Matt Castelo
Matthew Alexander Castelo is a former professional football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. Castelo was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
Early years
Born in San Jose, California to a Filipino-American family, Castelo attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose, where he earned All-Central Coast Section honors twice. As a senior, he had 128 tackles, 10 sacks and was named league’s "Linebacker of the Year".College career
Castelo started with the San Jose State Spartans in 2004. In his first game against Washington, Castelo had an interception. In 2005, Castelo finished the season with 91 tackles.In 2006, Castelo was ranked number-two nationally with 165 total tackles. He earned second-team all-WAC honors, and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Week. In the 2006 New Mexico Bowl, Castelo had 18 tackles and 2 forced fumbles and was named the defensive Most Valuable Player. He was named to ESPN.com's all-Bowl team.
In [2007 San Jose State Spartans American football|football team|2007], Castelo returned as the nation’s top returning tackler in terms of career average with a 9.42 per game. Castelo had 141 tackles in his senior season. He was named to the all-WAC first-team with teammate Dwight Lowery. Castelo completed his career at San Jose State with 433 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions in 43 games.