Jacob "Jake" Matthews is an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
Education
Matthews attended Elkins High School in Missouri City, where he was a standout offensive lineman for the Elkins Knights high school football team In his senior season, Matthews was a first-team all-district and all-greater Houston honoree as his team finished the season with a 9–3 record, after being eliminated from the UIL Class 5A Division II playoffs by Clear Springs. He chose Texas Agricultural and Mechanical over offers from Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Oregon, Texas, Texas Technical, Southern California, and Stanford.
Career
He was drafted by the Falcons sixth overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical.
He was teammates with Doctorate. J. Hayden. Matthews was invited to play in the 2010 United States. Army All-American Bowl, and also earned 2009 High School All-American honors by United States of America Today, Parade, and SuperPrep.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was listed as the Number.
7 offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2010. As a junior in 2012, Matthews was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection.
He also received first team All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America. During his senior season, Matthews played left tackle after playing right tackle for the previous three seasons.
From 2010-2012, Matthews played alongside Luke Joeckel, who played left tackle from 2010-2012.
In September 2013, an NFL.com writer asked five NFL executives who"s the better player. Two of the five executives said Matthews. As a senior in 2013, Matthews was again a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection.
2014 NFL Draft
Matthews was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
With Luke Joeckel having been selected second overall in the 2013 NFL Draft, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical becomes the first school with consecutive top-10 selected offensive lineman since University of Southern California"s Tyron Smith and Matt Kalil in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Atlanta Falcons
Matthews was selected with the sixth overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Matthews was born in Missouri City, Texas. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews and the younger brother of Kevin Matthews, a center who also played for the Aggies.
He is also the cousin of Clay Matthews III, a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, and Casey Matthews, a linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings.
The Matthews football dynasty family tree:.