2023 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
Afternoon
Jacoby Mathews
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ponchatoula, La.
- High School:
- Ponchatoula
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games, making nine starts ... Finished the year fifth on the team with 41 tackles and fourth with four breakups ... Made a pair of solo tackles in the season-opening win over New Mexico ... Tallied four tackles at Miami ... Had four tackles and broke up a pass in the win over ULM ... Made a pair of tackles against Auburn ... Broke up a pass and made a pair of tackles in the win over Arkansas ... Had three takedowns against Alabama ... Tallied eight tackles at Tennessee ... Made three tackles against South Carolina ... Scored a special teams touchdown, catching a blocked field goal attempt and returning it 75 yards to the ens zone in the second quarter to put A&M on the board at Ole Miss, while adding four tackles and a breakup ... Picked off a pass and returned it 6 yards in the win over Mississippi State ... Helped lead the way with eight takedowns at LSU.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games, starting his final three games of the season ... Made a tackle against App State ... Had a solo tackle at Alabama ... Tallied four tackles, a hurry and a breakup in his first career start against Ole Miss ... Made four tackles, adding a hurry and a breakup against Ole Miss ... Had a breakout game against Florida, tallying 15 tackles and breaking up two passes ... Earned the Special Teams Most Improved award at the annual team banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Brent Vampran at Ponchatoula High School ... Was a 5-star prospect according to Rivals and a 4-star 247 Sports and ESPN ... Selected as a 2022 Under Armour All-American ... In 2021, played six games recording six catches for 87 yards and three touchdowns, also forcing two fumbles on defense ... As a junior, played both sides of the ball while leading the Green Wave to a 7-2 record and the second round of the playoffs ... In 2020, started at quarterback and accounted for 1,582 yards of offense and 23 touchdowns ... Two-sport athlete averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game on the hardwood as a sophomore.
