2018 Football Roster
Mattison, Alexander
Jersey Number 22
Alexander Mattison
- Position:
- Running Back
- Hometown:
- San Bernardino, Calif.
- Height:
- 5-11
- High School:
- San Bernardino HS
- Weight:
- 211
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Multidisciplinary Studies
Bio
Mattison is a 2021 graduate of Boise State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Multidisciplinary Studies, a Communications minor and two certificates in Spanish and leadership.
BOISE STATE CAREER
JUNIOR (2018): Named to the All-Mountain West First Team...won the Mountain West rushing title with 1,415 yards, becoming the first Boise State player to claim a MW rushing crown...started all 13 games...ranked eighth in the country in rushing yards, and led the Mountain West and ranked seventh in FBS with 17 rushing touchdowns...posted six 100-yard rushing games, which included a pair of 200-yard performances (Nov. 24 against Utah State, Dec. 1 against Fresno State)...tied for second all-time at Boise State with three 200-yard rushing games...scored his first touchdown of the season and ran for 56 yards on 14 carries in season opener at Troy (Sept. 1)...ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries in win over UConn (Sept. 8)...rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and caught three passes for 15 yards at Wyoming (Sept. 29)...went for 66 yards and two touchdowns against San Diego State (Oct. 6)...ran for 69 yards and caught four passes for 28 yards at Nevada (Oct. 13)...carried 20 times for 85 yards and a touchdown against Colorado State (Oct. 19)...posted a season-high 136 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries at Air Force (Oct. 27)...ran for two touchdowns and finished with 89 yards on 25 carries while catching five passes for 40 yards against BYU (Nov. 3)...carried a career-high 30 times against Fresno State, going for 144 yards and two touchdowns, while catching three passes for 15 yards (Nov. 9)...ran for season-high 145 yards and a touchdown, caught three passes for 40 yards at New Mexico (Nov. 16)...posted his second-career 200-yard rushing game against Utah State, going for 200 yards with career highs in carries (37) and touchdowns (three) in the contest (Nov. 24)...posted his second-straight 200-yard game, going for exactly 200 yards on a Boise State single-game record-tying 40 carries, including a touchdown, against Fresno State (Dec. 1).
SOPHOMORE (2017): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention...appeared in all 14 games, making nine starts...rushed for 1,086 yards and 12 touchdowns on 212 carries (5.1 ypc), and caught 28 passes for 284 yards and a score...rushed 13 times for 82 yards including a 49-yard touchdown, and caught a pass for 16 yards against Troy (Sept. 2)...ran 14 times for 63 yards and a touchdown, caught three balls for 12 yards at Washington State (Sept. 9)...posted then-career highs in carries (29), rushing yards (118) and rushing scores (two) at BYU (Oct. 6)...set a new career best with 128 rushing yards at San Diego State, also scoring a four-yard touchdown that iced the game (Oct. 14)...rushed for 91 yards on 17 carries, with a long of 22 yards, also caught four passes for 41 yards for a total of 132 all-purpose yards vs. Wyoming (Oct. 21)...collected his third-career 100+ rushing yard game at Utah State (Oct. 28) when he ran for 110 yards on 19 carries, with along of 48 yards...also collected three catches for 28 yards, including his first pass reception TD on a three-yard reception in the second quarter...rushed for 66 total yards on 12 carries for two touchdowns, along with making one catch for 14 yards vs. Nevada (Nov. 4)....ran for 242 yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns and a career long rush of 70 yards at Colorado State (Nov. 11), the fourth-best single game rushing performance in program history...averaged 10.5 yards per carry at Colorado State, also caught three passes for a total of 44 yards...was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after his career day at Colorado State...rushed for 42 total yards on 17 carries with a long of 16 vs. Air Force (Nov. 18)...rushed for 65 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown in the loss at Fresno State (Nov. 25)...rushed for 50 yards on yards on 14 carries and one touchdown vs. Fresno State in the MW Championship Game (Dec. 2).
FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in all 13 games, rushing for 328 yards and four touchdowns and averaging 4.9 yards per carry...also caught five passes for 54 yards...rushed 11 times for 61 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut at Louisiana (Sept. 3)...ran for 21 yards on three carries at Oregon State (Sept. 24)...carried twice for nine yards at New Mexico (Oct. 7)...ran twice for five yards and caught a 19-yard pass against Colorado State (Oct. 15)...caught a pass for 15 yards and carried once for four yards against BYU (Oct. 20)...carried four times for 40 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown run, at Wyoming (Oct. 29)...posted career highs in carries (18) and rushing yards (100) and scored on a 19-yard run against San Jose State (Nov. 4)...carried 10 times for 40 yards and caught a pass for 12 yards at Hawai'i (Nov. 12)...ran for 24 yards and his fourth touchdown of the season against UNLV (Nov. 18)...carried eight times for 21 yards against Baylor (Dec. 27).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per ESPN, Yahoo, Scout.com and 247Sports.com...twice named to San Bernardino Sun First Team (2014-15)...selected to play in both the Inland Valley Football Classic following his senior season...ran for over 2,000 yards in each of his final two seasons, going for 2,017 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior and 2,057 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2015...won a league wrestling title at 195 pounds and was named all-league as a junior...also ran track, winning the Mountain Valley League title in the 110 hurdles...boasts a 4.8 cumulative grade-point average.
- Doak Walker Award Watch List (2018)
- All-Mountain West First Team (2018)
- All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2017)
- 3x Academic All-Mountain West (2016, 2017, 2018)
- 2x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2016-17, 2017-18)
BOISE STATE CAREER
JUNIOR (2018): Named to the All-Mountain West First Team...won the Mountain West rushing title with 1,415 yards, becoming the first Boise State player to claim a MW rushing crown...started all 13 games...ranked eighth in the country in rushing yards, and led the Mountain West and ranked seventh in FBS with 17 rushing touchdowns...posted six 100-yard rushing games, which included a pair of 200-yard performances (Nov. 24 against Utah State, Dec. 1 against Fresno State)...tied for second all-time at Boise State with three 200-yard rushing games...scored his first touchdown of the season and ran for 56 yards on 14 carries in season opener at Troy (Sept. 1)...ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries in win over UConn (Sept. 8)...rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and caught three passes for 15 yards at Wyoming (Sept. 29)...went for 66 yards and two touchdowns against San Diego State (Oct. 6)...ran for 69 yards and caught four passes for 28 yards at Nevada (Oct. 13)...carried 20 times for 85 yards and a touchdown against Colorado State (Oct. 19)...posted a season-high 136 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries at Air Force (Oct. 27)...ran for two touchdowns and finished with 89 yards on 25 carries while catching five passes for 40 yards against BYU (Nov. 3)...carried a career-high 30 times against Fresno State, going for 144 yards and two touchdowns, while catching three passes for 15 yards (Nov. 9)...ran for season-high 145 yards and a touchdown, caught three passes for 40 yards at New Mexico (Nov. 16)...posted his second-career 200-yard rushing game against Utah State, going for 200 yards with career highs in carries (37) and touchdowns (three) in the contest (Nov. 24)...posted his second-straight 200-yard game, going for exactly 200 yards on a Boise State single-game record-tying 40 carries, including a touchdown, against Fresno State (Dec. 1).
SOPHOMORE (2017): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention...appeared in all 14 games, making nine starts...rushed for 1,086 yards and 12 touchdowns on 212 carries (5.1 ypc), and caught 28 passes for 284 yards and a score...rushed 13 times for 82 yards including a 49-yard touchdown, and caught a pass for 16 yards against Troy (Sept. 2)...ran 14 times for 63 yards and a touchdown, caught three balls for 12 yards at Washington State (Sept. 9)...posted then-career highs in carries (29), rushing yards (118) and rushing scores (two) at BYU (Oct. 6)...set a new career best with 128 rushing yards at San Diego State, also scoring a four-yard touchdown that iced the game (Oct. 14)...rushed for 91 yards on 17 carries, with a long of 22 yards, also caught four passes for 41 yards for a total of 132 all-purpose yards vs. Wyoming (Oct. 21)...collected his third-career 100+ rushing yard game at Utah State (Oct. 28) when he ran for 110 yards on 19 carries, with along of 48 yards...also collected three catches for 28 yards, including his first pass reception TD on a three-yard reception in the second quarter...rushed for 66 total yards on 12 carries for two touchdowns, along with making one catch for 14 yards vs. Nevada (Nov. 4)....ran for 242 yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns and a career long rush of 70 yards at Colorado State (Nov. 11), the fourth-best single game rushing performance in program history...averaged 10.5 yards per carry at Colorado State, also caught three passes for a total of 44 yards...was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after his career day at Colorado State...rushed for 42 total yards on 17 carries with a long of 16 vs. Air Force (Nov. 18)...rushed for 65 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown in the loss at Fresno State (Nov. 25)...rushed for 50 yards on yards on 14 carries and one touchdown vs. Fresno State in the MW Championship Game (Dec. 2).
FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in all 13 games, rushing for 328 yards and four touchdowns and averaging 4.9 yards per carry...also caught five passes for 54 yards...rushed 11 times for 61 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut at Louisiana (Sept. 3)...ran for 21 yards on three carries at Oregon State (Sept. 24)...carried twice for nine yards at New Mexico (Oct. 7)...ran twice for five yards and caught a 19-yard pass against Colorado State (Oct. 15)...caught a pass for 15 yards and carried once for four yards against BYU (Oct. 20)...carried four times for 40 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown run, at Wyoming (Oct. 29)...posted career highs in carries (18) and rushing yards (100) and scored on a 19-yard run against San Jose State (Nov. 4)...carried 10 times for 40 yards and caught a pass for 12 yards at Hawai'i (Nov. 12)...ran for 24 yards and his fourth touchdown of the season against UNLV (Nov. 18)...carried eight times for 21 yards against Baylor (Dec. 27).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per ESPN, Yahoo, Scout.com and 247Sports.com...twice named to San Bernardino Sun First Team (2014-15)...selected to play in both the Inland Valley Football Classic following his senior season...ran for over 2,000 yards in each of his final two seasons, going for 2,017 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior and 2,057 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2015...won a league wrestling title at 195 pounds and was named all-league as a junior...also ran track, winning the Mountain Valley League title in the 110 hurdles...boasts a 4.8 cumulative grade-point average.
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