Matt Locher

Photo by: Boise State University

Height:
6-2
Weight:
281
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Los Alamitos, Calif.
High School:
Los Alamitos HS

2x CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team (2017-18)
3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2017, 2018, 2019)
2x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2017-18, 2018-19)

BOISE STATE CAREER
RS SENIOR (2019): Appeared in all 14 games...shared a sack and made a tackle-for-loss among his four tackles...split a tackle-for-loss at UNLV (Oct. 5)...shared a sack against New Mexico (Nov. 16).

RS JUNIOR (2018): Appeared in all 13 games, making two starts...had a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss among 15 tackles...made three tackles, including one of loss, against UConn (Sept. 8)...had three tackles (one solo) at Wyoming (Sept. 29)...recorded a sack against San Diego State (Oct. 6)...shared a tackle-for-loss against Fresno State (Nov. 9)...split a sack against New Mexico (Nov. 16).

RS SOPHOMORE (2017): Appeared in all 14 games...recorded 11 tackles (six solo) on the season, including a sack and 3.0 tackles-for-loss...made solo tackles vs. New Mexico (Sept. 14), vs. Virginia (Sept. 22) and at BYU (Oct. 6)...collected a career-high three tackles (one solo) and one tackle-for-loss at San Diego State (Oct. 14)...collected his first career sack at Colorado State (Nov. 11).

RS FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in three games.

FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per Scout.com rated No. 47 nationally, No. 10 in the West and No. 6 in California at middle linebacker...three-star recruit per Rivals.com...three-star recruit per 247 Sports Composite...named Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year...named to All-CIF Southern Section Team (West Valley Division) in 2014...Sunset League co-MVP and All-Sunset League First Team as a senior in 2014...was also MaxPreps All-State First Team, All-CIF West Valley Division and Press Telegram Dream Team...registered 155 tackles, seven sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery during his final prep campaign...also rushed for 233 yards and nine touchdowns on offense...helped lead Griffins to the Sunset League title in 2014 with a perfect 5-0 league mark...missed all but one game as a junior in 2013 due to a foot injury...sophomore season named his squad's Varsity Rookie of the Year and garnered second-team all-league honors...recorded 144 tackles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions.