User:J Boogie1/Matt Rush (American football)
| Ozarks Lunkers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 15, 1995 Amory, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Carthage (MO) Waynesville (MO) Hillcrest (MO) |
| College: | Missouri State (2014–2018) |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Matthew Jaquan Rush (born November 15, 1995) is an American football player for the Ozarks Lunkers of The Arena League (TAL). He played college football for the Missouri State Bears.
College career[edit]
Rush earned a medical redshirt in his first season after sustaining an injury against North Dakota.
Rush was named a Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, after he had four returns for 134 total yards in his first career appearance as a kick returner in the November 4, 2017 game against Southern Illinois.[1]
College statistics[edit]
| NCAA collegiate career Stats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | |||||||||||||
| Season | Games | Defensive | Kick Return | Punt Return | |||||||||
| GP | Tackles | Sacks | Int | FF | FR | Att | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 301 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 0 | |
| Career | 46 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 395 | 0 | 18 | 105 | 0 | |
Professional career[edit]
On December 5, 2023, Rush signed with the Ozarks Lunkers becoming the first player to sign with a TAL team.[2]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bears Matt Rush Honored by Valley for Special Teams Work". Ozarks Sports Zone. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Pinson, Chris (5 December 2023). "Lunkers reel in Springfield native Rush". Ozarks First. Retrieved 7 December 2023.