Jake Matthews is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 offensive tackle. He currently attends Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

 in his sophomore year. Matthews is considered one of the best offensive tackles of his class.

A native of Missouri City, Texas, Matthews attended Elkins High School. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com

Rivals.com

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, he was listed as the No. 7 offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2010. He also earned 2009 High School All-American honors by USA Today

USA Today

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, Parade

Parade (magazine)

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, and SuperPrep.

Jake Matthews is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

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r Bruce Matthews, and the younger brother of former Aggies center Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews (American football)

Kevin James Matthews is an American football center for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2010...

. He is also the cousin of Clay Matthews III

Clay Matthews III

William Clay Matthews III is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers 26th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Southern California.-Early years:Matthews was born in the Los...

, a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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 and Casey Matthews

Casey Matthews

Casey Christopher Matthews is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon....

, a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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External links

• Texas A&M Aggies bio