Matt DeSomer

Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Lowell, Ind.
High School:
Andrean
Major:
Management,Accounting

2018 (SENIOR)

• Played in all 11 games
• Made 6 starts at quarterback, including the last 5 games
• Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after leading SIU to a 49-35 win at Missouri State, in which he completed 19-of-24 passes for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus 92 rushing yards
• Passed for 1,065 yards and 9 TDs and rushed for 422 yards and 7 TDs on the season
• His 422 rushing yards were the 5th most by a quarterback in school history
• His 4 rushing touchdowns versus South Dakota State were the 3rd most in school history and the most by a quarterback
• Won the team's Harry Bobbitt Award and Toughest Saluki Award

2017 (JUNIOR)

• Started the season as a safety and moved to quarterback after the injury to starting QB Sam Straub
• Played in nine games and started the season finale at Western Illinois at QB
• The team’s third-leading rusher with 301 yards on 55 carries (5.5 average)
• Threw for 220 yards on 21-for-41 passing with two touchdowns
• Led SIU in rushing, passing, and receiving vs. Youngstown State

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

• Played in 10 games
• Ran 34 times for 119 yards and three touchdowns
• Went 4-for-6 passing for 19 yards
• Made two tackles on special teams

2015 (FRESHMAN)

• Played in all 11 games and started two, the final two games of the season (vs. Illinois State and at Northern Iowa)
• Ran 23 times for 111 yards, went 2-for-3 passing with 28 yards, caught 10 passes for 76 yards

2014

• Redshirted
• Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL

Named Northwest Indiana Player of the Year by The Northwest Indiana Times, Post-Tribune and Lakeshore Media...Led Andrean to a 15-0 season and a 3A state title in 2013...Finished third in the state in Mr. Football voting...Andrean's all-time leading rusher, second all-time passer and all-time leading scorer with 91 career touchdowns...Selected first-team All-Area by The Times...As a senior, threw for 2,512 yards and 35 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,607 yards and 19 touchdowns....Also a pitcher for the Andrean baseball team...Voted All-Area and All-Conference his sophomore and junior seasons...Became the second player in IHSAA history to quarterback his school to a football state title and earn a win in the state baseball title game as a pitcher...As a senior, posted a 9-0 record with a 0.85 ERA as well as a .393 batting average.

PERSONAL

Born June 7, 1995, in Naperville, Ill....Son of Tammy and Tim DeSomer...Has two older brothers, Brandon and Bryan, and a younger sister, Morgan...Majoring in management, accounting.