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64 Matt Arkema
  • Position
  • Class
  • Height
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Offensive Guard
  • r-Sophomore
  • 6' 3"
  • 285 lbs.
  • Midlothian
  • Midlothian, Va.

Pronounced AR-kih-muh

2011: Played in four games, totaling 28 offensive snaps ... Saw his first collegiate action playing nine snaps against Appalachian State ... Worked three offensive snaps with a knockdown at Marshall ... Played five snaps on offense with a knockdown against BC ... Tallied 11 snaps at Virginia.

2010: A redshirt … Practiced at left guard and worked on the scout team … His 314-pound clean was the best on the scout team during fall testing … Turned in a 385-pound front squat during winter workouts … Opened the spring working at left guard … Switched to the right side after five practices … Finished up the spring in the No. 2 spot on that side.

High School: A talented lineman for Coach David Cooper at Midlothian High … Listed as the No. 28 offensive guard in the country and the No. 16 player in the state by Rivals … Rated the No. 18 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked the No. 47 offensive guard in the country by Scout.com … Listed as the No. 49 offensive guard in the country by ESPN/Scouts Inc. … Ranked as the No. 20 player on the Virginia 37 by SuperPrep … Named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic Region Team as an offensive lineman … A member of the SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic Team … Named first-team all-state by The Associated Press and the VHSCA for the Group AAA level as an offensive guard … Earned first-team All-Dominion district his final two years and earned all-region honors his senior year.

Personal: Matthew Brenton Arkema … Born 8/18/91 in Henrico County, VA … Son of Carolyn and Bruce Arkema … Enrolled in management.