Matt Peart

Matthew Peart (born June 11, 1997) is a Jamaican-born American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UConn.

Matt Peart
No. 74 – New York Giants
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997
Kingston, Jamaica
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Governor's Academy
(Byfield, Massachusetts)
College:UConn
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Peart was born in Kingston, Jamaica and his family immigrated to the United States when he was four years old, settling in The Bronx, New York.[1] Peart played basketball and participated in the Oliver Scholars Program, which prepares students from underserved communities for top independent schools. Peart earned a scholarship to attend The Governor's Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts.[2][3] Despite never having played the sport before, Peart became an offensive and defensive lineman for the school's football team and helped the Governors to four straight Independent School League championships. Rated a two-star recruit, Peart committed to play college football at the University of Connecticut.[4]

College career

Peart redshirted his true freshman season at UConn.[5] He was named the Huskies' starting left tackle during spring practice after redshirting started all 12 of the team's games at that position during his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons before moving to right tackle before his redshirt junior season.[6][7] Peart again started all 12 of UConn's games as during his redshirt junior season. In his final season, Peart was named first team All-American Athletic Conference.[8] Peart started all 48 games during his four seasons of eligibility.[9]

Professional career

Peart was selected in the third round with the 99th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.[10]

References
  1. Anthony, Mike (August 29, 2016). "Only 19, UConn Left Tackle Matt Peart Has Grown Up Quickly". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. Brugler, Dane (November 20, 2019). "Meet the Prospect: From Jamaica to the Bronx to UConn – and soon the NFL for tackle Matt Peart". The Athletic. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. Czikk, Joseph (March 13, 2020). "Could the Giants snag Bronx-born mauler Matt Peart in the draft?". BigBlueView.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. Hall, Brendan (November 12, 2014). "Governor's OL/DL Matt Peart commits to UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. "UConn freshman tackle Matthew Peart eager to get started". New Haven Register. August 28, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. Fuller, Jim (March 6, 2018). "UConn lineman Matt Peart moving from left to right tackle". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. "Redshirt freshman Peart pleasant surprise at left tackle". New Haven Register. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  8. Ostrout, Neill (December 5, 2019). "Peart named first team all-AAC". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  9. Fuller, Jim (February 29, 2020). "UConn's Peart, Madison's Driscoll and New London's Dillon shine at NFL scouting combine". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  10. "Giants draft UConn OT Matt Peart in 3rd round". Giants.com. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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