Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2022
Third-Team Stats Perform All-American ... Fourth-Team Phil Steele/DraftScout All-American ... Phil Steele First-Team All-ASUN ... ASUN All-Conference selection ... started 10 games ... led team with 87 tackles ... also registered 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks ... two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble ... career-high 18 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery against Kennesaw State (Nov. 19) ... tallied 14 tackles against Jacksonville State (Nov. 12) ... 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... recorded nine tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 26).

IN 2021
Buck Buchanan Award finalist ... Phil Steele ASUN Defensive Player of the Year ... Phil Steele First-Team All-ASUN ... ASUN All-Conference selection ... ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18) ... started all 11 games ... tied for team high with 102 tackles ... led team with 11.0 tackles for loss ... also registered 3.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles ... 14 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, and two pass breakups, all season highs, with a forced fumble against Central Arkansas (Oct. 16) ... tallied 12 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, with an interception and a forced fumble against Austin Peay (Sept. 25) ... made 12 tackles and an interception against Jacksonville State (Nov. 20) ... recorded 11 tackles against Western Carolina (Sept. 4) ... registered 10 tackles against Tarleton (Oct. 2).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2020
Played in eight games, starting at linebacker six times … led the team with 79 tackles, including 8.0 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks … had two fumble recoveries and two pass deflections … led the nation in the fall in fumbles recovered, ranked ninth in tackles per game (9.9) and was 15th in tackles for a loss per game (1.0) … had 12 tackles at Marshall (Sept. 5) … had 11 tackles, including 3.0 for a loss and 1.0 sacks, and recovered a fumble in a win at The Citadel (Sept. 26) … posted a season-best 15 tackles and had two pass break-ups against Houston Baptist (Oct. 3) … totaled 11 tackles in a win over No. 11 Central Arkansas (Oct. 24).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2019
Appeared in 10 games … played regularly on special teams … totaled 15 tackles, including one tackle for a loss … had a season-high four tackles against Valparaiso (Aug. 29) … recovered a kickoff at Jacksonville State (Nov. 23) at the JSU 37 yard line.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2018
Played in all 11 games, primarily on special teams … finished the season with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery … recorded seven tackles in the season-opener against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Specialist of the Week after recovering a kickoff against Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 13) at the UTM 23 yard line, setting up what proved to be the winning touchdown.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Redshirt season … did not play in any games.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Hillsboro High School for head coach Craig Clayton … leading tackler in 2016 … finished with 64 tackles and two interceptions … returned an interception 100 yards ... team captain … also a member of the track team, winning the city championship in the long jump and competing in the state tournament.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Matthew Alexander Jackson ... son of Brian and Andrea Jackson … majoring in sport management.