Matt Ransom

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
High School:
Salpointe Catholic

At Princeton - 2009: caught five passes for 33 yards ... had two catches apiece against The Citadel and Lehigh. 2008: returned 12 punts for 92 yards ... had season-long returns of 14 yards against both Columbia and Brown ... caught lone pass of the season in home-opening win against Lehigh ... returned two kickoffs for 26 yards. 2007: caught two passes for 43 yards, including a 25-yarder against Dartmouth ... rushed one time for six yards against the Big Green ... averaged 15.6 yards on seven kickoff returns.

At Salpointe Catholic - set the school records for catches in a career (127) and in a season (68) ... earned all-region and all-city honors during his four-year varsity career ... recorded 65 catches for 895 yards as a senior and 47 catches for 785 yards as a junior ... led team to three straight regional championships ... scholar-athlete throughout his career ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal - born Aug. 12, 1988 ... son of Dr. Nicholas and Erle Ransom ... father is a surgeon, mother is a registered nurse ... has an older brother Nate ... interested in sports, vacation and spending time with friends and family ... enjoys basketball, longboarding and music.