#54 Matt Fagan Season 2019-20

Hawk Item – – Joined program as walk-on before earning scholarship beginning spring semester, 2022 . . . earned Dean’s List recognition, spring, 2019 . . . Dean’s List and President’s List, fall, 2019, Dean’s List and President’s List, spring, 2020, Dean’s List and President’s List, fall, 2020. Dean’s List and President’s List, spring 2021.

2022 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for fourth year . . . 2022 – – Listed as second team left guard following spring practice . . . did not see any game action.

2021 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for third year . . . 2021 – – Saw first action of career in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana . . . saw action in 30-7 win over Kent State as offense rushed for 206 yards and gained 418 yards total offense . . . saw action in 51-14 win at Maryland as offense gained 428 yards total offense.

2020 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for second year . . . 2020 – – Did not see any gane action.

2019 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2019 – – Did not see any game action.

2018 – – Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.

High school honors – – Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior, along with all-district and All-Western Iowa honors . . . competed in Blue-Grey all-area game following senior season and Iowa Shrine Bowl . . . second-team all-state as a junior, along with all-city, all-district and All-Western Iowa honors . . . was first-team all-city, all-district and All-Western Iowa as a freshman and sophomore . . . Career – – Four-year football letterman as offensive and defensive lineman . . . prep team posted 21-3 record in final two seasons, reaching state semifinals each year . . . recorded 50.5 tackles as a senior, including four tackles for loss, and one interception and one fumble recovery . . . as a junior totaled 42.5 tackles, with two tackles for loss and two QB sacks . . . 36.5 tackles as a sophomore, with five tackles for loss and one sack . . . 27 tackles, including five tackles for loss, as a freshman . . . three-year team captain . . . also competed in basketball and track . . . prep track team won state title as a senior and basketball team was state runner-up in 2016.

Personal – – Born 6/29/99 . . . public health major . . . four-year member of Gold Honor Roll as a prep, with 4.2 GPA . . . parents are Chris and Chuck Fagan . . . brother of LB Greg Fagan . . . high school coach was Pat Ryan.