2017 Football Roster
DeMatto, James
Jersey Number 65
James DeMatto
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Kell
- Prev School:
- Louisville
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
Committed to Louisville and briefly participated with the Cardinals during preseason camp in 2016 before deciding to depart program before the start of classes … Will have four seasons of eligibility remaining with the Pirates following waiver approval, opening the 2017 campaign with ECU as a true freshman … Officially considered a transfer due to short practice participation with UofL.
2016: With the exception of a limited preseason camp stint at Louisville, did not play college football during the fall season … Initially was scheduled to be “grayshirted” and enroll in January (2017), but was added to the Cardinals’ preseason roster immediately prior to team’s reporting date … Did not take classes or compete competitively during the fall and spring semesters of the 2016-17 academic year.
High School: A four-year starter for coach Derek Cook at Kell … Earned first-team all-county, all-region and all-state honors as a senior in 2015 … A two-way player as a tackle on both lines of scrimmage … Registered 55 career tackles and 4.0 sacks during his career as a defender ... Racked up 15 stops and a pair of sacks defensively and 44 pancake blocks offensively during senior campaign … As a junior, posted 17 tackles, including 3.0 for lost yardage in 2014 as a junior ... Booked a career-high 23 stops during sophomore season … Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com … Also ranked as the No. 168 overall player in the state of Georgia and the No. 109 defensive tackle ... In addition to Louisville and East Carolina, also recruited and offered by Syracuse.
Personal: Full name is James Lee DeMatto … Son of Clem DeMatto … Major is university studies.
2016: With the exception of a limited preseason camp stint at Louisville, did not play college football during the fall season … Initially was scheduled to be “grayshirted” and enroll in January (2017), but was added to the Cardinals’ preseason roster immediately prior to team’s reporting date … Did not take classes or compete competitively during the fall and spring semesters of the 2016-17 academic year.
High School: A four-year starter for coach Derek Cook at Kell … Earned first-team all-county, all-region and all-state honors as a senior in 2015 … A two-way player as a tackle on both lines of scrimmage … Registered 55 career tackles and 4.0 sacks during his career as a defender ... Racked up 15 stops and a pair of sacks defensively and 44 pancake blocks offensively during senior campaign … As a junior, posted 17 tackles, including 3.0 for lost yardage in 2014 as a junior ... Booked a career-high 23 stops during sophomore season … Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com … Also ranked as the No. 168 overall player in the state of Georgia and the No. 109 defensive tackle ... In addition to Louisville and East Carolina, also recruited and offered by Syracuse.
Personal: Full name is James Lee DeMatto … Son of Clem DeMatto … Major is university studies.
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