Yetur Gross-Matos

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Yetur Gross-Matos
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Gross-Matos with the Carolina Panthers in 2020
No. 94 – San Francisco 49ers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1998-02-26) February 26, 1998 (age 26)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Chancellor
(Fredericksburg, Virginia)
College: Penn State (2017–2019)
NFL draft: 2020  / Round: 2 / Pick: 38
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:142
Sacks:13.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:4
Player stats at PFR

Yetur Akkub Gross-Matos (born February 26, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Gross-Matos was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey but grew in Fredericksburg, Virginia. When Gross-Matos was two years old, his biological father died after a boating accident while trying to rescue Yetur from drowning. When he was 10, his brother died from a lightning strike while they were playing baseball. [1] [2] [3]

Gross-Matos attended Chancellor High School in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. [4] During his high school career, he had 37 sacks. He committed to Pennsylvania State University to play college football. [5]

College career

As a true freshman in 2017, Gross-Matos played in all 13 games and had 17 tackles and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2018, he started all 13 games and had 54 tackles and eight sacks. [6] [7] After a junior year with 14 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks, Gross-Matos decided to forgo his senior year and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft. [8]

College statistics

SeasonGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAsstTotTFLYdsSackYdsIntPDFFFR
2017 1351217281.570000
2018 1336185420888580121
2019 1224164015859.5760101
Total38654611137181191410222

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		266 lb
(121 kg)		34+7⁄8 in
(0.89 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10]

Carolina Panthers

Gross-Matos was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. [11] He was the second defensive end taken behind Chase Young. [12]

In Week 4 against the Arizona Cardinals, Gross-Matos recorded his first career sack, a strip sack on Kyler Murray which was recovered by the Panthers, during the 31–21 win. [13] He suffered an ankle injury in Week 5 and was placed on injured reserve on October 16, 2020. [14] He was activated on November 7, 2020, prior to Week 9. [15] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 30, 2020, [16] and activated on December 10. [17]

On October 24, 2023, Gross-Matos was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. [18] He was activated on December 2. [19]

San Francisco 49ers

On March 14, 2024, Gross-Matos signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [20]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular Season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2020 CAR 127249152.500000.000 1000
2021 CAR 1422818103.501000.000 1 000
2022 CAR 17175418362.500000.00004-20
2023 CAR 1263619124.500000.0000000
Career 5532142647813.001000.00024-20

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  4. ↑ Coghill Jr., Taft (April 24, 2020). "Gross-Matos selected by Carolina Panthers on Day 2 of NFL draft". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Coghill Jr., Taft (February 27, 2016). "Chancellor's Gross-Matos commits to Penn State". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ Coghill Jr., Taft (December 31, 2018). "Gross-Matos hungry for more after breakout sophomore season at Penn State". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
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