Matt Peart
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Peart in 2020
Denver Broncos
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 26)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Governor's Academy
(Byfield, Massachusetts)
College:UConn (2015–2019)
NFL draft:2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 99
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:40
Games started:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Matthew Peart (born June 11, 1997) is a Jamaican-born American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at UConn and has previously played in the NFL for the New York Giants.

Early years

Peart was born in Kingston, Jamaica and his family immigrated to the United States when he was four years old, settling in The Bronx, New York.[2] Peart played basketball and participated in the Oliver Scholars Program, which prepares students from underserved communities for top independent schools. Peart earned a scholarship to attend The Governor's Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts.[3][4] Despite never having played the sport before, Peart became an offensive and defensive lineman for the school's football team and helped the Governors to four straight Independent School League championships. Rated a two-star recruit, Peart committed to play college football at the University of Connecticut.[5]

College career

Peart redshirted his true freshman season at UConn.[6] He was named the Huskies' starting left tackle during spring practice after redshirting started all 12 of the team's games at that position during his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons before moving to right tackle before his redshirt junior season.[7][8] Peart again started all 12 of UConn's games as during his redshirt junior season. In his final season, Peart was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference.[9] Peart started all 48 games during his four seasons of eligibility.[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 6+5⁄8 in
(2.00 m) 		318 lb
(144 kg) 		36+5⁄8 in
(0.93 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 5.06 s 1.75 s 2.94 s 4.92 s 8.01 s 30 in
(0.76 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		 26 reps 20
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]

New York Giants

2020

Peart was selected by the New York Giants in the third round with the 99th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[13]

Peart made his NFL debut on September 27, 2020, in a 9–36 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.[14] Peart made his first career start during Week 6, taking the place of Andrew Thomas after Thomas arrived late for a team meeting and was subsequently benched.[15] Peart was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 20, 2020,[16] and activated on December 1.[17]

2021

Peart got his first start of the season at right tackle against the Dallas Cowboys with Andrew Thomas hurt and Nate Solder moving to left tackle.[18] In Week 16 against the Philadelphia Eagles Peart suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve on December 27.[19] He finished the season playing in 15 games with five starts at right tackle.

2022

On August 23, 2022, Peart was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the season.[20] On November 12, 2022, Peart was activated from the reserve list.[21]

2023

On October 25, 2023, Peart was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[22] On December 24, 2023, Peart was activated from reserve.[23]

Denver Broncos

On March 20, 2024, Peart signed a one–year contract with the Denver Broncos.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Matt Peart Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ Anthony, Mike (August 29, 2016). "Only 19, UConn Left Tackle Matt Peart Has Grown Up Quickly". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Brugler, Dane (November 20, 2019). "Meet the Prospect: From Jamaica to the Bronx to UConn – and soon the NFL for tackle Matt Peart". The Athletic. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Czikk, Joseph (March 13, 2020). "Could the Giants snag Bronx-born mauler Matt Peart in the draft?". BigBlueView.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Hall, Brendan (November 12, 2014). "Governor's OL/DL Matt Peart commits to UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "UConn freshman tackle Matthew Peart eager to get started". New Haven Register. August 28, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Fuller, Jim (March 6, 2018). "UConn lineman Matt Peart moving from left to right tackle". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Redshirt freshman Peart pleasant surprise at left tackle". New Haven Register. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Ostrout, Neill (December 5, 2019). "Peart named first team all-AAC". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Fuller, Jim (February 29, 2020). "UConn's Peart, Madison's Driscoll and New London's Dillon shine at NFL scouting combine". New Haven Register. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "NFL PLAYER INFO - Matt Peart". nfl.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Connecticut OT Matt Peart : 2020 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Giants draft UConn OT Matt Peart in 3rd round". Giants.com. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. ^ Benton, Dan (September 28, 2020). "Giants vs. 49ers: Statistics, numbers and broken records". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "Giants sit first-round OT Andrew Thomas for being late to team meeting". NFL.com. October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Moraitis, Mike (November 20, 2020). "Giants to place Matt Peart, Dante Pettis, Kaden Smith on COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  17. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Transactions: 3 Giants activated off COVID-19 list; Kyler Fackrell to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Lee, Michael (October 10, 2021). "New York Giants Fall to Dallas Cowboys, 44-20: Instant Reaction". FanNation.
  19. ^ Rush, Doug (December 27, 2021). "Giants' Matt Peart out for season after tearing ACL in Week 16". Giantswire.com.
  20. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 23, 2022). "Darrian Beavers to IR; Giants reduce roster to 80 players". Giants.com.
  21. ^ "Giants activate OT Matt Peart; TE Lawrence Cager, DL Henry Mondeaux elevated from practice squad". Giants.com. November 12, 2022.
  22. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 25, 2023). "Giants add 2 RBs; Eric Gray, Matt Peart to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  23. ^ "OT Evan Neal to IR; OT Matt Peart activated among Sunday roster moves". Giants.com. December 24, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  24. ^ "Broncos sign unrestricted free agent T Matt Peart to 1-year contract". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

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