Matthew Rhodes

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 230
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Memphis University School

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Did not see action

2019 (Freshman)

• Redshirted as a member of the 12-2 AAC Championship team that earned a berth to the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Four-year varsity member for the Memphis University School (MUS) Owls (2015-18)
• Played for head coach Bobby Alston
• Helped lead the Owls to three winning campaigns, including two 10-win seasons in 2016 (10) and 2018 (11)
• MUS earned four-straight Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II state playoff berths (AA in 2015, 2016; AAA in 2017, 2018)
• The Owls advanced to the TSSAA Division II-AAA state championship game in 2018 (11-1 record)
• MUS reached the state playoff quarterfinal round in 2017
• In his final three seasons, amassed 209 total tackles (194 solo), 33.5 TFL and four sacks
• Had seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries
• Best season was his senior campaign with 86 solo stops, 17 TFL, three sacks and three QB hurries
• 2018 honors included: Tennessee Football Coaches Association (TnFCA) Division II-AAA All-State Team (athlete), Division II-AAA All-Region first team (LB) and AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game selection
• As a junior and sophomore, earned Division II All-Region second team accolades at LB (AAA, 2017; AA, 2016)
• Son of Naudia James and Marcus Rhodes