2007 Football Roster
Brim, Matthew
Jersey Number 79
Matthew Brim
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 294
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Belews Creek, NC
- High School:
- Carver HS
Bio
2006: Played in all 14 games and drew one starting assignment in 2006... started the season with a broken hand and relinquished his starting position because of it... was the team[apos]s top reserve at guard behind Chris DeGeare and Louis Frazier... saw action on 287 snaps, or 33 percent of all offensive plays... earned a 77 percent season grade to go with 29.5 knockdown blocks... played a season-high 28 snaps against Florida State with six knockdowns... graded out at a season-best 94 percent at Connecticut.
2005: Started nine games at right guard and appeared in all 11 games... a key member of Wake Forest[apos]s offensive line that paved the way for ACC Player of the Year Chris Barclay... helped the Deacons to lead the conference in rushing, averaging more than 197 yards per game... graded out at 84 percent for the season with 62.5 knockdown blocks, fourth-best on the team... led all linemen with a team-high grade against Clemson (91 percent)... had a season-high 10 knockdowns against Vanderbilt... played 499 snaps on the season with only six missed assignments.
2004: Named second team Freshman All-America by Rivals and third team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News... chosen ACC All-Freshman Team by TSN... played in all 11 games and started nine of those contests at right tackle... graded out at 82 percent for the season and compiled 65.5 knockdown blocks, fourth-best on the team... led all linemen with team-high grades against UNC (92 percent), Virginia Tech (89 percent) and East Carolina (86 percent)... had a season-high 13.5 knockdown blocks against Florida State... recorded 11 knockdowns against Boston College... played 478 snaps over the course of the year with only nine missed assignments.
2003: Redshirted the season as a true freshman.
Background: Listed as North Carolina[apos]s 17th-best prospect and the nation[apos]s 69th-rated offensive tackle by Rivals100.com... rated one of the top 50 seniors in North Carolina by accsports.com... member of the North Carolina squad that defeated South Carolina 28-0 in the 2002 Shrine Bowl... served as co-captain for a Carver team that went 15-0-1 and captured the 3-A State Championship in 2002... 2002 All-Northwest Conference selection... received the second-highest number of votes on the 2002 Associated Press All-State first team... played three seasons at East Forsyth before transferring to Carver for his senior season... 2001 All-Northwest honorable mention... a PrepStar All-Region selection... selected as the 16th-best player in North Carolina by SuperPrep... all-county selection as a junior... owns a 5.2 in the 40... coached by Keith Wilkes at Carver... received all-academic conference honors.
Personal: Majoring in history... born April 8, 1985 in Winston-Salem, N.C.... son of Bruce Brim and Penny Wallace... has five siblings, three sisters and two brothers... hails from the same high school as Deacon senior Goryal Scales... chose Wake Forest because 'I felt like I fit in well with the coaches and players.'
Career Blocking Statistics
G-GS Snaps K[apos]s 2004 11-9 478 65.5 2005 11-9 499 62.5 2006 13-1 287 29.5 Career 35-19 1264 158.5
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