2015 (Senior): Appeared in eight games as a defensive back, starting one game against Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 28) as a nickel back…registered 21 tackles (14 solo, 7 assisted) on the season, with one for loss at Boise State (Oct. 3)…Broke up passes at then-No. 1 Ohio State (Sept. 12) and versus ULM…recorded a career-high seven tackles in the season-ending victory over ULM, including four solo stops…also tallied four solo tackles at Boise State.
2014 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games at defensive back and made two starts at nickelback…finished the season with 26 total tackles (21 solo, 5 assisted), including 4.0 for loss, and one sack…season-high six tackles and one sack at Rice (Oct. 4)…recorded four tackles at San Jose State (Nov. 15)…returned one kickoff for eight years at Fresno State (Nov. 29).
Prior To UH: Played one season at Diablo Valley College...tallied 23 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 6.0 TFLs and recovered one fumble while playing in seven games at safety for a squad that competed in the 2013 East Bay Bowl.
Prep: A 2011 graduate of De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif...earned two letters while playing running back and defensive back....part of squad that captured back-to-back California state titles in 2009 and ’10...team also declared 2010 national champions by MaxPreps...as a senior, carried the ball 66 times for 468 yards and four touchdowns, while averaging 7.1 yards per carry for an undefeated (14-0) Spartan squad.
Personal: Born in Sacramento, Calif...nickname is “G”...majoring in biology...has one older brother and one older sister...parents are Tony DeMattei of Walnut Creek, Calif., and Gail DeMattei of Carnelian Bay, Calif.
2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
