2012 (Senior): Appeared in three games during the season…was sideline the majority of the campaign following an injury…finished with just one tackle in the Louisiana game.
2011 (Junior): Played in nine games...had one quarterback hurry.
2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in nine games, earning two starts, those coming in the final two games of the year against Middle Tennessee (12/4) and against Toledo (12/26) in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl…recorded four tackles, including half a tackle for loss at Louisiana (11/20).
2009 (Freshman): Played in five games, all as a reserve…had two unassisted tackles against Louisiana (10/31)…made three stops against Middle Tennessee (11/7)…had three tackles, including 1.5 for a loss against North Texas (11/14)…had three tackles and half a sack against FAU (12/5).
Spuce Creek: Chose FIU over interest from Appalachian State, FAU and Georgia Southern…2008 Florida Sports Writers Association Class 6A All-State First-Team…2009 Daytona Beach News Journal Boys’ Athlete of the Year…2008 Daytona Beach News Journal Named Volusia County Defensive Player of the Year…2008 Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Football Team…as a senior, had 70 tackles, 38 for loss, and caused five fumbles…rated among the top defensive linemen in the state by MaxPreps during his junior (No. 47) and senior (No. 33) seasons…also competed in both weightlifting and track and field for Spruce Creek…won the deciding points at the 2008 state weightlifting meet to give Spruce Creek a share of the team state championship title…that same year, he qualified for the Class 4A state meet in track and field…threw shot put and discus events…en route to the state meet, on the final qualifying day, he hoisted the day's best total (645 pounds) in weightlifting, setting a school record for the 238-pound weight class with a clean-and-jerk of 340…outside, he placed second in the shot put (49 feet, 1 inch) and third in the discus (143-0), despite taking only one discus warm-up toss.
Personal: Born January 24, 1991...son of Dana and Marla Mattox...has two siblings Adrian and Amber...graduated in the summer of 2012 with a degree in sports administration and fitness...currently enrolled in graduate school.
