Matt Flanagan

Position:
TE
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-6
Weight:
260
Hometown:
Chester, N.J.
High School:
West Morris Mendham

2017: Joined Pitt as a graduate transfer from Rutgers…started the initial nine games of the season before missing the final three due to injury…had 17 receptions for 160 yards (9.4 avg.) on the season…had a career-high four catches (for 22 yards) at Syracuse…had a career-high 43 receiving yards (on three catches) against Oklahoma State…made a career-long 30-yard catch in his Pitt debut against Youngstown State...named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

AT RUTGERS (2013-16): Played in 33 career games, making 17 starts for the Scarlet Knights…totaled 18 catches for 145 yards and three touchdowns…redshirted in 2013…a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at West Morris Mendham under Coach Doug Kirk…an all-county and all-conference tight end for the Minutemen…recognized as one of the top five tight end prospects in New Jersey by The Star-Ledger…compiled 22 receptions for 273 yards (12.4 avg.) and two touchdowns as a senior…captain and team MVP…a three-year member of the track and field team, throwing the shot put, discus and javelin…also played basketball and lacrosse…National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Matthew John Flanagan, born 3/26/95, is the son of Michael and Jeannine Flanagan…has three brothers and one sister…earned his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers in biological sciences with a minor in entrepreneurship…enrolled in Pitt's Katz Graduate School of Business to earn his MBA.