Matthew Page

Position:
Offensive Tackle
Height:
6-6
Weight:
300
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
East Chicago, Ind.
High School:
Central

2013 (Sr.): Made 15th career start vs. Miami University . . . started 12 games this season . . . part of an offensive line that has blocked for record setting seasons by Keith Wenning (quarterback), Willie Snead (wide receiver) and Jahwan Edwards (running back) . . . helped Ball State rank 17th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed with an average of 1.17 per game.

2012 (Jr.): Played in 13 games, including the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg . . . started at Central Michigan and at Miami University . . . part of an offensive line that blocked for Jahwan Edwards' 1,410 yards rushing - the third highest single-season total in Ball State history . . . protected quarterback Keith Wenning, who set a school record with 301 completions and threw for the third best single season total of 3,095 passing yards in school history.

2011 (So.): Made first career start at Oklahoma . . . played in eight games.

2010: (Fr.): Played in three games -- at Iowa, vs Western Michigan and at Kent State . . . earned first letter.

2009: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in football for Coach A.J. Rodriguez . . . helped the team to a 5-5 record as a senior . . . Hammond Times All-Area First Team as a senior after earning second-team honors as a junior and receiving honorable mention as a sophomore . . . Gary Post Tribune All-Area Second Team as a senior after receiving honorable mention as a junior . . . voted East Chicago Central’s Most Improved Player as a junior and Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman as a senior . . . team captain as a senior.

Personal: Son of Mark and Antonia Page . . . born Oct. 3, 1990, in East Chicago, Ind. . . . one sister . . . cousin, Greg Page, played football at Kentucky . . . uncle, Robert Page, played for the Indiana Pacers in the American Basketball Association . . . full name is Matthew Amadeus Page.

PAGE, Matthew