Matt Castelo
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Date of birth: | March 26, 1986 | ||||
| Place of birth: | San Jose, California | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | San Jose (CA) Valley Christian | ||||
| College: | San Jose State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||
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| Tackles: | 3 |
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| Sacks: | 1.0 |
Matthew Alexander "Matt" Castelo (born March 26, 1986) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
Castelo was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Born in San Jose, California to a Filipino American family, Castelo attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose, where he earned All-Central Coast Section honors twice. As a senior, he had 128 tackles, 10 sacks and was named league’s "Linebacker of the Year".
Castelo started with the San Jose State Spartans in 2004. In his first game against Washington, Castelo had an interception. In 2005, Castelo finished the season with 91 tackles.
In 2006, Castelo was ranked number-two nationally with 165 total tackles. He earned second-team all-WAC honors, and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Castelo had 18 tackles and 2 forced fumbles and was named the defensive Most Valuable Player. He was named to ESPN.com's all-Bowl team.
In 2007, Castelo returned as the nation’s top returning tackler in terms of career average with a 9.42 per game. Castelo had 141 tackles in his senior season. He was named to the all-WAC first team with teammate Dwight Lowery. Castelo completed his career at San Jose State with 433 (203 solo) tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions in 43 games.
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