Harvard's Profile for Matt Luft

At Harvard:
2009: Named to the CDS Preseason All-America Team.



2008: Named to the All-Ivy League first-team after catching 53 passes for 875 yards and five touchdowns ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after catching 10 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns at Brown, including four catches for 99 yards in the first quarter ... Had seven catches for 81 yards in a win at Lafayette ... Named to Ivy League Honor Roll after catching four passes for 139 yards (34.8 ypc) in a win over previously undefeated Cornell, 38-17. Three of his catches went for 25-plus yards with a 25-yarder, a 40-yarder and a highlight-reel 66-yard catch. He also made a key-block on the opening score of the game with a down-block on a wide receiver screen play, springing Adam Chrissis for a 67-yard touchdown ... Named to Ivy League Honor Roll after catching seven passes for 111 yards and two TDs in a win over Lehigh ... Named to Ivy League Honor Roll after catching five passes for 103 yards in a win at Princeton ... Named to Ivy League Honor Roll after making six receptions for 110 yards and one reception in a win over Columbia.



2007: All-Ivy League Second Team ... Two-time Ivy League Honor Roll honoree ... Second on team with 43 receptions while leading the team in yards per reception (16.8) for a total of 721 yards with six touchdowns ... Caught at least two passes in every game ... Had eight receptions for 160 yards and two touchdowns at Yale on Nov. 17 in a game in which he had five catches for 123 yards and two TDs in the first quarter alone ... had four catches for 95 yards and a touchdown against Penn on Nov. 10 ... had a 51-yard touchdown in a four-catch, 89-yard afternoon at Cornell Oct. 6 ... Major H recipient.



2006: Earned a Major H award as a freshman after appearing in nine games with six starts ... Ranked second on the team in receiving yards and fourth in receptions ... Had a season-high five receptions for 88 yards against Penn ... Had two receptions for 72 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown catch, in the come-from-behind win against Lehigh ... Had four receptions for 59 yards against Princeton ... Caught three passes for 62 yards in his collegiate debut against Holy Cross.

Before Harvard:
Three-year letterwinner and starter at Thousand Oaks HS ... Also won four letters in basketball ... Captained both teams ... Named Marmounte League defensive player of the year and Ventura County Star defensive player of the year ... First team All-CIF Division IV ... Named to CIF Super 11 Team ... Holds 11 school records ... Two-year member of the math team ... Two-time academic all-county.

Personal:
Active with church youth group ... Hobbies include reading and basketball ... Parents, Brian and Donna, were athletes at Southern California ... Plans a career in business.

Your Projected NFL Draft Round: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Undrafted

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