At Navy: Enters the fall as one of the starters at inside linebacker after starting all 12 games there last fall ... has started 14-consecutive games at linebacker dating back to his sophomore campaign ... originally came to Navy as a slot back ... has good size and is one of the fastest linebackers on the team ... plays with intensity ... has earned two varsity letters.
2011: Started all 12 games at linebacker ... named a First-Team All-Independent Team selection by the nationwide media panel responsible for the FBS Indpendent Player of the Week awards ... selected to Phil Steele's 2011 All-Independent First Team ... a starter in each of the last 14 games dating back to 2010 ... finished the season as Navy's leader in tackles with 103 ... he also paced the team in pass breakups with seven ... led the Midshipmen with nine tackles, including seven solo stops in their win over Army ... eclipsed the 100-tackle mark for the season against the Black Knights ... also pitched in a pair of tackles for a loss and one sack ... sacked Army QB Trent Steelman for a loss of five yard with 5:32 left in the game ... it was Warrick's first-career sack ... on the ensuing play, on 4th-and-7, he dropped Steelman for a loss of one at the Navy 27-yard line to give the Mids possession ... part of a Navy defense that forced three Army turnovers and held the Black Knights to just 97 yards on the ground in the second half after giving up 201 in the opening half ... led the Mids with 12 tackles, including a tackle for a loss of five yards at San Jose State ... also broke up two key passes ... reached the 100-tackle milestone for his career with his seven tackles at SMU, while his pass breakup prevented a fourth-down conversion by the Mustangs late in the third quarter ... was in on five tackles against Troy, while also breaking up a pass ... pitched in eight tackles against Notre Dame, including half a tackle for a loss of eight yards ... also recorded his first-collegiate interception and returned it nine yards against the Irish ... turned in nine tackles, including seven solo stops against East Carolina on Homecoming ... also broke up a pass ... led Navy at Rutgers with 12 tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss of one yard ... paced the Mids with 11 tackles, including nine solo stops against Southern Miss ... pitched in five tackles, including four solo stops in the Mids' overtime loss to Air Force ... contributed eight tackles against 10th-ranked South Carolina, including seven solo stops ... also batted down a Gamecock pass ... paced the Mids at Western Kentucky with 12 tackles, his second-career double-digit tackle effort ... recovered a Kawaun Jakes fumble (10:36, 3Q) ... it was his first-collegiate fumble recovery ... it led to a 57-yard TD run by SB John Howell ... produced five tackles in Navy's win over Delaware in the season opener.
2010: Played in just four contests, but earned starts at inside linebacker in each of the last two games ... recorded 18 tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss and broke up a pass ... part of a defensive unit that was ranked 46th in scoring defense (23.31 pts/gm) and 27th in turnover margin (+0.54 /gm) ... was in on five tackles, including four solo stops, against San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl ... also credited with a half a tackle for a loss against the Aztecs ... making just his third-career appearance, he, alongside Tyler Simmons, led the Mids in tackles against Army with a career-high 13 in what was his first-collegiate start at inside linebacker ... also contributed a pass breakup against the Black Knights ... saw action in the opener against Maryland as a member of the special teams unit ... also made an appearance in Navy's win over Louisiana Tech.
2009: Did not see any varsity action.
High School / Personal: A 2009 graduate of Marquette High School, Warrick was a two-sport standout earning letters in football (3) and baseball (2) ... Second-Team All-State (Mo.) football selection his senior year ... earned first-team all-conference kudos and was named the conference offensive player of the year ... led the football team to the district title his senior year ... earned Honorable Mention All-State recognition as a pitcher for the baseball team in 2007 ... first-team all-district and all-conference pick ... father served in the Army and was stationed in Germany when Matt was born ... son of Vince and Nancy Warrick ... father is a 1980 graduate of West Point ... majoring in history.
