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Jersey Number 59
Matt Hockett
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Norman, OK
- High School:
- Norman
Bio
2017 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
OSU’s second-team kicker behind Ben Grogan in 2015 and the second-team punter behind Zach Sinor in 2016 and 2017, he made a name for himself in 2018 with standout performances down the stretch.
2018 (Senior): A second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Punted 25 times for an average of 43.2 yards per punt and a long of 71 yards, with nine of his punts downed inside the 20 ... His 25 punts yielded a total of 16 return yards ... His final 19 punts produced a total of minus-10 return yards for opponents ... A key figure in Oklahoma State leading the Big 12 in net punting ... Was pressed into duty handling kickoffs against No. 7 West Virginia and responded by kicking off five times, with the Mountaineers mustering only 39 total return yards on those five kickoffs ... Best punting performance came at TCU, when he punted seven times for an average of 51.4 yards per punt and allowed zero return yards ... Blasted a career-long 71-yard punt in that contest ... Served as a game captain against TCU ... Enjoyed a strong performance in the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl win over No. 23 Missouri, punting three times for an average of 47.7 yards ... Those three punts yielded minus-seven return yards for the Tigers.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in six games as a punter and handled some late-game kickoff duties ... Booted a career-long 49-yard punt that was downed inside the 20-yard line at West Virginia .. Kicked off five times and logged two touchbacks.
2016 (Sophomore): Played late in the season-opener against Southeastern Louisiana, kicking off once for 65 yards.
2015 (Freshman): Saw late game action against UTSA and Kansas ... Averaged 61.5 yards on two kickoffs and attempted a field goal vs. Kansas.
2014: Redshirt
High School: Attended Norman HS in Norman, Okla., where he was coached by Gregg Nation ... An all-state selection by The Oklahoman and by the coaches ... Also earned all-state recognition as a soccer player ... Earned Norman HS special teams MVP honors after averaging 43.3 yards per punt and connecting on 14-of-17 field goals with a long of 49 yards ... Of his 40 kickoffs, 38 resulted in a touchback ... Also played basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society, the Key Club, the student congress, Mu Alpha Theta and volunteered with the Special Olympics.
Personal: Matthew John Hockett was born Sept. 17, 1995, in Oklahoma City ... Son of John and Angie Hockett ... Physiology major.
2018 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
OSU’s second-team kicker behind Ben Grogan in 2015 and the second-team punter behind Zach Sinor in 2016 and 2017, he made a name for himself in 2018 with standout performances down the stretch.
2018 (Senior): A second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Punted 25 times for an average of 43.2 yards per punt and a long of 71 yards, with nine of his punts downed inside the 20 ... His 25 punts yielded a total of 16 return yards ... His final 19 punts produced a total of minus-10 return yards for opponents ... A key figure in Oklahoma State leading the Big 12 in net punting ... Was pressed into duty handling kickoffs against No. 7 West Virginia and responded by kicking off five times, with the Mountaineers mustering only 39 total return yards on those five kickoffs ... Best punting performance came at TCU, when he punted seven times for an average of 51.4 yards per punt and allowed zero return yards ... Blasted a career-long 71-yard punt in that contest ... Served as a game captain against TCU ... Enjoyed a strong performance in the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl win over No. 23 Missouri, punting three times for an average of 47.7 yards ... Those three punts yielded minus-seven return yards for the Tigers.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in six games as a punter and handled some late-game kickoff duties ... Booted a career-long 49-yard punt that was downed inside the 20-yard line at West Virginia .. Kicked off five times and logged two touchbacks.
2016 (Sophomore): Played late in the season-opener against Southeastern Louisiana, kicking off once for 65 yards.
2015 (Freshman): Saw late game action against UTSA and Kansas ... Averaged 61.5 yards on two kickoffs and attempted a field goal vs. Kansas.
2014: Redshirt
High School: Attended Norman HS in Norman, Okla., where he was coached by Gregg Nation ... An all-state selection by The Oklahoman and by the coaches ... Also earned all-state recognition as a soccer player ... Earned Norman HS special teams MVP honors after averaging 43.3 yards per punt and connecting on 14-of-17 field goals with a long of 49 yards ... Of his 40 kickoffs, 38 resulted in a touchback ... Also played basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society, the Key Club, the student congress, Mu Alpha Theta and volunteered with the Special Olympics.
Personal: Matthew John Hockett was born Sept. 17, 1995, in Oklahoma City ... Son of John and Angie Hockett ... Physiology major.
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