2025 Football Roster

23 Matthew Durrance

  • Position Safety
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 213
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Social Sciences
  • Hometown Lutz, Fla.
  • High School Steinbrenner HS
  • Prev School South Dakota State

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
RS-SENIOR (2025): Enrolled in January and will participate in spring practice.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
RS-JUNIOR (2024): Appeared in 15 games…made 63 tackles with two for loss…picked off three passes, had four pass breakups and recovered a fumble…had six tackles at Oklahoma State…made eight tackles and recovered a fumble against UIW…recorded four tackles with one for loss at Northern Iowa…had six stops and a tackle-for-loss against Youngstown State…made five tackles against Murray State and at North Dakota…had four tackles and picked off two passes against Southern Illinois…had four tackles and picked off a pass in playoff win over UIW…made four tackles in playoff at North Dakota State.
 
RS-SOPHOMORE (2023): Provided solid and steady play in a reserve role as part of a deep and talented group of safeties ... saw action in all 15 games, finishing the campaign with 25 tackles (14 solo) ... established a new career high with four tackles (three solo) in season opener versus Western Illinois ... registered two solo stops at South Dakota, followed by a three-tackle performance two weeks later in shutout win at Youngstown State ... matched career high with four tackles in regular season finale against Missouri State, when he also was honored as squad's Special Teams Player of the Week ... flipped the momentum in Jackrabbits' favor by blocking a Villanova punt and returning it 45 yards for a touchdown in Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal playoff game to again earn Special Teams Player of the Week award ... was credited with three tackles in both semifinal rout of UAlbany and national championship victory against Montana… Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.

RS-FRESHMAN (2022): Was part of the rotation at safety and also contributed on special teams for the Jackrabbits ... played in all 15 games ... came up with game-sealing interception in the end zone and contributed career-high three tackles in conference-opening win at Missouri State ... made lone start of the season in home game against Western Illinois, finishing with a pair of tackles ... was named squad's Special Teams Player of the Week after recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in FCS playoff opener versus Delaware ... was credited with one tackle in quarterfinal victory over Holy Cross… Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2021): Redshirted, but played in three games as permitted under NCAA rules to maintain full eligibility ... credited with solo tackles in collegiate debut versus Lindenwood, as well as regular season finale versus North Dakota ... also appeared in Beef Bowl victory over Dixie State ... named Scout Defense Player of the Week in preparation for Lindenwood game… Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Excelled on defense and special teams at Steinbrenner High School, earning first-team all-conference honors as both a junior and senior ... set the school record for career interceptions, while also registering 190 tackles, 24 pass breakups and five forced fumbles. ... a second-team all-state selection in 2020, he also blocked seven kicks — four punts and three field goals — over three seasons ... honor student.

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