2011 texas a&m coaching staff - Aggie Athletics

THE AGGIES
SECTION III • MEET THE AGGIES
JOHNNY MANzIEL QB
• 200 • Fr-hs
KERRVILLE, TEXAS (TIVY HS)
156-1
• Enrolled at Texas A&M in January and went through spring drills with the
Aggies.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mark Smith at Kerrville Tivy High School … highly-decorated
prep player was named a Parade All-American and the National High School Coach
Association Football Player of the Year … Named the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors
Player of the Year after a spectacular senior season that saw him compile 228-of-347
(65.7%) passing for 3,609 yards with 45 TDs and 5 INTs; 170 carries for 1,674 yards and
30 TD’s; 1 TD reception; 1 kickoff return for a TD … as a senior, Manziel earned a variety of
honors: District 28-4A MVP (unanimous selection); Class 4A First Team All-State (AP); SA
Express-News Offensive Player of the Year; Sub-5A First Team All-Area (SA Express-News);
No. 1 QB in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football; DCTF Top 300, PrepStar All-Region;
Superprep All-Region … as a junior, Manziel received All-San Antonio Area Offensive Player
of the Year honors and District 27-4A MVP honors after posting 218-of-356 passing for
2,903 yards with 19 TDs and 5 INTs; 242 carries for 1,544 yards and 34 TDs; 5 receptions
for 152 yards and 2 TD’s …as a sophomore, he had 717 rushing yards and 12 TDs; 59-of-88
passing for 922 yards with 10 TDs and 0 INTs; 19 receptions for 357 yards and 1 TD … chose
the Aggies over Oregon and Stanford.
PErSONAL: Johnny Manziel (pronounced man-zell (as in yell)) is the son of Michelle and
Paul Manziel … was born Dec. 6, 1992 … business major.
JONATHAN MATHIS DL
• 293 • sr-1l
HOUSTON, TEXAS (WESTFIELD HS/BLINN JC)
926-2
CArEEr GAMES: 13 STArTS: 7 CONSECUTIvE: 7
2010 (JUNIOr): Moved inside during fall camp and quickly emerged as a key contributor
… earned the starting job at noseguard by midseason and started the final seven games of
the season … active defender who made 41 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss of 20 yards …
batted down a pass and forced a fumble … saw action in all 13 games.
2008-09 (BLINN COLLEGE): Coached by Brad Franchione at Blinn College (Brenham, Texas)
... earned SuperPrep JUCO 100 honors as a sophomore (2009) after registering 34 tackles,
nine for loss ... helped lead the Buccaneers to the NJCAA national championship ... had 37
stops, including five for loss and three sacks, as a freshman (2008) ... chose Texas A&M over
offers from Arkansas, Houston, Arizona and Texas Tech.
PErSONAL: Jonathan Mathis is the son of Tricia Huffman of Houston, Texas … born
February 4, 1989 ... agricultural leadership and development major.
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
Defense TAC UT AT INT QBS/yD TFL/yD PBU
2010 41 12 29 0 0.5 / 1 3.5 / 20 2
Career 41 12 29 0 0.5 / 1 3.5 / 20 2
CAREER BESTS
TACKLES .................................. 6 three times
2011 TEXAS A&M PLAYER BIOS
HOWARD MATTHEWS DB
• 206 • FR-HS
LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS (CLEAR SPRINGS HS)
316-2
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Clint Hartman at Clear Springs High School … earned secondteam
Class 5A All-State honors and first-team All-Greater Houston honors as a senior after
posting 55 receptions for 864 yards and 6 TDs; 107 carries for 1,003 yards and 11 TD’s; 4
passing TDs; 2 kickoff returns for TD; 1 INT on defense … as a junior at Seguin High School,
Matthews had nine interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown, while
playing only seven games … as a senior, Matthews was named 24-5A First Team All-District
(offense and special teams); No. 6 Athlete in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football; DCTF
Top 300, PrepStar All-Region; Superprep All-Region … chose the Aggies over Oklahoma
State … joins former Clear Springs teammate Donnie Baggs and former Seguin teammate
Joseph Cheek with the Aggies in 2011.
PErSONAL: Howard Matthews was born Aug. 31, 1993 … his guardian is Craig Dailey of
Friendswood, Texas
28 2011 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
JAKE MATTHEWS OL
• 305 • so-1l
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS (ELKINS HS)
756-5
CArEEr GAMES: 10 STArTS: 7 CONSECUTIvE: 7
2010 (FrESHMAN): Named to ESPN.com’s All-Big 12 Freshman team and was an honorable
mention All-Big 12 pick … moved into the starting lineup when offensive tackle starter
Brian Thomas moved inside after an injury to Evan Eike … started the final seven games of
the season at offensive tackle and played in a total of 10 games … with Matthews in the
starting lineup, the Aggies allowed just 14 sacks in the final seven games after allowing 23
in the first six games of 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Robert Crivellari at Elkins High School in Missouri City ...
consensus All-American (Parade, USA Today, SuperPrep, Rivals.com) ... honorable mention
all-state pick by the Associated Press ... also a first-team all-district, all-greater Houston
honoree ... chose Texas A&M over offers from Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Oregon,
Texas, Texas Tech, USC and Stanford.
PErSONAL: Jacob Matthews is the son of Carrie and Bruce Matthews of Sugar Land, Texas
… born February 11, 1992 ... father, Bruce, was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2007
after an illustrious 19-year career with the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans ... older
brother, Kevin, was a two-year starter at center for the Aggies (2008-09) ... hasn’t declared
a major.
KENRIC McNEAL WR
56-1 • 184 • JR-2L
SPRING, TEXAS (SPRING HS)
CArEEr GAMES: 21 STArTS: 1
2010 (soPhomore): One of the Aggies’ top receivers off the bench and a mainstay at
punt returner … solidified the Aggies’ punt returner position,which had been troubling
A&M for several seasons … gained 138 yards on 24 punt returns with a long of 20 yards
against Oklahoma State … as a receiver, McNeal had 23 catches for 202 yards with two
touchdowns … long catch was a 32-yarder against Texas … best game was against the
Longhorns when he posted career highs in catches and yards with six for 64 … made his
first career start against Kansas and saw action in 10 games … missed the Louisiana Tech
and FIU games due to injury … grabbed a 4-yard TD pass against LSU in the Cotton Bowl.
2009 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 games as a true freshman ... reeled in two passes for
52 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown, in first-ever game (New Mexico, 9/5) ... 44-yard
reception was a game high ... both catches were good for first downs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Sonny Karas at Spring High School ... as a junior (2007) threw
for 1,434 yards and nine touchdowns and ran for 411 yards and five more scores … earned
first-team All-District (16-5A) quarterback honors.
PErSONAL: Kenric McNeal is the son of Angelia McNeal of Spring, Texas and Tracey and
Kenric McNeal Sr. ... chose the Aggies over Missouri, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Nebraska and
Oregon ... born July 8, 1991 ... hasn't declared a major.
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
receiving rec. yDS AvG TD LP
2009 6 97 16.2 1 44
2010 23 202 8.8 2 32
Career 29 299 10.3 3 44
Punt returns No. yDS AvG TD LP
2009 0 0 -- 0 --
2010 24 138 5.8 0 20
Career 20 138 5.8 0 20
CAREER bESTS
rECEPTIONS ............................6 .............................................. vs Texas
Nov. 25, 2010
rECEIvING yArDS ................ 64 .............................................. vs Texas
Nov. 25, 2010
LONG rECEPTION ......... 44 (td) vs .................................. New Mexico Sept. 5, 2009
LONG PUNT rETUrN ........... 20 at ............................ Oklahoma StateSept.
30, 2010
PUNT rETUrN yArDS ......... 41 vs ........................... Stephen F. Austin Sept. 4, 2010