2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Jackie Matthews
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 189
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Pinson Valley
2020 (r-So.)
- Added depth at cornerback and used on special teams
- Played in 10 games and started one
- Earned first career start against Army in the Liberty Bowl and played 44 plays, finishing with a season-high two solo tackles
- Enrolled at WVU in January
2019 (r-Fr.) - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
- Played defensive back for coach Jack Wright at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
- Named First Team Junior College All-American
- Earned All-NJCAA Region 23 honors
- MACJC South MVP defensive back
- All-MACJC South First Team
- Helped team to an undefeated season and the junior-college national championship
- His key, last-second interception in the end zone clinched the national championship over Lackawanna
- Tallied three tackles, one interception and one pass breakup in the national championship game
- Also helped team to the MACJC championship
- Registered 52 tackles, six interceptions, two forced fumbles and an interception return for a touchdown as a senior
- The six interceptions ranked in the junior-college Top 5
- Recorded 114 interception return yards for a 19.0 average
- Three-star rating from ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- Ranked No. 16 cornerback prospect nationally on ESPN300
- Ranked No. 87 overall in junior-college and No. 13 at cornerback by 247Sports
- Also offered by Arkansas State, Southern Miss, UCF, South Alabama and UAB
2017 (Fr.) - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
- Finished with 17 tackles, two sacks, one PBU and one forced fumble in 2018 in helping team to a 7-2 mark
High School
- Played for coach Patrick Nix at Pinson Valley High
- Led team to the Alabama 6A state championship as a senior playing quarterback
- Ended his high school career and junior-college career with undefeated seasons and a championship
- Recorded a 23-4 two-year record as quarterback at Pinson Valley
Personal
- Son of Latonia Matthews
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
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