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70 Matt Meyer

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 310
  • Hometown Lynden, Wash.
  • High School Lynden HS '13 / Washington State

Biography


*** 2018 Honors Candidate ***
*** 2018 Academic Honors Candidate ***



Career: With 16 starts in his career, he enters the 2018 season with the fifth-most on the offense (ninth overall). He has played a total of 23 games in his career.

2018: Listed as a starter at right offensive guard on the preseason depth chart.

2017: Started EWU’s first three games at right offensive guard before missing the last eight games with an injury. He played sparingly at Fordham (9/16/17) and then didn’t play at all after that.

2016: Started all 13 games he played at right guard, missing the Portland State (11/18/16) game because of concussion. He made his debut as an Eagle starter versus Washington State (9/3/16) in EWU’s thrilling 45-42 win. The offensive line shared the team offensive player of the week honor in a 35-16 win over Montana (10/29/16) and again in a 38-0 win over Richmond (12/10/16) in the FCS Playoffs. He helped Eastern rank second in FCS in total offense with an average of 529.6 yards per game, trailing only Sam Houston State at 547.3 per outing. Eastern was the FCS leader in passing offense (401.0 yards per game), and was third in third down conversions (52.1 percent), third in completion percentage (.679), third in scoring offense (42.4), and third in passing efficiency (168.2). Eastern quarterbacks were sacked only 24 times in 620 passing attempts (one sack per 25.8 attempts).

2015: Meyer played in six games as a redshirt freshman. He helped Eastern rank eighth in FCS in total offense with an average of 478.5 yards per game, including the nation’s top passing offense (353.3 per game). Eastern was also 19th in scoring offense (34.6). Eastern had two of the top six performances for total offense in school history in 2015, including 667 against Montana State (9/19/15) to rank fourth.

2014: Redshirted. He was the team’s offensive scout team player of the week once.

2013: Grayshirted at Washington State, therefore, was considered a true freshman at EWU in 2014 after he transferred.

HS: Graduated from Lynden HS in 2013. Earned All-State honors as an offensive lineman by the Seattle Times and the Associated Press, and was named All-State as a defensive end by the Tacoma News Tribune. Named by the Seattle Times as a “Red Chip” selection as one of the top 18 prospects in the state of Washington. Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com. Also earned All-Northwest League honors at both offensive line and defensive end and helped Lynden win its second straight WIAA 2A State Championship. As a junior, he earned All-Northwest Conference second team honors as the football team finished a perfect 14-0. He helped both the school’s football and basketball teams to WIAA 2A State Championships and the baseball team to the championship game. Earned All-State honors in baseball, and was all-league in both baseball and basketball. In all, he was a part of teams that won four state titles and runner-up once. His former Eastern teammate Blair Bomber (’10) also attended Lynden.

Personal: Recreation and tourism management major. Born 3/1/95 in Bellingham, Wash. His parents are Wes and Jennett Meyer.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Freshman

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    6'5" 310 lbs
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    2016Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'5" 315 lbs
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    2017Redshirt Junior

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    6'5" 310 lbs
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    2018Redshirt Senior

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    6'5" 310 lbs
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