SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024: Matt was a third team All-Empire 8 honoree...Played in and started eight games during the season for Cortland...Recorded 26 total tackles, including 11 solo tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and five quarterback hurries...Made a season-high six tackles in a win over Endicott in the second round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Registered five tackles and one quarterback hurry in a home win over Ithaca in the 65th Cortaca Jug Game...Had 1.0 tackle for loss and added three quarterback hurries in a home victory over Lycoming...Provided 1.0 tackle for loss and three tackles in a home win over Morrisville...Chipped in four tackles in a road victory over Susquehanna...Made four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in a road win at Brockport...Intercepted one pass and had one quarterback hurry in a win at Utica...Team captain in 2024.

2023: Started all 15 games...Finished the season with 44 tackles (2.5 for loss), a forced fumble and 14 quarterback hurries...Season-high eight tackles and a forced fumble versus Grove City in NCAA second round; the forced fumble came in the fourth quarter with Cortland down by seven and set up the winning drive...Six tackles against Susquehanna and five tackles versus Brockport...Finished with four tackles each in NCAA semifinals at Randolph-Macon and NCAA finals versus North Central.

2022: Saw the field in all 11 games, starting the last four...Registered 20 tackles, eight solo, five tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one pass break up...Recorded five tackles and two sacks in a home win versus St. John Fisher...Registered a sack in a win at Brockport.

2021: Played in a home win versus Buffalo State and in victories at Hartwick and St. John Fisher...Registered a tackle at St. John Fisher.

High School: Graduated from John Jay in 2021...Three-year starter in football...Three-time all-league selection...Named all-conference as a junior...Earned all-section honors, league Defensive Lineman of the Year and a Golden Dozen selection as a senior...Four-year member of the wrestling team and was all-league each year...Sectional qualifier as a junior...Earned all-section honors and was sectional runner-up as a senior.

Parents: Rebecca and Joe Ferrer...Siblings: Victoria, Nick, Joe, Andrew.