Matt Castelo
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| Matt Castelo | |
|---|---|
| College | San Jose State |
| Conference | WAC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | OLB |
| Jersey # | 35 |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Business Management |
| Career | 2004 – present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Nationality | Flipino |
| Born | March 26, 1986  San Jose, CA |
| High school | Valley Christian High School, San Jose, California |
| Career highlights | |
| Honors | |
| 2007 First team WAC, 2006 New Mexico Bowl defensive MVP |
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| Bowl games | |
| 2006 New Mexico Bowl | |
Matt Castelo (born March 23, 1986 in San Jose, California) is an American football Linebacker.
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[edit] High School
Castelo prepped at Valley Christian where he earned All-Central Coast Section honors twice. As a senior, he had 128 tackles, 10 sacks and was named league’s ‘Linebacker of the Year’. Matt Castelo Was an Picked up by the Seattle Seahawks (undrafted) on March 27, 2008.
[edit] College Career
Castelo started with the San Jose State Spartans in 2004. In his first game against Washington, Castelo had an interception. In 2005, Castelo finished the season with 91 tackles.
[edit] 2006
In 2006, Castelo was ranked number-two nationally with 165 total tackles. He earned second-team all-WAC honors, and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Castelo had 18 tackles and 2 forced fumbles and was named the defensive MVP of the bowl. He was named to ESPN.com's all-Bowl team.
[edit] 2007
In 2007, Castelo returned as the nation’s top returning tackler in terms of career average with a 9.42 per game. His 292 tackles ranked him third among all Division I-A football players. He was listed on 2007 Nagurski Award and Football Writers Association of America All-America watch lists. He was named to the all-WAC first team with teammate Dwight Lowery. He was considered a prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft, but after going undrafted, signed with the Seattle Seahawks.
