Matthew Tago

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Palmdale, Calif.
High School:
Quartz Hill

CAREER
• Has played in 19 games, making two starts
• Enters 2020 with 34 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four quarterback hurries

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in eight games, making one start
• Tallied 15 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry
• Posted a season-best four tackles twice: against Oklahoma State and at UCLA
• Tallied a solo tackle for loss at Washington State and added half a TFL in the opener versus Oklahoma State

2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in 11 games, making one start against Stanford
• Tallied 19 tackles, with a season-best four twice versus Washington State and Oregon
• Picked up a sack at home versus Southern Utah
• Finished with a pair of forced fumbles - versus Arizona and USC. Recovered the fumble versus the Wildcats
• Credited with three quarterback hurries, including two versus California

QUARTZ HILL HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter for head coach James Vondra
• Rated four stars by 247Sports. Ranked amongst the top 100 players in the state of California
• Two-time all-league selection while at Quartz Hill High School, and named Offensive Player of the Year for the CIF. Earned Most Valuable Player of the Golden League
• Led Quartz Hill to a 13-2 record in 2017
• Played quarterback in addition to linebacker, at Quartz Hill. As a QB, passed for 3,173 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior. Also rushed for 500 yards and 16 touchdowns
• At linebacker, as a senior, made 61 tackles, including 11 for loss. Added one sack with one fumble recovery and one forced fumble
• Paced Quartz Hill to a 10-4 record his junior season. Made 45 tackles, with 10 for loss, along with three sacks, two interceptions, one pass deflection and one forced fumble. Offensively, passed for 1,728 yards and 14 touchdowns while rushing for 476 yards and 10 scores

PERSONAL
• Majoring in sociology and intends to study criminal justice at Oregon State
• Son of Annette and John Tago
• Has two brothers, Brendon and Christian
• Has one sister, Samantha
• Brother, Christian, played collegiately at San Jose State
• Post-collegiate career would like to play professionally or become a police officer
• Chose Oregon State because it is “a great place with a great opportunity for me.”