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Bridget Mayfield
Erik Smith

76 Matthew Hewa Baddege

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 324
  • Hometown Port Coquitlam, B.C.
  • Major Communication Studies
  • High School Terry Fox Secondary '19

Biography

2024 (Graduate Student)
  • Played in seven games while starting five this season.
  • Helped block for an offense that ranked second in Rushing and Scoring in the Big Sky.
  • Offense ranked third in the Big Sky in total yards.
2023 (Redshirt senior)
  • Played in four games.
  • Helped blocked for an offense that ranked third in the Big Sky in passing.
  • Offense Ranked fourth in the Big Sky in rushing.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Appeared in six games as a member of the offensive line, making two starts.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Started in all five of the games he played.
  • Helped the Eagles finish first in the FCS in total offense per game, third in passing offense, and second in scoring offense.
  • With 7,224 yards of total offense, the 2021 squad is ranked fourth all-time in EWU history.
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Played in all seven Eastern games as a backup offensive lineman.
  • Helped block for an Eastern team which finished third in FCS in total offense with an average of 524.9 yards per game after entering the postseason leading FCS.
  • The Eagles were also fourth nationally in passing (367.3) and eighth in scoring offense (37.7).
  • Eastern’s passing average was the third-best in school history and the average of 524.9 yards per game of total offense was fourth, just ahead of the 2019 average of 524.8 which led FCS.
2019 (Freshman)
  • Redshirted, but played in three games.
  • Made his Eagle debut against Northern Colorado (10/12/19), playing 10 snaps.
High School
  • Two-star recruit by 247Sports.
  • Was a First-Team selection in 2018 on the All-Canadian team as an offensive lineman.
  • For the second straight year, was on the AAA British Columbia High School Provincial All-Star Team and on the AAA Eastern Conference All-Star squad.
  • Won his school’s Top Offensive Lineman Award as well for the second year in a row.
  • As a junior, was a Second-Team selection on the All-Canadian squad and was among 50 players on the Canada Football British Columbia All-Stars.
  • Was on the Provincial and Eastern Conference all-star teams, and won the school’s Top Offensive Lineman Award.
  • He earned Academic Honors with Distinction.
  • Also competed in basketball and rugby.
Personal
  • Born 6/2/01 in New Westminster, B.C.
  • His parents are Kamalsiri and Shiranee Hewa Baddege.

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 70

    2019Freshman

    OL
    6'7" 325 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'7" 325 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'7" 320 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'7" 320 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'7" 324 lbs
    70
  • 76

    2024Graduate Student

    Offensive Line
    6'7" 324 lbs
    76