Matt Walters
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| Height: | 6'4" |
| Weight: | 272 lbs |
| Age: | 29 |
| Years With Jets: | 2003 |
| College: | Miami |
- Career
- Played in 11 games in his rookie season and recorded 10 tackles and a FR.
- 2003 Season
- Saw action in 11 games during his rookie season, tallying 10 tackles and a FR on the year.
- Made his NFL debut in game four against DAL, seeing action on special teams.
- IA for games one through three.
- Started 26 of 47 games for the Hurricanes.
- Made 186 tackles with 14 sacks, 45 QB pressures, two FF, an INT, and nine PD.
- CoSIDA Academic All-American and Academic All-Big East Conference selection as a senior.
- One of the team's most admired players by his peers and the winner of the Dale Melching Leadership Award, presented annually by the team to the player who represents all the qualities of leadership and work ethic they admire most.
- Produced one of college football's most memorable plays of 2001 when he intercepted a deflected pass in the closing seconds vs. Boston College before teammate Edward Reed took the ball and returned it 80-yards for the clinching TD to keep Miami's Rose Bowl dreams alive. Also finished the game with seven tackles.
- Earned his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2003.
- Garnering CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior.
- Earned academic All-Big East Conference honors in each of his four seasons at the University of Miami.
- Resides in Melbourne, Florida.
- An excellent scholar who balanced the demands of an 18-hour course load while playing football.
- Three-year letterman on the varsity golf and basketball teams while attending Eau Gallie High School.
- Basketball team's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
- Attended Finley Middle School, in Glen Cove, NY, Believe It Or Not I Care(BIONIC) Week, BIONIC Week is designed to help students in the school make good decisions about their future.
- College/High School
- Personal
From 2004 Jets Media Guide.
