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Matt Hadley

Running Back Linebacker #2

Ht/Wt

210 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Connell,

Washington

Last School

Connell High School

Roster Years

2012 | 2015-2018

Rushed for 2,516 yards and state-record 47 touchdowns as a junior at Connell High School while also scoring three more touchdowns on defense and special teams
Finished high school career with 6,881 rushing yards and scored a state-record 746 points
Had 168 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including scoring runs of 70 and 40 yards, in state title game as a senior
Won two 1A state titles (2009, 2011)
1A Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
Played running back and defensive back
Had 2,162 rushing yards as a senior and was coached by Zach Fife

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012

Sophmore Year 2015

Had seven total tackles and two tackles for loss against East Carolina
Notched 17 total tackles on the season with two tackles for loss and two pass breakups
Played in 11 games and started two
Earned letterman honors

Junior Year 2016

Played in all 13 games as a defensive back and on special teams cover units and returned kicks
Totaled 25 tackles, including 15 solo stops
Posted seven kick returns for 195 yards, leading the team with a 27.9 kick return average
Career-high kick return of 41 yards against West Virginia

Senior Year 2018

Played in 11 games, starting six
Played both running back and linebacker during the season
Second on the team in all-purpose yards with 555 and third in rushing yards with 383 while also contributing 102 receiving yards
Returned four kicks for 70 yards
Second on the team in scoring (non-kicker) with six touchdowns on the season
Totaled seven tackles including six solo stops
Returned three punts for 54 yards with a long of 19 yards
Tallied first three rushing attempts against McNeese State for 23 yards
Recorded career-high two touchdowns twice against New Mexico State and then No. 17 Utah
Recorded a career long reception of 59 yards at Boise State
Recorded career high of 69 rushing yards on 11 attempts at UMass
Recorded a career long rush of 40 yards against New Mexico State
Recorded a career high of 21 rushing attempts at the No. 17 Utah for 64 yards
Between the LYnes web chat in Spanish with Brayden El-Bakri at Media Day
BYU Athletics feature story: Hard work leads Hadley from the farm to the field
BYUtv pregame feature story

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2017

Medical Redshirt Year 2017