Tyler Matakevich
| No. 44 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 2, 1992 Stratford, Connecticut | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Temple | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 246 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||
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Tyler John Matakevich (born December 22, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple.
Early years
Matakevich attended St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, Connecticut. He played linebacker and running back on the football team and also played baseball. He finished his high school career with 2,357 yards rushing, 1,355 yards receiving, 3,898 all-purpose yards on offense, & 371 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries, & 8 interceptions on defense. Over the course of his career he scored 59 total touchdowns. During a pre-season scrimmage his senior year Matakevich broke his foot and wound up missing 5 games, therefore after high school graduation he attended Milford Academy.[1] After one year at Milford Academy, Matakevich committed to Temple University to play college football.[2]
College career
As a freshman at Temple in 2012, Matakevich played in all 13 games, making his first start in Week 5 vs USF. He became the first freshman in school history to record 100 tackles, finishing with 101.[3] As a sophomore he had 137 tackles, one sack and one interception.[4] As a junior he had 117 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception.[5][6] During his senior year he became the seventh player in FBS history to record 100 tackles all four years.[7][8] Leading Temple to the inaugural AAC Championship during his final year of eligibility, Matakevich received national honors including the AAC Defensive Player of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award.[9][10] All three were firsts for Temple football. He also became Temple's third consensus All-American.[11] During the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl, he broke the school's record for career tackles, finishing with 493.[12] For the season he had 138 tackles, 4.5 sacks and five interceptions.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
31+1⁄4 | 9+1⁄2 | 4.81 s | 4.50 s | 7.19 s | 31 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
22 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine,[13] | ||||||||||||
On April 30, 2016, Matakevich was drafted in the 7th round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
References
- ^ "Matakevich says he'll prep at Milford Academy". Connecticut High School Football.
- ^ "Trumbull's Tyler Matakevich Commits To Temple". Trumbull, CT Patch. January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Temple LB Matakevich named freshman All-America". Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.
- ^ "Temple's Matakevich wants wins to go with individual honors". philly-archives.
- ^ Hartford Courant (August 8, 2015). "Temple's Tyler Matakevich Tackles All That Comes His Way". courant.com.
- ^ "Senior LB Tyler Matakevich expects big things for Temple football". philly-archives.
- ^ "Temple's Matakevich had one shot, and he made the most of it". philly-archives.
- ^ "Temple beats Memphis to keep control of own destiny in AAC". Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.
- ^ Temple's Matakevich wins Bednarik Award
- ^ Temple LB Tyler Matakevich wins Bronko Nagurski Award
- ^ Matakevich A Consensus All-American
- ^ Temple's Tyler Matakevich finds positives after bowl loss
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Tyler Matakevich". National Football League.
External links
- Temple Owls bio
- Stats at Yahoo.com