Matt Sieg

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-0, 180-195 pounds — a lean, still-filling-out frame with room for a college weight room to add 10-15 pounds of functional mass without costing him range. His athleticism is his calling card: the twitch, contact balance, and open-field acceleration that produced 2,259 all-purpose yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior translate directly to a split-safety role, where he can trigger downhill on the alley or flip and carry slot receivers. The frame is adequate rather than imposing for box work, which is why the overhang/split-field projection fits better than a pure strong-safety role.

Play Style

Explosive, aggressive, downhill athlete who plays with quarterback-level anticipation. On film he fills the alley violently in run support, mirrors slot targets with easy quickness, and finishes as a striker who still wraps up. On offense he was a one-man show — a dual-threat playmaker with vision and burst in the open field — and that ball-in-hands background makes him dangerous on returns and after interceptions. He plays with a chip: a small-school WPIAL star who sought out the biggest stage on every showcase circuit.

Strengths

• Elite production and competitive pedigree — first player in WPIAL history with 5,000 rushing and 3,000 passing career yards, and led Fort Cherry to a 12-1 senior season while playing both ways (45 tackles, 4 INT on defense)
• Instincts and ball skills honed by four years at quarterback — he reads route concepts from the back end the way a passer reads coverage, which shows up in his 4 senior interceptions and quick trigger in run support
• Physical, technically sound tackler — 247Sports' evaluation notes he can lower a shoulder and deliver a blow but also comes to balance and wraps, a rare combination for a converted offensive player
• Versatility that carries real roster value — projects as a split safety, a special-teams 'wizard' per 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins, and a candidate for situational offensive packages at WVU

Areas to Improve

• Positional rawness — he has been a full-time quarterback for four years, so deep-zone landmarks, backpedal/transition mechanics, and man-coverage technique against college slots all need live reps
• Functional strength and play weight — at 180-195 pounds he needs a college strength program to add the stopping power to consistently finish against Big 12 tight ends and pulling linemen

College Projection

Signed with West Virginia as a safety with a stated plan for two-way and special-teams involvement. Expect immediate special-teams impact as a true freshman in 2026 while he converts to the back end full time, competing for rotational split-safety snaps by mid-season and a starting role by Year 2. His instincts shorten the usual QB-to-DB conversion curve, but the technique transition means redshirt-or-rotational usage early is the realistic path.

NFL Outlook

247Sports' Andrew Ivins assigned a 2-3 round (Day 2) NFL Draft grade — aggressive for a position convert, but justified by the athletic profile and instincts. If the coverage technique catches up to the athleticism and he gets to 200+ pounds, he profiles as a modern split-field safety with core special-teams value, the archetype NFL teams draft on Day 2. The floor is a priority special-teamer; the ceiling is a multi-year NFL starter.

Best Fit

A defense built on split-safety/two-high structures that lets him play forward — Robin-role overhang work, alley fills, and slot matches rather than isolated single-high center field. West Virginia's scheme and willingness to use him on offense and special teams is close to an ideal developmental fit; programs that treat him as a pure deep-third free safety would waste his best traits.