2000: Earned starting right tackle position...is the strongest position player on the line.
At West Virginia Wesleyan: Played for Bill Strubble.
High School: Played for Larry Gary at Lehigh Senior High School...named first-team All-conference for Lee County, selected to play in the Rotary North/South All-Star game...two-sport athlete (football and track and field)...placed fourth in the state for discus and is the current high school record holder for shot put and discus.
Personal: History major...son of Edward and Rosalind Mathews...born January 6, 1979 in Warren, OH...his professional goal is to be a history teacher.