20  Niccolo Mastromatteo
	Class: Junior Hometown: Ortonville, Mich. High School: Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Academy Last College: Southern Methodist Univ. Height / Weight: 5-9 / 180 Position: WR

2010 (Fr.): Named second team All-Big South as a punt returner ... Biggest asset early was his fearless nature, catching everything to minimize punt distances before later becoming a major threat with the ball to the extent that teams would kick away from him on kickoffs ... Set the Big South record with 32 punt returns (26 being the previous best) and his 247 punt return yards is a Coastal Carolina record ... His 20 kick returns ranks fourth in school history and his 483 kick return yards ranks third ... On the CCU career lists, ranks second in punt return yards, second in punt returns, fourth in kickoff return yards and fifth in kickoff returns ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week in the season finale as he set a Big South record with a 91-yard punt return and 125 yards in punt returns versus Charleston Southern ... The TD marked the second-longest scoring play in school history ... Ranked 42nd in the nation with his average of 7.72 yards per punt return and 45th nationally in kick returns with an average of 24.15 yard per kick return ... Opened the second half versus Liberty with a 55-yard kick return, marking the fifth-longest kick return in school history ... Also had kick returns of 20 and 46 yards versus the Flames ... The 121 kick return yards ranks fifth on the CCU single-game list and his average of 40.33 yards per kick return ranks second ... Had a breakout game versus Stony Brook as he returned three kicks for 99 yards and three punts for 33 yards ... Had a 53-yard kick return against the Seawolves, marking the sixth-longest in school history at the time ... Also had a 28-yarder to the CCU 45 to start the second half, leading to an eventual CCU TD drive ... Had long punt returns of 21 and 12 yards.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Southern Methodist and was a member of the 2010 spring football team, officially enrolling in January ... Spent 2008 season at Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Academy where he suffered a season-ending injury ... High School: As a senior, had 566 yards receiving and five touchdowns ... Added 410 yards rushing with two touchdowns and totaled 340 punt return yards to go along with a score ... Played running back, wide receiver and corner back for Walpole and also returns both punts and kickoffs ... Was also a standout on the Walpole baseball team.