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2009 Football Roster

8 Matt Warner

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sherrard, Ill.
  • Highschool Sherrard

Biography

At Western Illinois
2008 (Junior season): Started five times and played in all 11 games... was a strong blocker for the nation's leading rusher and the country's seventh-ranked rushing offense... caught nine passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns... had a 75-yard catch in a win at North Dakota State... totaled 89 receiving yards on just two catches against Stephen F. Austin... had a 27-yard touchdown catch over Illinois State... one-third of his receptions went for 40 yards or more... averaged 30.4 yards per catch, the highest average by a tight end in school history.

2007 (Sophomore season): Started nine games at tight end and appeared in all 11... was the team’s second-leading receiver, catching 15 passes for 235 yards... averaged 15.7 yards per reception and 21.4 yards per game... recorded career highs of five receptions and 70 receiving yards against Southern Illinois... caught a 44-yard touchdown pass against North Dakota State.

2006 (Freshman season): Was one of only two true freshmen to appear in all 11 games... used primarily on special teams... registered one tackle... did not record any receiving stats.

High School
An all-area and all-state pick in 2005... voted team MVP on both offense and defense... earned special mention by the News-Gazette... had 151 tackles, 1,315 rushing yards and 19 TDs in 2005...  sectional champion in four track and field events... set the school record in the 100-m dash.

Personal

Son of Mike and Diane Warner... born Feb. 9, 1988... major is exercise science.

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g
2006 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 11 15 235 1 44 1.4 15.7 21.4
2008 11 9 274 2 75 0.8 30.4 24.9
TOTAL 33 24 509 3 75 0.7 21.2 15.4
 
SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g
2006 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2007 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
2008 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.1
TOTAL 33 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 0.5
 
ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g
2006 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2007 11 2 235 0 0 0 237 21.5
2008 11 0 274 0 0 0 274 24.9
TOTAL 33 2 509 0 0 0 511 15.5

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2006Redshirt

    TE
    6'4" 215 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2007Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'4" 230 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2008Junior

    Tight End
    6'4" 240 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2009Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 240 lbs
    8