Bryan Mattison

No. 72     Baltimore Ravens
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: May 15, 1984 (1984-05-15) (age 25)
Place of birth: Mishawaka, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
College: Iowa
Undrafted in 2008
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
As player: New York Jets (2008)* Baltimore Ravens (2008–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten (2004) Honorable mention All-Big Ten (2006) Second-team All-Big Ten (2007)
Stats at NFL.com

Bryan Mattison (born May 15, 1984 in Mishawaka, Indiana) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Iowa.

He is the son of current Ravens defensive coordinator Greg Mattison.

[edit] Early years

While at Penn High School, Mattison was named one of the top 50 players in the State of Indiana by the Indiana Football Coaches Association and was also an Associated Press first team all-state selection. As a senior, he collected 70 tackles, seven sacks and 16 tackles for loss en route to leading his team to a Class 5-A sectional championship. He was a two-year starter and also led his rugby union team to a state championship. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow Iowa Hawkeye Drew Tate.

[edit] College career

After redshirting in 2003, Mattison played in all 12 games for the Hawkeyes in 2004. In limited playing time, he collected five tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.

Starting in all 12 games in 2005, Mattison amassed 46 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. His game against Indiana might have been his best, as he had a career-high nine tackles along with two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup. Mattison also had three tackles against Minnesota as the Hawkeyes held the top rushing team in the nation to only 129 rushing yards.

As a junior in 2006, Mattison he recorded 59 tackles, seven sacks, 11 tackles for loss, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. The game against Ohio State was one of his best, as he recorded eight tackles and one forced fumble. He also performed well against Michigan, recording five tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble as the Hawkeyes lost to the number two team in the nation. Named honorable mention all-Big Ten by both the media and the coaches, his four forced fumbles were fourth in the Big Ten and his seven sacks ranked eighth in the Big Ten.

[edit] External links

• Iowa Hawkeyes bio