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2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Granite Bay (Calif.) High School...played for head coach Ernie Cooper...two-year letterwinner as a tight end...earned MaxPreps Division II first team all-state honors as a senior...first team All-Sierra Foothill League and Sacramento Bee first team All-Metro selection...second team NorCal Preps all-Northern California selection, as well...National Football Foundation Hall of Fame honoree...earned his team's Iron Man Award for dedication, leadership and accomplishments in the weight room as a junior and senior...caught 32 passes for 539 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior,...also earned two letters in basketball...finished in the top four percent of his graduating class...four-year recipient of the school's Scholar-Athlete Award...also earned the Academic Merit Award for maintaining a grade point average above 4.0 for all four years of high school...parents are Greg and Sue Kasner...has one brother, Alex....considering majoring in management science and engineering...born in Granite Bay, Calif....full name is Matthew Allan Kasner.