Yetur Gross-Matos
![]() Gross-Matos with the Carolina Panthers in 2020 | |||||||||
No. 94 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | February 26, 1998||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Chancellor (Fredericksburg, Virginia) | ||||||||
College: | Penn State (2017–2019) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Yetur Akkub Gross-Matos (born February 26, 1998) is an
Early life
Gross-Matos was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey but grew in Fredericksburg, Virginia. When Gross-Matos was two years old, his biological father died after a boating accident while trying to rescue Yetur from drowning. When he was 10, his brother died from a lightning strike while they were playing baseball.[1][2][3]
Gross-Matos attended Chancellor High School in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.[4] During his high school career, he had 37 sacks. He committed to Pennsylvania State University to play college football.[5]
College career
As a true freshman in 2017, Gross-Matos played in all 13 games and had 17 tackles and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2018, he started all 13 games and had 54 tackles and eight sacks.
College statistics
Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
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Solo | Asst | Tot | TFL | Yds | Sack | Yds | Int | PD | FF | FR | ||
2017 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 13 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 20 | 88 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2019 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 15 | 85 | 9.5 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 38 | 65 | 46 | 111 | 37 | 181 | 19 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
266 lb (121 kg) |
34+7⁄8 in (0.89 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
20 reps | ||||||
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Carolina Panthers
Gross-Matos was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[11] He was the second defensive end taken behind Chase Young.[12]
In Week 4 against the
On October 24, 2023, Gross-Matos was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[18] He was activated on December 2.[19]
San Francisco 49ers
On March 14, 2024, Gross-Matos signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[20]
NFL career statistics
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Regular Season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2020 | CAR | 12 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | CAR | 14 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | CAR | 17 | 17 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
2023 | CAR | 12 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 55 | 32 | 142 | 64 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
References
- ^ Murphy, Dan (June 14, 2019). "How two tragedies shaped top NFL prospect Yetur Gross-Matos". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ McGonigal, John (June 28, 2017). "Penn State's Yetur Gross-Matos playing inspired football for late brother". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Giger, Cory (December 30, 2018). "PSU's Gross-Matos has endured tragedy". sungazette.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Coghill Jr., Taft (April 24, 2020). "Gross-Matos selected by Carolina Panthers on Day 2 of NFL draft". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Coghill Jr., Taft (February 27, 2016). "Chancellor's Gross-Matos commits to Penn State". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Coghill Jr., Taft (December 31, 2018). "Gross-Matos hungry for more after breakout sophomore season at Penn State". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Wogenrich, Mark (August 4, 2019). "Penn State's Yetur Gross-Matos returns from suspension motivated, 'more mature'". York Dispatch. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Fitz, Sean (December 3, 2019). "Gross-Matos to forgo final season at PSU, will play in bowl". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Yetur Gross-Matos Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State, DE, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (April 24, 2020). "Panthers select DE Yetur Gross-Matos in second round". Panthers.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers - October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (October 16, 2020). "Panthers place Tyler Larsen on reserve/COVID-19 list, Yetur Gross-Matos on reserve/injured list". Panthers.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (November 7, 2020). "Panthers activate Christian McCaffrey, Yetur Gross-Matos". Panthers.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Panthers place Yetur Gross-Matos on reserve/COVID-19 list". Panthers.com. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Weaver, Tim (December 10, 2020). "Panthers activate rookie DE Yetur Gross-Matos from reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Panthers place three on IR, activate one, agree to terms with two". Panthers.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (December 2, 2023). "Jaycee Horn, Jeremy Chinn, Yetur Gross-Matos activated". Panthers.com.
- ^ "49ers Acquire DL in Trade with Texans; Sign Three Free Agents". 49ers.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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