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Matt Muncy
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 242 | Position:LB | College: Ohio
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Overview

Muncy ranks second on Ohio's all-time list with 203 solo tackles, ranks fourth in school history with 39.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and finished seventh with 11.5 sacks. He also ranks No. 11 in Bobcats annals with 333 total tackles.

Muncy lettered four times in football at Miamisburg High School. He was an honorable mention All-Ohio selection in Division I and named first-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior, and second-team as a sophomore and junior. He earned the conference Offensive Most Valuable Player Award his last two years. The Vikings were the conference champions his last two seasons, advancing to the state playoffs in 2000.

Muncy rushed for 1,550 yards as a senior and racked up 4,323 rushing yards with 61 total touchdowns for his career. He made 62 tackles and had two interceptions from his strong safety position as a senior. He also earned four letters in basketball and two in baseball. He is the school's fifth all-time leading basketball scorer with 986 points. He was also a member of the Honor Roll and a Renaissance Scholar.

After redshirting at Ohio University in 2002, Muncy played in 12 games the following season, starting the final two 2003 games at weakside inside linebacker. He went on to post 53 tackles (32 solos), and 1.5 sacks. In 2004, he started all 11 games at weakside linebacker, leading the team with 78 tackles (51 solos). He had five sacks with 11 stops for losses. He caused two fumbles and recovered two others, returning one for a touchdown. He also intercepted two passes and broke up two others.

As a junior, Muncy earned All-Mid American Conference first-team honors. College Football News called him the league's best linebacker, as he shifted to the middle slot in the team's new 3-4 alignment. He again led the team with a career-high 115 tackles (77 solos), as he added 2.5 sacks and nine stops behind the line of scrimmage. He caused a fumble and recovered two others while batting down six passes and intercepting another.

In 2006, Muncy was again selected to the All-MAC first-team. He finished second on the team with 87 tackles (43 solos) in 14 games from middle linebacker. He posted 2.5 sacks and registered 17 stops behind the line of scrimmage, the third-best season total in school annals. He caused and recovered a fumble, intercepted two passes and batted down three others.

In 48 games at Ohio University, Muncy started 38 times. He recorded 333 tackles, including 203 solos, the second-best career total in school annals. He had 11.5 sacks for minus-78 yards and 39.5 stops for losses of 134 yards. He added five quarterback pressures, and deflected 11 passes. He caused five fumbles and recovered five others, returning one 98 yards for a touchdown. He also intercepted five passes for 76 yards in returns.

Analysis

Positives: Has a compactly-built frame that can use additional bulk, but he is a tough and competitive player who is more of a downhill type, but he has enough change-of-direction agility to make plays on the perimeter … Aggressive wrap-up tackler with adequate ball recognition skills, but needs to stay square and not over-pursue … Fluid working in space and shows incredible aggression in the box … Quick to react to the play and shows an instant burst coming out of his backpedal in pass coverage … Has good closing speed, showing classic tackling form as he fires low and extends his arms properly to secure the ball carrier … When he keeps his hands inside, he can generate a strong punch … When he sees the play develop, he is quick to close … Takes proper angles in pursuit and has the burst to shoot the gaps … When he stays square, he is very effective at clogging the rush lanes … Efficient blitzer who knows how to use his hands to avoid blocks at his feet … Has a good understanding of offensive schemes and is rarely fooled by misdirection … Lacks ideal size to take on offensive linemen, but will hit them with a thud and has the quickness to slide and slip inside … Good at re-routing tight ends and backs with his hands … Can avoid and run cleanly to squeeze the outside running game back inside … Even though he is tight in his hips, he is able to flatten and chase in run force … Also plays on the punt coverage unit.

Negatives: Sometimes gets caught up in the inside trash because of a lack of ideal bulk … Needs to show better knee bend when trying to contain the inside run, as he gets too tall in his stance and blockers will then wash him out of the play … Has to be more consistent in keeping his hands inside (when he gets wide with them, he fails to control the tight ends and slot receivers) … Struggles to open his hips, looking choppy in attempts to get in and out of his breaks, making him a liability in man coverage … When he gets high in his backpedal, he will gather and take false steps in transition and out of his breaks … Lacks natural hands for the interception, as his upper body lacks flexibility, making him fight to secure the ball, despite having five pass thefts … His short arms cause him to struggle vs. reach blocks.

Compares To: Al Wilson, ex-Denver -- Muncy has the speed and downhill ability that Wilson possesses … He needs to keep his pad level down working along the line and must refine his backpedal technique, as he wasted too many steps in transition, making him a bit of a liability in man coverage … He has excellent upper-body strength, but it is sometimes negated when he gets his hands too wide … Still, you can see the urgency in his play and his instinctive feel for the ball … He might become the biggest surprise in training camp this summer.

Injury Report

2002: Sat out the season due to a left wrist (scaphoid) fracture.

Agility Tests

Campus: 4.58 in the 40-yard dash … 1.56 10-yard dash … 2.65 20-yard dash … 4.22 20-yard shuttle … 7.83 three-cone drill … 37-inch vertical jump … 9-foot-8 broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 26 times … 360-pound bench press … 506-pound back squat … 308-pound hang clean … 29 5/8-inch arm length … 9 1/8-inch hands … Ambidextrous.

High School

Attended Miamisburg (Ohio) High School, playing football for head coach Tim Lewis … Lettered four times in football … Honorable mention All-Ohio selection in Division I and named first-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior and second-team as a sophomore and junior … Earned the conference Offensive Most Valuable Player Award his last two years … The Vikings were the conference champions his last two seasons, advancing to the state playoffs in 2000 … Rushed for 1,550 yards as a senior and racked up 4,323 rushing yards with 61 total touchdowns for his career … Made 62 tackles and had two interceptions from his strong safety position as a senior … Earned four letters in basketball and two in baseball … The school's fifth-leading all-time basketball scorer with 986 points … Member of the Honor Roll and a Renaissance Scholar.

Personal

Political Science and Public Administration major … Son of Cathy Cataldo and Darrell Muncy … Born July 6, 1983 … Resides in Miamisburg, Ohio.

 
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