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Rockett's Career Game Highs
Receptions: 2 (vs. BYU, 2014)
Receiving Yards: 13 (vs. BYU, 2014)
Long Reception: 7 (vs. BYU, 2014)
All-Purpose Yards: 13 (vs. BYU, 2014)
Tackles: 1 (five times, last at UCLA, 2017)
Blocked Kicks: 1 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Cal Career (2014 – Present)
• Has played in 28 games off the bench during his first four seasons with the Cal program from 2014-16, contributing three receptions for 18 yards receiving, five tackles and one blocked kick
• Has one season of eligibility remaining after being granted a medical redshirt for a 2016 campaign in which he played in the first two games before suffering a season-ending injury
• Recorded all of his receiving numbers including single-game career highs of two receptions and 13 yards receiving that included a career-long seven-yard catch in the the season finale against BYU when he played in a career-high all 12 games as a 2014 freshman
• Has single tackles in five different contests including four as a 2017 junior at Oregon, vs. Oregon State, at Stanford and at UCLA, as well as one along with a blocked kick in the season-opener vs. Grambling State during his 2015 sophomore campaign
• One of two active Cal players with a team-high-tying single career blocked kick along with Ray Hudson
Senior (2018)
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Junior (2017)
• Played in seven games off the bench including each of the final six primarily on special teams and made four tackles with one each at Oregon, vs. Oregon State, at Stanford and at UCLA
• Did not play in the spring game
Junior (2016)
• Played in the first two games of the campaign against Hawai'i and at San Diego State before suffering a season-ending injury and was granted a medical redshirt
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury
Sophomore (2015)
• Played in seven games off the bench including each of the final four and finished with one tackle at Stanford and one blocked kick in the season-opener vs. Grambling State
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury
Freshman (2014)
• Played in all 12 games off the bench and contributed three receptions for 24 yards receiving
• One of five true freshmen along with Devante Downs, Vic Enwere, Tre Watson and Noah Westerfield to play in all 12 contests
• Recorded career highs of two receptions and 13 yards receiving that included a career-long seven-yard catch in the season finale vs. BYU
• Also had the first catch of his career for five yards vs. Oregon
Mater Dei HS (Class of 2014)
• Had 19 receptions for 429 yards receiving and four touchdowns as a 2013 senior for a team that finished 11-3 overall and reached the Southern Section Pac 5 Division finals while ranking No. 3 in California and No. 10 nationally in the final polls according to MaxPreps
• Totaled 691 all-purpose yards as a senior, adding 148 yards on eight kick returns, 38 yards on four punt returns and 76 yards on a team-high-tying three interceptions including two against Edison, one of which he brought back for a 75-yard pick six
• Also contributed 32 tackles and six pass breakups as a senior
• Had 32 tackles including a single-game career-high 12 against St. John Bosco, as well as 3.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions that he returned 77 yards, two pass breakups, one fumble that he returned eight yards, one blocked punt, and one punt return for two yards as a 2012 junior when his squad reached the Southern Section Pac-5 Division title game and finished with an 11-3 overall record for the first of two straight seasons
• Played prep football with current Cal teammates Gerran Brown, Chase Forrest, Malik McMorris, Justin Norbeck and Addison Ooms
Other
• Full name is Matthew Evan Rockett
• Born August 31, 1995
• Son of Tom and Lanette Rockett
• Major is American studies
• One of seven players on the 2018 roster who prepped at Mater Dei High School along with fellow seniors Chase Forrest, Malik McMorris, Justin Norbeck and Addison Ooms, junior Gerran Brown and freshman Nikko Remigio
Last Updated
June 10, 2018
