Phidarian Mathis

Phidarian Mathis is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Phidarian Mathis
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 48
PositionDefensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight312 lb (142 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolNeville
(Monroe, Louisiana)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Mathis grew up in Wisner, Louisiana and originally attended Franklin Parish High School.[1] He moved to Monroe, Louisiana after his sophomore year and enrolled at Neville High School.[2] As a senior, he had 41 tackles and seven sacks.[3] Mathis was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Alabama over offers from LSU and TCU.[4][5]

College career

Mathis redshirted his true freshman season at Alabama. He played in all 15 of the Crimson Tide's games as a redshirt freshman and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team.[6] Mathis had 31 tackles, five tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks with a forced fumble as the Crimson Tide won the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship.[7]

References
  1. Lopez, Andrew (February 1, 2017). "Neville's Phidarian Mathis on fallen cousin Tyrell Cameron: 'It was like a brotherhood'". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. "ALABAMA FOOTBALL 2017 SIGNEE: PHIDARIAN MATHIS". Fox Sports. June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. Tyson, Derek (January 31, 2017). "ESPN 300 DT Phidarian Mathis verbally commits to Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. Daniels, Tim (January 31, 2017). "Phidarian Mathis to Alabama: Crimson Tide Land 4-Star DT Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  5. Rabalais, Scott (February 4, 2017). "Rabalais: Phidarian Mathis, LSU recruiting drama? 'We got the guys we want,' Orgeron says". The Advocate. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. McNair, Kirk (December 1, 2020). "Phidarian Mathis Is Big Man With Big Role For Alabama". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. Pachall, David (July 24, 2021). "Alabama's Phidarian Mathis ready for defense to step up in a 'whole new year'". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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