Matt Singletary

Height:
6-4
Weight:
258
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saratoga, CA
High School:
Valley Christian HS

Expected to challenge Kyle Murphy and Brandon Roberts for starting time at the defensive end position at Cal Poly this fall.

2010 -- Played in all 11 games at defensive end, rotating with Kyle Murphy ... recorded 16 total tackles (six solo), including season-high three in season opener against Humboldt State ... made two tackles in five other contests ... secured tackle for lost yardage against both Humboldt State and South Dakota ... earned quarterback hurry against Montana and pass preakup in Southern Utah game.

Baylor -- Singletary transfers to Cal Poly after a redshirt year and two seasons on the roster at Baylor ... played in one game as a redshirt freshman in 2008 as a reserve tight end ... played against Washington State but not catch a pass ... as a redshirt sophomore in 2009 moved to defensive end and played in three games ... notched a pair of tackles, including one sack for three yards ... selected to spring 2009 Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... attended West Valley College in Saratoga in the spring of 2010.

High School -- A 2007 graduate of Valley Christian High School in San Jose ... credited with 64 tackles, four sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior defensive end under head coach Mike Machado ... played on the offensive line as a junior in 2005 for a team that went 12-1 and beat Palma for a CIF-Central Coast Section championship.

Personal -- Son of Mike and Kim Singletary ... father is Mike Singletary, currently the linebacker coach and assistant head coach for the Minnesota Vikings following three seasons as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers; he was a three-time All-American and two-time Davey O’Brien winner at Baylor before playing 12 years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears ... inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998 ... one brother, John, and five sisters, Kristen, Jill, Jackie, Brooke and Becky ... hobbies include comic books and playing the piano ... born February 22, 1988, in Chicago, Ill. ... majors in sociology.