snapper Matthew Orzech.[6] Matiscik made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts.[7]
References
- ^ McNabb, David (December 15, 2014). "All-District 6-6A: Murray, Jamabo share spotlight, honors again". WFAA.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Hill, Jerry (November 27, 2019). "BACK IN THE LINEBACKER ROOM". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Matiscik different kind of dual threat". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 21, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Baylor's Ross Matiscik Signs With Jaguars".
- ^ "Baylor long snappers have eyes on NFL". Waco Tribune-Herald. May 5, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Jaguars release QBs Mike Glennon, Joshua Dobbs in roster cuts". The Florida Times-Union. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jaguars rookies handle heavy workload in victory over Colts". The Florida Times-Union. September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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