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2025 Football Roster

Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
Photo by David Sinclair
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25 Matt Wertz

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Mount Lebanon
  • Position DB
  • Major Business, Organizations & Society

Biography

Career Honors

  • Second-team All-Centennial Conference (2023)
  • Honorable mention All-Centennial Conference (2024)

2024: Honorable mention All-Centennial Conference defensive back … Started all 11 games at safety … Picked off passes during the first two weeks of the season against Lebanon Valley (9/6) and The College of New Jersey (9/14), while also forcing a fumble against the Flying Dutchmen and making six solo stops at the Lions … Broke up three other passes … Totaled 37 tackles, including 21 solo stops … Had multiple stops during every regular season contest … Set a season high with seven tackles (five solo) versus Muhlenberg (11/9).

2023: Second-team All-Centennial Conference defensive back … Started all 11 games at safety … Tied for the team lead with 12 passes defended, breaking up 11 attempts and intercepting another … Had a season-high four pass breakups and the one interception versus Ursinus (10/7) … Broke up multiple passes during four different contests … Ranked third on the team with 65 tackles, including 38 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss at Lebanon Valley (9/1) … Had at least three tackles in every game … Posted a season-high 13 tackles in addition to two pass break ups against Johns Hopkins (10/14), matching those season totals the very next week at McDaniel (10/21) … Blocked a kick versus Kean (10/28).

2022: Appeared in nine games during his rookie season, making multiple starts in the secondary … Made 37 tackles, including 21 solo stops … Intercepted two passes and broke up one other … Recorded multiple tackles in seven of his games played … Picked off passes against Ursinus (9/24) and Dickinson (10/22) … Racked up eight tackles – seven solo – at Muhlenberg (10/29) … Posted a season-high nine tackles at Gettysburg (11/12), featuring 1.5 tackles for loss after his first tackle for loss during the previous week versus Moravian (11/5).

High School: Three-year starter in both football and lacrosse, serving as captain of both teams during senior season … Led football team to PIAA State Championship and WPIAL Championship … First-team All-WPIAL selection … Team leader in creating turnovers during his junior and senior seasons … Recipient of the Don Shula Award … Helped lacrosse team to a pair of WPIAL runner-up finishes … National Honor Society member.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2022First-Year

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024Junior

    DB
    6'2" 195 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2025Senior

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    25