Matt Wilhelm
Wilhelm at 49ers training camp in August 2010 | |||||||||||
No. 56, 57, 50 | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Oberlin, Ohio,U.S. | February 2, 1981||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Elyria Catholic(Elyria, Ohio) | ||||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2003/ Round: 4 / Pick: 112 | ||||||||||
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Matthew Wilhelm(born February 2, 1981) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who is a radio/TV football analyst. He
He was alinebackerin theNational Football League(NFL) for eight seasons during the early 2000s. He playedcollege footballfor theOhio State Buckeyes,earning consensusAll-Americanhonors in 2002. He was selected by theSan Diego Chargersin the fourth round of the2003 NFL draft,also played for theSan Francisco 49ersandGreen Bay Packersof the NFL, and was a member of the Packers'Super Bowl XLVchampionship team that beat thePittsburgh Steelers.He is currently a football analyst/show host forWKNRAM 850 andWEWS-TV5 inCleveland.
Early life
[edit]Wilhelm was born inOberlin, Ohio,and grew up inLorain, Ohio.He attendedElyria Catholic High SchoolinElyria, Ohio.He amassed 100 tackles, 26 for loss, and 11 sacks as a senior, and was named a first-team All-Ohio selection. He also playedtight endandrunning back.[1]In 2002, his high school retired his No. 34 jersey.
College career
[edit]Wilhelm attended Ohio State University, and played for coachJohn Cooperand coachJim Tressel'sOhio State Buckeyes footballteams from 1999 to 2002. Wilhelm was moved to middle linebacker before his sophomore season and started every game. In his first game as a starter against Fresno State, Wilhelm intercepted aDavid Carrpass and ran it 25 yards for a touchdown.[2]The following year, he earned theRandy GradisharAward as the team's top linebacker and made all of the defensive calls. As a senior in 2002, Wilhelm was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American,[3]and helped his team win aBCS National Championshipwith a team-leading 11 tackles in a 31–24Fiesta Bowlvictory over theMiami Hurricanes.Wilhelm ended the year with a career-high 121 tackles and ended his career with the 6th most career tackles for loss for Ohio State all-time.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |||||
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄4in (0.26 m) |
4.79 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
27 | |||||
Wonderlic and arm and hand spans were taken at theNFL Scouting Combine;all other measurables were taken atPro Day.[5] |
San Diego Chargers
[edit]Wilhelm was selected by theSan Diego Chargersin the fourth round of the2003 NFL draft.[6]He spent the first four years of his career mostly onspecial teamsand as a backup. In 2007, he became a full-time starter afterDonnie Edwardssigned with theKansas City Chiefs.He was released by the Chargers on July 24, 2009.
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Wilhelm was signed by thePhiladelphia Eagleson August 4, 2009, after starting middle linebackerStewart Bradleysuffered a season-ending knee injury. He was waived on September 5, 2009.
San Francisco 49ers
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Matt_Wilhelm_2009.jpg/220px-Matt_Wilhelm_2009.jpg)
Wilhelm was signed by theSan Francisco 49erson October 19, 2009, after reserve linebackerJeff Ulbrichwas placed oninjured reserve.He was re-signed to a one-year contract on March 4, 2010. He was cut on September 3, 2010.
Green Bay Packers
[edit]Wilhelm was signed by theGreen Bay Packerson October 26, 2010.
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2003 | SDG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | SDG | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | SDG | 16 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SDG | 16 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SDG | 14 | 14 | 97 | 74 | 23 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | SDG | 16 | 7 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | SFO | 11 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | GNB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
89 | 22 | 243 | 187 | 56 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2004 | SDG | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SDG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SDG | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | SDG | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | GNB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retirement
[edit]After winningSuper Bowl XLVas a member of the Packers, Wilhelm decided to retire from the NFL. In 2013, he was hired byClevelandradio stationWKNRAM 850 to be a football analyst, co-host ofCleveland BrownsDaily,and serve as a co-host for the station's Ohio State Buckeyes pregame show. He also appears on ClevelandABCaffiliateWEWS-TV5 as a Buckeyes andBrownsanalyst.[7][8]
In 2016, Wilhelm's hometown paper,The Morning Journal,changed the name of its annual high school football Player of the Year award to The Matt Wilhelm Award in recognition of Wilhelm's lifetime of football achievements.[9]
In 2017, Wilhelm was announced as a member of the 2017 Lorain Sports Hall of Fame class.[10]
Awards and honors
[edit]High school
[edit]- 1998 All-Ohio First-team
College
[edit]- 2002 All-Big Ten First-team
- 2002 Consensus All-American
- 2002 National Championship (as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes)
NFL
[edit]- Super Bowl XLVwinner (as a member of the Green Bay Packers)
References
[edit]- ^CSTV.com: #1 in College SportsArchived2007-02-17 at theWayback Machine
- ^NCAA Football - Fresno State vs. Ohio State
- ^2011 NCAA Football Records Book,Award Winners,National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^Chargers.com - Team » Roster » #57 Matt Wilhelm | LBArchived2007-06-08 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Matt Wilhelm prospect profile".NFL. Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2003.
- ^"2003 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMarch 28,2023.
- ^Wilhelm's post playing career - Lake County News Herald
- ^Wilhelm on WEWS - Twitter.com
- ^Behm, Jon."High school football: Introducing the Matt Wilhelm award".RetrievedMay 3,2017.
- ^"Lorain Sports Hall of Fame announces 2017 class".RetrievedMay 3,2017.
External links
[edit]- Green Bay Packers bio
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