2019 Football Roster
Will Matthews
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-7 / 201
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Destrehan, La.
- High School:
- Destrehan
2019 Senior Season
β’ Played in final eight games of the season
β’ Led all running backs with 570 rushing yards
β’ Rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown in win over TSDTR
β’ Averaged a team best 4.7 yards per carry and 72 yards per game
β’ Also caught seven passes for 70 yards on the season
β’ Scored touchdown in bowl game victory over Utah State
2018 Junior Season
β’ Played in all 12 games and made one start
β’ Carried the ball 29 times for 115 yards and a touchdown
β’ Also hauled in five receptions for 47 yards
β’ Caught a season-best three passes for 26 yards in the season opener at Illinois (9/1)
β’ Ran for 46 yards including a 16-yard touchdown run in a win over Howard (9/8)
β’ Had a season-high 49 rushing yards with two catches for 21 yards at Ball State (9/29)
β’ Saw action as a return man and returned two kicks for 46 yards against Ohio (10/6)
β’ Team captain and earned single-digit jersey
2017 Sophomore Season
β’ Played in nine games and made eight starts
β’ Ran for 188 yards on 54 carries and scored one touchdown
β’ Caught five passes for 71 yards
β’ Scored first career rushing touchdown and made three catches for 33 yards against Bowling Green (10/31)
β’ Rushed for a career-high 64 yards against Howard (9/9), including 54 yards in the fourth quarter
β’ Made season-high 36-yard reception at Ohio (10/21)
β’ Earned RamserΒ Award in spring for exemplifying qualities of courage, dedication, attitude and commitment
2016 Redshirt Freshman Season
β’ Named to Academic All-MAC Team
β’ Played in nine games, making five starts
β’ Rushed for 138 yards and had 63 receiving yards
β’ Had a career-long 48-yard catch at Miami (10/15)
β’ Rushed for 62 yards on five carries at Buffalo (10/8)
β’ Played in first game at Penn State (9/3)
2015 Freshman Season
β’ Redshirted
Prior to Kent StateΒ
β’Β All-District First Team honors in junior and senior seasons
β’Β All-state honors as a senior and all-state honorable mention as a junior
β’Β Named River Parish Player of the YearΒ
β’Β Team captain
β’Β Ran for 1,924 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior
β’ Ran for 1,473 yards and 27 touchdowns as a juniorΒ
β’ Ran forΒ 946 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore
β’Β Destrehan finished as state runner-up in his senior year and district champions his junior year
β’Β Also a captain on track & field team, winning district titles in the shot put and 4x100 relay
β’ Made the honor roll all four years of high school
Personal
β’ Recipient of Joy Scholarship
β’ Born January 10, 1997
β’ Son of Lynette and William Matthews III
β’ Has two siblings, Britney and Samson
β’ Majoring in entrepreneurship
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