2007: Played on JV team.

At Chaparral High School: Earned two varsity letters playing LB and DT... Racked up 104 tackles and a TD senior year... Made two (Arizona Republic, AFCA) different all-state teams... Two-time first-team All-Desert Sky Defense... Invited to Arizona All-Star Game... Two-time defensive player of the week by Scottsdale QB Club... Football team went 22-5 over last two seasons and won a pair of regional titles... National Merit Commended Scholar... Top seven percent of class... National Football Foundation Scholarship.

Personal: Matthew Clifton Phelan is the son of Michael and Sally Phelan... Economics major... Ezra Stiles College resident.