Will Matthews

Position:
Running Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-7 / 201
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Destrehan, La.
High School:
Destrehan

2019 Senior Season
• Played in final eight games of the season
• Led all running backs with 570 rushing yards
• Rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown in win over TSDTR
• Averaged a team best 4.7 yards per carry and 72 yards per game
• Also caught seven passes for 70 yards on the season
• Scored touchdown in bowl game victory over Utah State

2018 Junior Season
• Played in all 12 games and made one start
• Carried the ball 29 times for 115 yards and a touchdown
• Also hauled in five receptions for 47 yards
• Caught a season-best three passes for 26 yards in the season opener at Illinois (9/1)
• Ran for 46 yards including a 16-yard touchdown run in a win over Howard (9/8)
• Had a season-high 49 rushing yards with two catches for 21 yards at Ball State (9/29)
• Saw action as a return man and returned two kicks for 46 yards against Ohio (10/6)
• Team captain and earned single-digit jersey

2017 Sophomore Season
• Played in nine games and made eight starts
• Ran for 188 yards on 54 carries and scored one touchdown
• Caught five passes for 71 yards
• Scored first career rushing touchdown and made three catches for 33 yards against Bowling Green (10/31)
• Rushed for a career-high 64 yards against Howard (9/9), including 54 yards in the fourth quarter
• Made season-high 36-yard reception at Ohio (10/21)
• Earned Ramser Award in spring for exemplifying qualities of courage, dedication, attitude and commitment

2016 Redshirt Freshman Season
• Named to Academic All-MAC Team
• Played in nine games, making five starts
• Rushed for 138 yards and had 63 receiving yards
• Had a career-long 48-yard catch at Miami (10/15)
• Rushed for 62 yards on five carries at Buffalo (10/8)
• Played in first game at Penn State (9/3)

2015 Freshman Season
• Redshirted

Prior to Kent State
• All-District First Team honors in junior and senior seasons
• All-state honors as a senior and all-state honorable mention as a junior
• Named River Parish Player of the Year
• Team captain
• Ran for 1,924 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior
• Ran for 1,473 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior
• Ran for 946 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore
• Destrehan finished as state runner-up in his senior year and district champions his junior year
• Also a captain on track & field team, winning district titles in the shot put and 4x100 relay
• Made the honor roll all four years of high school

Personal
• Recipient of Joy Scholarship
• Born January 10, 1997
• Son of Lynette and William Matthews III
• Has two siblings, Britney and Samson
• Majoring in entrepreneurship