Jake Matthews

Jake Matthews

Atlanta Falcons - No. 70
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: February 11, 1992
Place of birth: Missouri City , Texas
Height: 1.96 m	Weight: 140 kg
NFL debut
2014 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career
College : Texas A&M University
NFL Draft : 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Teams: Atlanta Falcons (2014-present)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl ( 2018 ) NFC Champion ( 2016 )
Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games	95
as a starter	95
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Jacob "Jake" Matthews (born February 11, 1992 in Missouri City , Texas , United States ) is an American football player on the offensive tackle position . He plays for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL .

High school and college

Matthews grew up in Missouri City and attended high school here. From 2012 he went to Texas A&M University in College Station , Texas . Here he played as a right tackle in his first three years and as a left tackle in his final year.

NFL

Matthews was selected by the Atlanta Falcons as the sixth player ever in the 2014 NFL Draft . In his first season he became a regular player for the team. In his second and third seasons he was on the field in all 16 games. He reached the Super Bowl LI with the Falcons , which was lost to the New England Patriots at 28:34 .

Two years later he was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time .

Private

Matthews comes from an American football family: his brother Kevin Matthews , his father Bruce Matthews , his uncle Clay Matthews Jr. and his two cousins Clay Matthews III and Casey Matthews all played in the NFL .

Web links

• Profile on the Atlanta Falcons official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Matthews flip from right to left tackle .
2. ^ Falcons selected OT Matthews .
3. ↑ Falcons tackle Jake Matthews named to Pro Bowl, replaces Redskins' Trent Williams .
4. Jump up ↑ Football is in Matthews Family DNA .