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ASU: Made the move from safety to linebacker this spring...is listed as the No. 1 play at "Devil" back, the new position in ASU's 4-3 defense...plays the same position as former Sun Devil star Darren Woodson...Woodson, a Dallas Cowboys star, was Fawley's favorite player while growing up in Texas...is also a key contributor on special teams...will be a three-year starter in 2004.
2003: Played in all 12 games, starting four...played on almost 300 special teams plays during the season...earned ASU's Special Teams Iron Man Award...finished fourth on the team with 74 tackles (46 solo stops)...ranked 27th in the Pac-10 at 6.2 tackles per game...recorded a sack for 11 yards Sept. 11 at Iowa...also had 11 tackles and a pair of tackles for loss vs. the Hawkeyes...tallied a career-high 12 tackles against Stanford (11 solo)...was fifth on the team with seven tackles for loss for 23 yards...broke up two passes on the season...forced a fumble Sept. 25 at Oregon State.
2002: Played in eight games, starting four...notched 38 tackles, 24 were solo efforts...in his first game back from the broken arm, Fawley had an outstanding game against USC, recording 10 tackles, nine were unassisted, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup... had nine tackles vs. Eastern Washington...recovered a fumble and had four tackles at Arizona.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas...Student Sports Magazine Junior All-American...ranked as the 11th-best defensive back in the nation by SWFab50 recruiting.com...was ranked as the 87th-best player in the state of Texas by Lonestarrecruiting.rivals.com...earned All-Region II first-team defense accolades by PigskinPrep.com...was a first-team all-state defense selection as a senior...PrepStar all-region selection as a senior...was invited to play in the Coca-Cola East-West All-Star Game (DNP)...was the City of Richardson Most Valuable Player in 2001...made City of Richardson first-team All-City Defense and was a unanimous first-team Defense District 13-4A selection...named the District 13-4A Defensive Player of the Year in 2001...earned first-team Defense All-Dallas/Ft. Worth Area by the Dallas Morning News...was first-team All-State Defense Class 4A by TexasHSFootball.com...captained the football team as a senior and was the defensive MVP for the second consecutive season...made 32 consecutive starts at free safety during his illustrious career...totaled 449 tackles and eight interceptions during his prep career...his numbers led the city of Richardson in tackles for three consecutive seasons...collected 165 tackles, 12 pass breakups, four recovered fumbles and two interceptions as a senior...listed as a Street and Smith player to watch his senior season...SuperPrep Magazine preseason All-Region pick...as a junior, was a unanimous selection first-team Defense All-District 13-4A as well as second-team Defense All-Dallas/Fort Worth Area by the Dallas Morning News...had 148 tackles, two fumble recoveries and 10 pass breakups as a sophomore...tallied 136 tackles, including five tackles for loss, six interceptions, four fumble recoveries, four caused fumbles and six pass breakups as a junior...was the defensive back of the year at Pearce High as a sophomore, junior and senior...first-team all-city as a freshman..."I just liked the school and thought it's located in a really good city. I liked the players and the coaches and they have a weight room facility and the stadium is awesome"...runs a 4.5 40 and has a vertical jump of 32 inches...listed in "Who's Who Among American High School Students"...won the USAA History and Government Award.
PERSONAL: Is pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies (history and humanities)...parents are Ty (mortgage banking) and Stacey (second-grade teacher)...has one sister, Megan (17)...his grandfather pitched at the University of Pennsylvania...lists his most exciting sports experience as playing in the state playoffs at Texas Stadium in front of 35,000 people...enjoys working out...born Aug. 24, 1983 in Mount Holly, N.J.... full name is Matthew James Fawley.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 11, at Stanford (11/8/03). Assisted Tackles: 6, vs. Arizona (11/28/03). Total Tackles: 12, at Stanford (11/8/03). Tackles for Loss: 2 (-13 yards), at Iowa (9/20/03).
Fawley's Career Statistics
Year G/GS UT/AT TT TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds PB FF FR Int
2002 8/4 24/14 38 1.5/5 0/0 2 0 1 0
2003 12/4 46/28 74 7.0/23 1/11 1 1 0 0
Career 20/8 70/42 112 8.5/28 1/11 3 1 1 0
Fawley's Game-by-Game Statistics
2003
Opp. AT UT TT TFL/Yds. Sacks PB
Northern Arizona 2 4 6 1/11 0/0 0
Utah State 3 5 8 1/1 0/0 0
at Iowa 5 6 11 2/13 1/11 0
at Oregon State 5 2 7 0/0 0/0 1
USC 0 4 4 0/0 0/0 0
Oregon 1 2 3 1/3 0/0 0
at North Carolina 1 3 4 0/0 0/0 0
at UCLA 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0
California 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0
at Stanford 1 11 12 1/3 0/0 0
at Washington State 4 4 8 0/0 0/0 0
Arizona 6 3 9 1/1 0/0 0
2002
Opp. AT UT TT TFL/Yds. Int. PB
at Nebraska 0 0 0 0/0 0 0
Eastern Washington 3 6 9 0/0 0 0
UCF 4 2 6 0/0 0 0
at San Diego St. 1 1 2 0/0 0 0
Stanford 3 2 5 0.5/2 0 0
North Carolina -DNP-
Oregon State -DNP-
at Oregon -DNP-
Washington -DNP-
at Washington St. -DNP-
California -DNP-
at USC 1 9 10 1/3 0 1
at Arizona 1 3 4 0/0 0 1
vs. Kansas St. 1 1 2 0/0 0 0
