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  Matthew Kawulok
Matthew Kawulok

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Boulder, Colo.

High School:
Monarch High

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 245

Position:
Tight End

Birthdate:
08/21/1987

Experience:
2L

Has been a part of the Aztec tight end rotation each of the past two seasons, playing in 19 career contests ... Redshirted in 2005, before starting six times in 2006 ... Brothers, Chris and Michael, both play football at Colorado State ... SDSU scholar-athlete both semesters in 2006 and 2007.

2007: Limited to seven games due to injury ... Played but did not log a catch against Washington State ... First reception of the year at ASU for two yards ... Saw field time in the team's four outings against Portland State, Cincinnati, Colorado Sate, Utah and New Mexico ... Started at Utah and logged one kickoff return for 10 yards ... Also returned a kickoff against New Mexico ... DNP in last five games (inj.) ... Received the President's Award for Highest Standards of Academic and Athletic Excellence at the team banquet.

2006: Played in all 12 games, starting six times ... Logged his first career reception - a 23-yarder - in his first career game against UTEP ... First career starts against Wisconsin, SJSU, Utah, BYU and Cal Poly ... One catch for four yards at SJSU ... Career-long 24-yard reception in the win over Air Force ... Returned a kickoff 15 yards at Wyoming ... One catch vs. UNLV (15 yards) and at TCU.

2005: Did not play his first year on campus, utilizing his redshirt season.

High School: A standout linebacker and tight end at Monarch High School ... An all-conference, all-region and all-state pick in Colorado ... Played on an 11-1 team that reached the state quarterfinals ... Had 102 tackles, including 21 for loss, as a linebacker ... Had 10 receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns on offense ... First-team all-conference selection on both offense and defense ... Also a member of the Coyotes basketball team ... An academic all-conference and all-state selection.

Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1987, in Boulder, Colo. ... Son of Ted and Kim Kawulok ... Brothers Chris and Michael play football at Colorado State ... Father is an assistant football coach at Monarch High School ... Major is business.

KAWULOK'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year

G

No

Yds

TD

Avg.

2006

12

5

65

0

13.0

2007

7

1

2

0

2.0

TOTALS

19

6

67

0

11.1

Career Highs:Receptions: 1, six times; Receiving Yards: 24 vs. AFA (10/21/06); Long Reception: 24 vs. Air Force (10/21/06).