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Jersey Number 47
Matthew Salansky
- Position:
- LS
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Morristown, Tenn.
- High School:
- Morristown West
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll2023 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
2022 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Served as Tennessee’s starting long snapper for five seasons and was a model of consistency on the field, in the locker room and academically … The 2024 campaign was his fifth and final season … A walk-on who played in 62 career games and came from a family history of Vols … Successfully executed 595 snaps over the course of his career with 90 on field goal, 263 on PAT and 242 on punt … Also had nine career tackles to his credit on punt coverage … A three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient and member of the team’s leadership council … Received his undergraduate degree in December of 2023 … Two-time Burlsworth Trophy nominee.2024 – RS-SENIOR
Played in all 13 games as Tennessee's starting long snapper, executing 120 snaps on the season (47 PAT, 22 FG, 51 punt) ... In his final game as a Vol, handled 10 snaps (2 PAT, 1 FG, 7 punt) in UT's CFP first-round matchup at No. 6 Ohio State ... Snapped seven times (4 PAT, 2 FG, 1 punt) in UT’s victory at Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Took nine snaps (5 PAT, 4 punt) in the Vols’ 56-0 win over UTEP (11/23) ... Was 8-for-8 on snaps (2 PAT, 1 FG, 5 punt) at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Notched a tackle and went 10-for-10 (3 PAT, 4 FG, 3 punt) on snap attempts in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Went 10-for-10 (4 PAT, 3 FG, 3 punt) on snaps vs. Kentucky (11/2) ... Recorded one tackle and went 10-for-10 on snaps (3 PAT, 3 FG, 4 punt) vs. No. 7 Alabama (10/19) ... Was perfect for the Vols in their win over Florida (10/12) going 10-for-10 on snaps (2 PAT, 1 FG, 7 punt) ... Went 9-for-9 on snaps (2 PAT, 7 punt) at Arkansas (10/5) ... Registered one tackle in win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) while going 13-for-13 on snaps (2 PAT, 3 FG, 8 punt) ... Successfully executed eight snaps vs. Kent State (9/14), going 8-for-8 for the third straight week ... Snapped the ball eight times (4 PAT, 3 FG, 1 punt) in the Vols' 51-10 victory over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Served as team captain and made his 50th career appearance for the Vols in their season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/13), snapping the ball eight times (6 PAT, 1 FG, 1 punt).2023 – RS-SENIOR
Played in all 13 games and totaled 123 snaps on the season, including 54 on punt, 46 on PAT and 23 on field goal ... Snapped the ball 11 times (four PAT, seven punt) in the Citrus Bowl victory over No. 17 Iowa (1/1) … Tallied a season-high tying 12 snaps in the regular season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) with five on PAT, four on punt and three on field goal ... Snapped the ball nine times (6 punt, 2 FG, 1 PAT) vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Logged eight snaps (6 punt, 1 FG, 1 PAT) at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) and helped the Vols’ punt coverage unit down three punts inside the 20-yard line ... Snapped the ball eight times (7 PAT, 1 punt) in win over UConn (11/4) and logged his sixth career tackle on punt coverage ... Served as a team captain at Kentucky (10/28) and snapped the ball nine times (4 FG, 3 PAT, 2 punt) in the road victory ... Totaled nine snaps (5 punt, 2 FG, 2 PAT) and logged his fifth career tackle on punt coverage at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21) ... Snapped the ball eight times (3 punt, 3 FG, 2 PAT) in second straight SEC win vs. Texas A&M (10/14) ... Logged his 400th career snap vs. South Carolina (9/30) and finished the game with 10 snaps overall (5 PAT, 3 punt, 2 FG) ... Played in his 40th career game and snapped the ball 12 times (5 punt, 5 PAT, 2 FG) against UTSA (9/23) ... Snapped the ball five times (3 punt, 1 PAT, 1 FG) in SEC opener at Florida (9/16) ... Served as a team captain in home opener vs. Austin Peay (9/9) and snapped the ball 10 times (four punts, three FGs, three PATs) in the victory ... Snapped the ball 12 times (five punt, seven PATs) in the season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2).2022 – RS-JUNIOR
Played in all 13 games as Tennessee’s first-string long-snapper and was selected as the Vols’ Burlsworth Trophy nominee, which goes to the nation’s top walk on … Logged 135 snaps in 2022 on 76 PATs, 39 punts and 20 field goal attempts ... Perfect in the Capital One Orange Bowl against No. 7 Clemson (12/30), snapping eight punts, four extra points and a field goal in the 31-14 victory … Logged 12 perfect snaps on a rainy night in Nashville, dishing eight extra points and four punt snaps against Vanderbilt (11/26) ... Delivered his 100th snap of the season against Missouri (11/12), executing nine PATs, one successful field goal and a pair of punts in the win ... Tallied 11 snaps for the second consecutive week, delivering on six PATs, three punts and a pair of field goals against No. 19 Kentucky (10/29) ... In his 30th collegiate game, had 11 snaps against UT Martin (10/22) coming on seven extra-points, two field goals and two punts ... Logged eight snaps against No. 3 Alabama (10/15), including the game-winning field goal with two seconds remaining on the clock to help the Vols snap a 15-game losing skid to the Crimson Tide ... In a stellar game for the special teams unit, he recorded 11 snaps, five being field goals, four extra points and a pair of punts, at No. 25 LSU (10/8) ... Had only six snaps in the win over No. 20 Florida (9/24), converting five PATs and a field goal ... Recorded 12 snaps against Akron (9/17), nine PATs, one field goal and two punts ... Made 12 snaps at No. 17 Pitt (9/10) on six punts, four PATs and two field goals, including a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter ... Started the year with 11 perfect snaps in the season-opening win against Ball State (9/1), delivering on eight PATs, two punts and a field goal.2021 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Played all 13 games and logged 131 total snaps over the course of the season while adding a tackle ... Snaps came on 66 PATs, 16 field goals and 49 punts … Made a season-high 14 snaps at the TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs. Purdue (12/30), six punts, six PATs and two field goals ... Snapped the ball eight times with one punt, one field goal and six PATs as Tennessee took down Vanderbilt (11/27) ... Had 10 snaps, two punts, eight PATs, in UT’s 60-14 victory over South Alabama (11/20) ... Logged seven snaps (4 punts, 2 PATs, 1 FG) vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Snapped the ball nine times on one punt, six PATs and a pair of field goals in UT’s 45-42 win at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6) ... Tallied 11 snaps (7 punts, 3 PATs, 1 FG) for the second week in a row at No. 4 Alabama (10/23) ... Had 11 snaps on six punts, three PATs and two field goals vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (10/16) ... Made 12 snaps (5 punts, 6 PATs, 1 FG) in the win over South Carolina (10/9) ... Snapped on 10 successful kicks, two field goals and eight PATs, in UT’s resounding 62-24 victory at Mizzou (10/2) ... Had nine snaps at Florida (9/25) and recorded his first tackle of the season on punt coverage ... Snapped 10 times (6 PATs, 4 punts) in UT’s 56-0 shutout win over Tennessee Tech (9/18) ... Successfully snapped the ball on four punts, two field goals and four PATs vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Converted successful snaps on three punts, five extra points and one field goal in UT’s season-opening victory over Bowling Green (9/2).2020 – RS-FRESHMAN
Assumed the first-string long snapping duties in the first game of the year at South Carolina (9/26) … Played in all 10 games and successfully executed all 86 on special teams – 28 PATs, nine field goal attempts and 49 punts ... Finished the year with three tackles ... Snapped eight times and recorded a career-high two tackles at No. 3 Georgia (10/10) ... Was UT's starting long snapper in win over Missouri (10/3), snapping nine times while making his first career tackle ... Made debut in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26), snapping 11 times.2019 – FRESHMAN
Did not see any action as a true freshman ... Earned a redshirt.HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at nearby Morristown West High School in Morristown, Tennessee … Starred at linebacker but also saw time at running back and was the Trojans’ long snapper … Helped lead Morristown West to the Class 5A state playoff quarterfinals in 2015 and 2016 … Recorded 84 tackles, a sack and an interception as a senior in 2018.PERSONAL
Full name is Matthew Phillip Salansky … Born on Jan. 30, 2000 … Son of Debra and Gary Salansky … Has one brother, Garrett … Uncle, Casey Woods, lettered at wide receiver and was a specialist holder for the Vols from 2005-07 … Both his brothers and mother graduated from Tennessee … Received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology in December 2023 … Grew up 45 minutes away wanting to always play for the Orange & White … Says his father is his biggest inspiration because he was his strength coach in high school and helped mold him into who he is today … Favorite movie is “Miracle” … Favorite foods are breakfast foods, including steak, eggs, pancakes and biscuits … Favorite TV show is “The Office” … Place would most like to visit is Germany … Favorite sport other than football is rugby … Owns his own mowing business … Twitter handle is @mattesalansky and Instagram handle is @matte_sal_28.FB | Cinematic Recap vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Kelsey Pope Press Conference (9.9.25)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Arion Carter Media Availability (9.9.25)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Sam Pendleton Media Availability (9.9.25)
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