Matt Sieg

Position:
Athlete
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
McDonald, Pa.
High School:
Fort Cherry

Played quarterback and free safety for coach Tanner Garry at Fort Cherry High … one of the most productive and talented national prospects in the 2026 class … during his junior season, became one of only two players (Terrelle Pryor) in their WPIAL careers to produce 4,000 rushing and 4,000 passing yards … first player in WPIAL history to register 5,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards passing for his career … first player in WPIAL history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in three-straight years … finished his high school career with a 49-7 record, two WPIAL championships (2024, 2023) and set WPIAL records in total offense (12,592) and touchdowns (139 rushing, punt returns, interception return only) … four-time Black Hills Conference Offensive Most Valuable Player … WPIAL No. 2 career rushing leader (7,941 yards) … Fort Cherry all-time leading rusher and passer in school history … WPIAL 1A Player of the Year … Black Hills Conference Offensive Most Valuable Player, First Team Quarterback and First Team Defensive Back … as a senior, registered 2,259 all-purpose yards, had 30 touchdowns and defensively had 45 tackles, four interceptions including two returned for touchdowns … helped lead Fort Cherry to a 12-1 record, a first-place finish in the WPIAL A Black Hills Conference and advanced to the 1A WPIAL semifinals … WPIAL Blitz Show Player of the Week for Week 7 with five touchdowns (three rushing, interception return, punt return), 270 rushing yards and five tackles … as a junior, he led Fort Cherry to a 14-1 record with 1,350 passing yards and 20 touchdowns, 1,840 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns, 50 tackles on defense, including 23 solo stops, four interceptions and one punt return for a touchdown … KDKA Super 7 1-A Player of the Year … WPIAL State Championship Player of the Game … Black Hills Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-Conference First Team honors as an athlete and safety … as a sophomore, named Pennsylvania Sportswriters 1-A All-State First Team, named the KDKA Super 7 1-A Player of the Year and the PAToday 1A Player of the Year … finished with 2,389 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns along with 1,670 yards passing and 20 touchdowns … defensively finished with three interception, including on pick six … also had two punt return returned for touchdowns … earned all-state baseball honors … four-star prospect rating by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … ESPN 2026 Top 300 player (No. 162) … No. 5-rated player in Pennsylvania, No. 14 safety and No. 20 overall in the region by ESPN … No. 3-top player in Pennsylvania, No. 11 safety nationally and No. 104 overall by 247Sports … No. 6 in Pennsylvania, No. 17 safety nationally and No. 184 overall by Rivals … also offered by Alabama, Penn State, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.