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Matt Sieg
Freshman · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height6' 0"
Weight190 lbs
HometownMcdonald, PA
Unitdefense
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ClassFreshman
High schoolFort Cherry
Previous schoolWVU / not listed
Official hometownMcDonald, Pa.
High School
- Played quarterback and free safety for coach Tanner Garry at Fort Cherry High
- Maxwell Football Club's National High School Player of the Year
- Navy All-American Bowl National Player of the Year
- High School All-American First Team selection by the Maxwell Football Club
- One of the most productive and talented national prospects in the 2026 class
- During his junior season, became one of only two players (Terrelle Pryor) in their WPIAL careers to produce 4,000 rushing and 4,000 passing yards
- First player in WPIAL history to register 5,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards passing for his career
- First player in WPIAL history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in three-straight years
- Finished his high school career with a 49-7 record, two WPIAL championships (2024, 2023) and set WPIAL records in total offense (12,592) and touchdowns (139 rushing, punt returns, interception return only)
- Four-time Black Hills Conference Offensive Most Valuable Player
- WPIAL No. 2 career rushing leader (7,941 yards)
- Fort Cherry all-time leading rusher and passer in school history
- WPIAL 1A Player of the Year
- Black Hills Conference Offensive Most Valuable Player, First Team Quarterback and First Team Defensive Back
- As a senior, registered 2,259 all-purpose yards, had 30 touchdowns and defensively had 45 tackles, four interceptions including two returned for touchdowns
- Helped lead Fort Cherry to a 12-1 record, a first-place finish in the WPIAL A Black Hills Conference and advanced to the 1A WPIAL semifinals
- WPIAL Blitz Show Player of the Week for Week 7 with five touchdowns (three rushing, interception return, punt return), 270 rushing yards and five tackles
- As a junior, he led Fort Cherry to a 14-1 record with 1,350 passing yards and 20 touchdowns, 1,840 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns, 50 tackles on defense, including 23 solo stops, four interceptions and one punt return for a touchdown
- KDKA Super 7 1-A Player of the Year
- WPIAL State Championship Player of the Game
- Black Hills Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-Conference First Team honors as an athlete and safety
- As a sophomore, named Pennsylvania Sportswriters 1-A All-State First Team, named the KDKA Super 7 1-A Player of the Year and the PAToday 1A Player of the Year
- Finished with 2,389 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns along with 1,670 yards passing and 20 touchdowns
- Defensively finished with three interceptions, including on pick six
- Also had two punt return returned for touchdowns
- Earned all-state baseball honors
Personal
- Son of Jeff and Brianne Sieg
- Father played football at Westminster College from 1993-97
- One of three children (2 brothers)
- Majoring in business
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