Matt Boyer

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
300
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Berkeley Heights, N.J.
High School:
Gov. Livingston

At Princeton - 2009: earned All-Ivy League Honorable Mention in his first season as a starter ... led all non-senior linemen with 40 tackles (14 solo) ranked second on the team with five tackles for loss ... recorded career-best nine tackles in 17-13 win over Cornell ... recorded sack, pass breakup in season-ending win over Dartmouth ... recorded five tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and a quarterback hurry against Harvard ... recorded his first career sack and three tackles in a 17-14 win over Lehigh ... made first collegiate start at nose tackle against The Citadel and recorded three tackles. 2008: recorded 17 tackles in first full season in defensive line rotation ... recorded career-high five tackles against Penn on ESPNU ... had three solo tackles at nationally ranked Citadel ... recorded at least one tackle in nine of ten games ... recorded four tackles for loss, including first career sack in nationally televised Yale game. 2007: earned time in defensive line rotation and recorded three tackles, including one for loss.

At Gov. Livingston - earned all-state honors in both football and lacrosse ... set team sack record as a senior with 22 sacks among his 80 tackles ... added 20 catches for 400 yards and four touchdowns as a tight end ... offered 14 full scholarship offers, including ones from schools from the Big Ten, ACC and Big East ... participated in the NY/NJ All-Star Game in June 2007 ... served as team captain senior year and led team to most wins in school history ... earned first-team all-state, all-county, all-area and all-conference honors ... named Union County Defensive Player of the Year by the Newark Star-Ledger ... Top-40 tight end in the nation and Top-25 New Jersey recruit by Rivals.com ... earned all-area, all-group, all-county and all-conference honors as a junior ... voted Junior of the Year by the Newark Star-Ledger ... lettered four years in lacrosse ... earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and team most improved player as a sophomore ... earned Michael Suhena Award, the highest honor given to a Governor Livingston athlete ... member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Varsity Athletic "A" Honor Society ... four-year student council member and three-year member of the Junior Statesmen of America.

Personal - born May 10, 1989 ... son of Peter and Carol Boyer ... father works in pharmaceuticals, mother is an advanced practice registered nurse ... father played football at William & Mary ... has an older brother Jake and a younger brother Zachary ... volunteered at Overlook Hospital for two years ... selected to Student Outreach during junior and senior years ... interested in student government, football and lacrosse ... enjoys reading, travel, cooking and sports.

BOYER'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	Tackles (U/A)	TFL	Sacks	FF/FR	INT	Pass BrUp
2007	3 (0/3)	.5/0	0	0/0	0	0
2008	17 (7/10)	4/16	1/11	0/0	0	0
2009	40 (14/26)	5/20	2/13	0/0	0	5
Totals	60 (21/39)	9.5/36	3/24	0/0	0	5