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2023 Football Roster

David Calvert

48 Matt Freem

  • Position Punter
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 190
  • Class Sixth Year
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Calif.
  • High School El Toro HS
  • Previous School Saddleback College

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
SIXTH YEAR (2023):
 Appeared in all 12 games as Nevada's No. 1 punter ...  Punted 65 times with an average of 41.1 yards per punt, a long of 62, 18 landing inside the 20-yard line, and only three going for touchbacks ... Averaged 41.6 yards over six punts at No. 6/6 USC (Sept. 2) ... Punted five times for an average of 46.6 yards per punt, with a long of 62, against Kansas (Sept. 16) ... Averaged 47.6 yards over three punts at Texas State (Sept. 23) ... Averaged 42.4 yards over five punts, and had three downed inside the 20 against New Mexico (Oct. 28) ... Hit a 62-yard punt, averaged 46.7 yards over seven punts against Hawai'i (Nov. 4) ... Punted nine times, averaging 41.9 yards per punt, with a long of 51 at Utah State (Nov. 11) ... Averaged 43.5 yards over four punts at Colorado State (Nov. 18).

RS SENIOR (2022): Appeared in all 12 games ... Averaged 42.3 yards over 50 punts, with a long of 70 ... Had nine punts inside the 20, and seven of at least 50 yards, with just one touchback ... Averaged 42.0 yards over four punts, with a long of 50, and dropping one inside the 20, at New Mexico State (Aug. 27) ... Had a long punt of 53 yards while averaging 40.9 yards over seven punts against Texas State (Sept. 3) ... Averaged 44.6 yards per punt against both Incarnate Word (Sept. 10) and Iowa (Sept. 17), with game longs of 70 and 66 yards, respectively ... punted 10 times at Iowa, tied for third for most punts in a single game by a Nevada player, and put three inside the 20 yard-line ... Averaged 42.3 yards over six punts at UNLV (Nov. 26).

SENIOR (2021): Did not make an appearance. 

JUNIOR (2020): Saw action in two games as a punter ... Punted six times, averaging 46.3 yards with two 50-yard kicks and two landing inside the 20.
 
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2019)
: Earned first team all-conference honors in 2019 ... Finished his two-year career 23-of-28 on field goal attempts and 84-of-87 on PAT attempts.

FRESHMAN (2018): Named to the all-conference second team in 2018.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Graduated from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. where he was a two-sport athlete in football and soccer … Helped his team to a CIF Division I championship for soccer in 2017 … Was named his team’s offensive MVP in soccer in 2017 and 2018 … Earned second team all-league honors for football in 2017.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Gina and Mitch Freem … Has three siblings, Mitchell, Garrett and Jenna … His brother Garrett played college baseball at East Central University … Business management major … Chose Nevada because Coach Sheffield wanted him to be part of the program more than any other coach who was recruiting him and it felt like home … Also recruited by Oregon State, Montana State, New Mexico State and Utah State … Lists Kobe Bryant as his sports hero … The most memorable moment of his pre-Nevada career was his first year at Saddleback, the last game of the season, which was a bowl game, and he kicked the game winning field goal … Enjoys hanging out with friends, going to the beach or river and camping in his free time.

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2020Junior

    Placekicker
    6'0" 175 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2021Senior

    Placekicker
    6'0" 175 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2022Fifth Year

    Punter
    6'0" 190 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2023Sixth Year

    Punter
    6'0" 190 lbs
    48