Matthew Ydarraga

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
254
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
Catholic HS

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2015)

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2018)
• Saw action in all 13 games for the Bulldogs, making lone start in 2018 SoFi Hawaii Bowl versus Hawaii (12/22).
• Totaled 20 tackles (four solo, 16 assists) and 1.0 tackle for loss.
• Had back-to-back games with a season-high four tackles against Southern (9/8) and No. 6 LSU (9/22).

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017)
• Appeared in all 13 games, while making four starts on the season.
• Registered 33 total tackles (26 solo, 7 assists), 3.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, four QB hurries and two forced fumbles.
• Registered at least one a tackle in every game, including a career-high five against UTSA (11/25) and
FAU (11/11).

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016)
• Saw action in 14 games, registering six total tackles (3 solo, 3 assists).
• Recorded a season-high two solo tackles and a tackle for loss in LA Tech’s road game at Texas Tech (9/17).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015)
• Saw action in six games, totaling nine tackles (4 solo, 5 assists).
• Had two tackles for loss (8 yards) and a half sack for a loss of four.
• Had a career-high four total tackles in LA Tech’s win over ULL (10/3).

FRESHMAN (2014)
• Redshirted as a true freshman, did not see action.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Catholic High School in 2014.
• Lettered in football for three years.
• Received all-state and all-metro honors his senior year and was named all-district his junior and senior years.
• Played in the LHSCA All-Star Game his senior year.
• Coached by Dale Weiner.

PERSONAL
Matthew Ydarraga ... Son of Mark and Dana Ydarraga ... Born on July 16, 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana ... Has two brothers, Josh and Luke.