Alexander Mattison
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Alexander Mattison
| image = Alexander Mattison (30740440357) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Mattison rushing for the Boise State Broncos in 2018
| current_team = Miami Dolphins
| number = 8
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|19}}
| birth_place = San Bernardino, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 220
| high_school = San Bernardino
| college = Boise State (2016–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 102
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2019|2023}})
- Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2024}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- First-team All-MW (2018)
| statleague = NFL
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 2,790
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 3.9
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 15
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 136
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 1,012
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 7
| pfr = M/MattAl01
}}
Alexander Mattison (born June 19, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Early life
Mattison attended San Bernardino High School in San Bernardino, California,{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Raiders’ running back gets high school jersey retired in San Bernardino |url=https://www.kvcrnews.org/local-news/2024-07-02/raiders-running-back-gets-high-school-jersey-retired-in-san-bernardino |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=KVCR News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=How NFL running back Alexander Mattison’s mental health journey led to his youth football camp |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2024/06/28/how-nfl-running-back-alexander-mattisons-mental-health-journey-led-to-his-youth-football-camp/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=San Bernardino Sun |language=en-US}} where he played high school football.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Pete |date=September 17, 2015 |title=Alexander Mattison hoping to show you can succeed coming from San Bernardino High |url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/sports/20150917/alexander-mattison-hoping-to-show-you-can-succeed-coming-from-san-bernardino-high |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Daily Bulletin}} He rushed for over 2,000 yards in each of his final two seasons, going for 2,017 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior and 2,057 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior.{{Cite web |last=Southorn |first=Dave |date=November 10, 2016 |title=Boise State freshman running back Alexander Mattison mature beyond his years |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article113848033.html |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Idaho Statesman}} Mattison was selected to play in the Inland Valley Football Classic following his senior season. In addition to football, Mattison also ran track and wrestled. As a senior, he won the Mountain Valley League title in the 110m hurdles. His personal-bests are 14.95 seconds (110m hurdles), 11.34s (100 meters), 23.34s (200 meters), {{convert|22|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} in the long jump and {{convert|46|ft|5.5|in|m|abbr=on}} in the shot put.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison |url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=5393382 |url-status=dead |website=Athletic.net |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530162938/http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=5393382 }} He also won a league wrestling title at 195 pounds and was named all-league as a junior. He committed to Boise State University to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at Boise State in 2016, Mattison appeared in all 13 games and had 328 yards on 67 carries with four touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Southorn |first=Dave |date=July 14, 2017 |title=Alexander Mattison poised for starring role in Boise State offense |url=https://magicvalley.com/sports/college/bsu/alexander-mattison-poised-for-starring-role-in-boise-state-offense/article_4b9c1ff1-96d3-58bc-99d9-cbd8a76724bf.html |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Twin Falls Times-News}} As a sophomore, he played in all 14 games, rushing for 1,086 yards on 212 carries and 12 touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Wustrow |first=John |date=November 9, 2018 |title=Mattison continues late push for another 1,000-yard season with big game against Fresno State |url=https://www.idahopress.com/blueturfsports/football/mattison-continues-late-push-for-another--yard-season-with/article_7ab81fc6-eaad-5689-a1a7-15ec8db1917d.html |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Idaho Press}}
As a junior in 2018, he rushed for 1,415 yards on 302 carries with 17 touchdowns in 13 games. He was the Offensive MVP of the 2018 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game after rushing for 200 yards and a touchdown.{{Cite web |last=Wustrow |first=John |date=December 1, 2018 |title=Mattison's late heroics not enough to lift Boise State again |url=https://www.idahopress.com/blueturfsports/football/mattison-s-late-heroics-not-enough-to-lift-boise-state/article_19805f1b-4a27-5119-b7ec-249506f2c3c8.html |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Idaho Press}}
After the season, Mattison entered the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Crippe |first=Chad |date=December 28, 2018 |title=Boise State's star running back enters NFL Draft, extends recent trend |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article223701390.html |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Idaho Statesman}} He cited his reason as "You can only play as long as your body lets you, and at this position, you can't assume it'll last forever." Mattison didn't miss a game in his college career, despite needing offseason surgeries on his shoulder and ankle.{{Cite web |last=Southorn |first=Dave |date=December 31, 2018 |title=Why go? Boise State's Alexander Mattison explains his decision to leave for NFL |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article223756120.html |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Idaho Statesman}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boise State Broncos football}}"| Boise State Broncos | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2016
| 11 || 67 || 328 || 4.9 || 4 || 5 || 54 || 10.8 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2017
| 14 || 212 || 1,086 || 5.1 || 12 || 28 || 284 || 10.1 || 1 | |||||||||
| 2018
| 13 || 302 || 1,415 || 4.7 || 17 || 27 || 173 || 6.4 || 0 | |||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/alexander-mattison-1.html Career] | 38 | 581 | 2,829 | 4.9 | 33 | 60 | 511 | 8.5 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10+5/8
| weight = 221
| dash = 4.60
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.67
| shuttle = 4.29
| cone drill = 7.13
| vertical = 35.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 7
| bench = 22
| arm span = 31
| hand span = 9+1/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine except 40-yard dash from Pro day{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison Combine Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/alexander-mattison?id=32194d41-5459-9622-25bb-238938a4f96b |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}
}}
=Minnesota Vikings=
The Minnesota Vikings selected Mattison in the third round (102nd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=April 26, 2019 |title=Vikings Draft Boise State RB Alexander Mattison in 3rd Round of NFL Draft |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-draft-boise-state-rb-alexander-mattison-in-3rd-round-of-nfl-draft |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Vikings.com}} He made his NFL debut in the 2019 regular season opener against the Atlanta Falcons; Mattison had nine carries for 49 yards in the 28–12 victory.{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2019 |title=Vikings Snap Counts: Rookie Mattison makes most of limited playing time |url=http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/minnesota-vikings-snap-counts-week-1-atlanta-falcons-alexander-mattison-090919 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}} In Week 3 against the Oakland Raiders, Mattison rushed 12 times for 58 yards and his first career rushing touchdown as the Vikings won 34–14.{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2019 |title=NFL rushing leader Cook leads Vikes romp past Raiders 34–14 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127956 |access-date=September 22, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Overall, he finished his rookie season with 462 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=January 7, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
In a Week 5 Sunday Night Football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Mattison finished with 20 carries for 112 rushing yards as the Vikings narrowly lost 26–27. Fellow teammate and running back Dalvin Cook was injured in the game, allowing Mattison to record his first game with at least 100 rushing yards as a professional.{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks – October 11th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202010110sea.htm |access-date=October 11, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Schad |first=Chris |date=October 11, 2020 |title=Late score drops Vikings in Seattle |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sports/late-score-drops-vikings-in-seattle |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Bring Me The News |language=en}} In the 2020 season, Mattison had 96 carries for 434 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, to go along with 13 receptions for 125 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown, in 13 games with two starts.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
In the 2021 season, Mattison appeared in 16 games with four starts. He had 134 carries for 491 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns, to go along with 32 receptions for 228 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01/gamelog/2021/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
In the 2022 season, Mattison appeared in all 17 games. He finished with 74 carries for 283 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns, as well as 15 receptions for 91 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On March 17, 2023, Mattison signed a two-year, $7 million contract extension with the Vikings.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Lindsey |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Vikings Agree to Terms with Alexander Mattison to Keep RB in Purple |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/alexander-mattison-running-back-free-agency |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} With the departure of Cook in the offseason, Mattison earned the opportunity to start for the Vikings.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Alexander Mattison sees "great opportunity" in being Vikings' starting running back |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/alexander-mattison-sees-great-opportunity-in-being-vikings-starting-running-back |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} In 16 games with 13 starts, he recorded 180 carries for 700 rushing yards, as well as 30 receptions for 192 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01.htm |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He committed three fumbles, recovering one.
On March 4, 2024, Mattison was released by the Vikings after five seasons.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Vikings Release Running Back Alexander Mattison |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/alexander-mattison-release-running-back-2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=Vikings.com}}
=Las Vegas Raiders=
On March 18, 2024, Mattison signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2024 |title=Raiders sign RB Alexander Mattison |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-alexander-mattison-running-back-nfl-2024-free-agency-transactions |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Raiders.com}}
In Week 9, Mattison had 123 all-purpose yards, 92 yards on 23 carries and 31 yards on three receptions, in the 20–15 loss against the Los Angeles Rams.{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2024 |title=Rams 20-15 Raiders (Oct 20, 2024) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401671663/raiders-rams |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=ESPN}} In Week 11, Mattison suffered an ankle injury in the 34–19 loss against the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web | title=Raiders' Alexander Mattison: Injures ankle Sunday | website=CBSSports.com | date=2024-11-17 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/raiders-alexander-mattison-injures-ankle-sunday/ | access-date=2024-12-26}} He missed Week 12's matchup against Denver Broncos and Week 13's matchup against Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web |url=https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/2024/11/24/raiders-winners-and-losers-in-29-19-defeat-vs-broncos/ |title=Raiders winners and losers in 29-19 defeat vs. Broncos |website=Raiders Wire |date=November 24, 2024 |last=Straub |first=Luke}}{{cite web |url=https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/2024/11/29/raiders-running-backs-zamir-white-alexander-mattison-inactives-week-13-chiefs/ |title=Raiders down top 2 running backs again Week 13 vs Chiefs |website=Raiders Wire |date=November 29, 2024 |last=Skrive |first=Data}} In the 2024 season, Mattison had 132 carries for 420 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go with 36 receptions for 294 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Mattison 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Miami Dolphins=
On March 14, 2025, Mattison signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44239590/source-dolphins-reach-1-year-deal-rb-alexander-mattison|work=ESPN.com|title=Source: Dolphins reach 1-year deal with RB Alexander Mattison|first=Marcel|last=Louis-Jacques|date=March 13, 2025|accessdate=March 17, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-sign-mattison|work=MiamiDolphins.com|title=Dolphins Sign Mattison|date=March 14, 2025|accessdate=March 17, 2025}}
NFL career statistics
=Regular season=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |
| 2019 | MIN
| 13 || 0 || 100 || 462 || 4.6 || 35 || 1 || 10 || 82 || 8.2 || 17 || 0 || 1 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | MIN
| 13 || 2 || 96 || 434 || 4.5 || 25 || 2 || 13 || 125 || 9.6 || 28 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | MIN
| 16 || 4 || 134 || 491 || 3.7 || 48 || 3 || 32 || 228 || 7.1 || 24 || 1 || 1 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | MIN
| 17 || 0 || 74 || 283 || 3.8 || 15 || 5 || 15 || 91 || 6.1 || 16 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | MIN
| 16 || 13 || 180 || 700 || 3.9 || 21 || 0 || 30 || 192 || 6.4 || 47 || 3 || 3 || 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | LV
| 14 || 7 || 132 || 420 || 3.2 || 24 || 4 || 36 || 294 || 8.2 || 31 || 1 || 1 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01.htm Career] | 89 | 26 | 716 | 2,790 | 3.9 | 48 | 15 | 136 | 1,012 | 7.4 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
= Postseason =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Team ! colspan="2" | Games ! colspan="5" | Rushing ! colspan="5" | Receiving ! colspan="2" | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |
| 2019 | MIN
|| 2 || 0 || 6 || 23 || 3.8 || 16 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 10.0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | MIN
|| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattAl01/gamelog/post/ Career] | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Mattison is a Christian. He is fluent in Spanish.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Lindsey |date=April 26, 2019 |title=5 Things to Know About New Vikings RB Alexander Mattison |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/5-things-know-minnesota-vikings-alexander-mattison?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Vikings.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:Players of American football from San Bernardino, California
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