Matt Casey

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Position:
Inside Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Powell, Ohio
High School:
Olentangy Liberty

2013: Named to All-PFL second team • Named All-Pioneer Football by College Sports Madness • Enjoyed a breakout season in his first year as a starter, making 106 tackles (9.6 per game) to lead the team and rank 27th in the nation and fourth in the PFL • The total also ranks as the fourth-most in a single-season in Davidson history • Had three stops behind the line, including 2.5 sacks, and made one interception that he returned 17 yards against Marist (10/19) • Posted double-digit tackles in four games, making a career-best 13 stops against Lenoir-Rhyne (9/14) and at Dayton (Oct. 5), and 12 tackles at Morehead State (9/ 28) and vs. Mercer (11/2).

2012: Finished sixth on the team with 49 tackles (23 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries • Made eight stops (six solo) against Dayton • Turned in six-tackle performances at Campbell and Valpo • Made a career-high 10 tackles (5 solo) in season finale vs. San Diego.

2011: Played in 10 of 11 contests with most of his action coming on special teams • Made four tackles on the season • Collected hits vs. Johnson C. Smith, Jacksonville, Campbell and Valpo.

Prep Years: Lettered three seasons under coach Steve Hale at Olentangy Liberty • Second-team All-Ohio, first-team all-conference, first-team Columbus Dispatch all-metro • Second in school history in career tackles and interceptions • National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1992 • The son of Brian and Sharon Casey • Has two younger sisters, Megan and Molly.