Yetur Gross-Matos


Yetur Akkub Gross-Matos is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State.

Early life and high school career

When Gross-Matos was two years old, his biological father died after a boating accident while trying to rescue his infant son Yetur from drowning. When he was 10 his brother died from a lightning strike while they were playing baseball.
Gross-Matos attended Chancellor High School in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. During his high school career, he had 37 sacks. He committed to Pennsylvania State University to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman in 2017, Gross-Matos played in all 13 games and had 17 tackles and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2018, he started all 13 games and had 54 tackles and eight sacks. After a junior year with 14 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks, Gross-Matos decided to forgo his senior year and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft.

College statistics

Professional career

Gross-Matos was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.