Breontae Matthews

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
321
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
Suitland
Prev School:
Fullerton College

A mammoth offensive lineman who used the 2016 season to transition to the Division I level... Vying for playing time along the offensive front in 2017.

2016: Redshirted.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Started every game at Fullerton College over the last two seasons under head coach Tim Byrnes... Regarded as one of the top 100 community-college players in the Class of 2016 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, while ESPN rated him the 16th-best community-college offensive tackle in the nation... Earned First Team All-America honors by the California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFA)... A unanimous First Team All-Southern California Football Association (SCFA) Southern All-Conference selection... Did not allow a sack during his sophomore campaign of 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at Suitland under head coach Ed Shields... Earned first team all-county honors, while he was invited to play in the Big 33 All-Star Game in addition to the Prince George’s County vs. Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Challenge... Helped the Rams earn a 29-4 record over his three years in which he did not allow a sack.

PERSONAL: Breontae Matthews was born April 3, 1995, in Washington, D.C... Son of Marquis Blair and Topaz Matthews... Has four siblings, Markinda, Ahniya, Unique and Martz... First Washington, D.C. native to play for the Wildcats since Kevin Huntley in 2003 and 2004... Majoring in sociology/criminology.