Lyle Matthews

Lyle Matthews

Matthews during his rookie season with the Jets.
Arizona Cardinals
Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: August 5, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth: Bozeman, MT
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 343 lb (156 kg)
Career information
High school: Bozeman High School, Bozeman, MT
College: Arizona State Sun Devils
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Debuted in 2017 for the New York Jets
Career history
New York Jets (2017-2018) Tennessee Titans (2019-2022) Arizona Cardinals (2023 - Present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games Played 64 Games Started 48

Lyle Matthews (born August 5, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals. He has previously played for the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans.

College career

Matthews was a 4-year starter for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Arizona State Sun Devils
Season
	GP	GS
2013	13	13
2014	13	13
2015	13	13
2016	12	12
NCAA Career Totals	51	51

Professional career

Pre-draft

Matthews was considered one of the top offensive tackles available in the 2017 NFLHC Draft. He was expected to be selected in the second or third rounds of the draft.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in	343 lb				18.5 in	7 ft 10 in	33 reps

Draft

Matthews was selected with the 55th overall pick of the 2017 NFLHC Draft.

New York Jets

Matthews won the starting right tackle job in the pre-season, replacing incumbent Erik Russell. Matthews continued to start at right tackle in 2018 for the majority of the season, playing across from 2018 first rounder Darnerien Sohn.

Tennessee Titans

Over the 2019 offseason, the Jets traded Matthews to the Titans for a 2020 5th round pick used to select Kristian Harvey. Matthews split has since split time at OT/OG and has mostly been a backup.

Following a failed full-time conversion to guard, the Titans released Matthews during the 2023 offseason.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals signed Matthews to a one-year "prove it" deal in 2023 to compete with Robert Barraza for the swing tackle position role.

Career Stats

Year Team Games Starts Rating 2017 NYJ 16 16 79 2018 NYJ 16 16 80 2019 TEN 16 16 81 2020 TEN 16 0 81 2021 TEN 0 0 82 Career 64 48

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2017 NYJ 1st 4 14 1.75 1.75 Drafted 2018 NYJ 2nd 1.75 1.75 2019 TEN 3rd 1.75 1.75 2020 TEN 4th 1.75 1.75 2021 TEN 5th 3 6 2 0 Re-Signing Career 5 16 9 7

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2017	NYJ	0	N/A
2018	NYJ	0	N/A
2019	TEN	0	N/A
2020	TEN	0	N/A
Career		0