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2025 Football Roster

15 Eli Matthews

  • Position DB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 165
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Providence, R.I.
  • High School Juanita Sanchez Complex
  • Major Political Science & Pre-Law

Biography

2024: Played in three games for the Corsairs…Recorded 10 total tackles with five solo and five assisted…Posted 1.5 tackles for a loss of six yards...Produced his first career break up on Sept. 20 against Framingham State…Tallied a season-high five tackles in the season home opener versus Nichols…Finished the season with four kick returns for 199 total yards…Produced a team and career-high two kick return touchdowns…Posted three kick returns for 125 yards against the Bison on Sept. 7 along with a season-long 82 yard kick return touchdown…Recorded his second kick return touchdown against Framingham State on Sept. 20 for 74 yards.

2023: Played in nine games for the Corsairs … Hauled in 10 catches for 138 total receiving yards … Averaged 13.8 yards per catch … Served as the Corsairs primary kick returner with 17 returns for 442 total yards … Average 26.0 yards per return … Recorded three catches for a season-high 67 yards, adding 83 yards on two returns, in the season-opening win against Nichols (9/1) … Posted 48 return yards on two returns, including a long of 31 in a win over Curry (9/9) … Had a season-high 135 yards on six returns, including a long of 35 in a tough loss at WestConn (9/30) … Recorded 101 yards on five returns in the New England Bowl loss at Western New England (11/18) …

Before UMass Dartmouth: Two-sport athlete in high school … Member of the Cavaliers football and track & field teams at the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex … 
 
Personal: Child of Akilah Matthews …

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2023Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 165 lbs
    19
  • 2

    2024Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    2
  • 15

    2025Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 165 lbs
    15