Matt Reynolds Athlete Profile - FTB

Matt Reynolds

Offensive Line #70

Ht/Wt

305 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Provo,

Utah

Last School

Timpview High School

Roster Years

2007-2011

Summary

An Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award, and All-America candidate, Reynolds enters his senior season as one of the nation's top lineman after deciding not to enter the 2010 NFL Draft. A left tackle who has started every game of his career, Reynolds has been named a 2011 preseason All-American by ESPN.com, USA Today, CBSCollegeSports.com, Athlon, Lindy's, Sporting News and Phil Steele, among others, in addition to being listed on the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award Watch Lists. The No. 24 college football player in the country according to Rivals.com, Reynolds also excels in the classroom, having been named a 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award candidate. He received numerous Freshman All-America honors and was a CFN All-Sophomore Team selection in addition to being a two-time first-team all-conference and academic all-conference honoree.

Professional

Signed free agent deal with the Carolina Panthers in 2012

Personal

Parents are Lance and Leslie Reynolds
Father, Lance is the associate head football coach at BYU; also a former BYU offensive lineman and NFL player
Brothers Lance and Dallas were starting offensive lineman for BYU
Returned from a Church mission to Munich, Germany
Speaks German
Younger brother, Houston, is also a member of BYU's offensive line
Married to wife Brianna
Majoring in home and family living
Recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, California, Nebraska, Northwestern, Utah and Oregon

Before BYU

Earned High School All-America honors as a sophomore, junior and senior at Timpview HS
A 2005 Parade High School All-American
Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
Listed as the third-highest profile recruit in BYU football history
A three-time all-state offensive lineman
The second-ranked high school offensive guard in the nation
Ranked as one of the nation's top-100 high school players by every national recruiting service
Ranked as the state's top high school prospect
Helped lead Timpview HS to the 4-A State Championship as a senior
Invited to play in the U.S. Army High School All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2008

Named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, Rivals.com, College Football News.com and Sports News
Academic All-MWC
Recipient of the Cougar Club's Male Rookie of the Year award
Earned letterman honors as a freshman
Started all 13 games in 2008 at left tackle for an offensive unit that led the conference and ranked No. 6 nationally in passing per game (310.38) and No. 16 in total offense (444.77)
Part of a unit that averaged only 1.54 sacks per game
Vital part of an offensive line that helped BYU to a 55.7 third-down conversion percentage on the season (2nd in the nation)

Sophmore Year 2009

All-MWC First Team
College Football News All-Sophomore First Team
Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Academic All-MWC
Started all 13 games on the season, at left tackle
Played for an offensive unit that led the conference and ranked No. 17 nationally in passing per game (281.46) and No. 21 in total offense (427.15)
Part of a unit that averaged only 1.77 sacks per game
Vital part of an offensive line that helped BYU lead the nation with a 55.62 third-down conversion percentage on the season
Carried out the team flag prior to the Utah game

Junior Year 2010

All-MWC First Team
Phil Steele All-MWC First Team
Earned letterman honors as a junior
Academic All-MWC
Started all 13 games
Helped BYU rank No. 3 in MWC and No. 42 nationally averaging 168.1 rushing yards per game
Helped BYU rank No. 3 in MWC and No. 34 nationally with 283 first downs
Helped BYU rank No. 4 in MWC (No. 1 in MWC games) and No. 21 nationally with 46.2 third-down conversion percentage, including a 12-of-13 (.923) day against CSU
Helped BYU rank No. 2 in MWC and No. 15 nationally with 88.0 red zone percentage
Helped BYU achieve seven 200-yard rushing games this season, the most for BYU since 2001, including an average of 198.5 yards in eight MWC games
Helped BYU hold opponents to zero sacks in four games and two or fewer in 11 games

Senior Year 2011

Outland Trophy Watch List, Lombardi Award Candidate
Lowe's Senior Class Award Nominee
Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
Yahoo! Sports All-Independent Team
FBS All-Independent Team
Invited to East-West Shrine Game
Team captain
Earned letterman honors as a senior
Started all 13 games, tieing him for the most starts in BYU history with 52; every game of his career
Led team in pancake blocks
Helped BYU rank No. 5 in third-down conversions (51.94 percent)
Contributed to five games where BYU rushed for 200+ yards and 200+ passing yards
Helped BYU to No. 20 in first downs per game (23.54)
BYU offensive line allowed 1.31 sacks per game (T-No. 27) and 4.38 tackles for loss allowed per game (T-No. 12)
Part of offensive line that allowed zero sacks in five different games and two or fewer in 10 games
Got his helmet knocked off but got a big block to spring quarterback for a touchdown pass vs. Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl
Named to ESPN.com All-Bowl Team for his efforts