Matthew Leatherwood returns to Southeastern for his senior season after earning a medical redshirt… 2011… started the only two games he appeared in… awarded a medical redshirt… picked up five tackles on the season prior to his season-ending injury… 2010… played in all 11 games and started five of them… had 24 tackles on the season, posting game-highs of three in three different contests… had two interceptions on the season… 2009… played in 10 of 11 games, earning five starts… posted 25 tackles… picked up a team-high four interceptions… also added six pass breakups… turned in a season-best six tackles at Eastern New Mexico… Prior to SE… played at Stephen F. Austin… started six games as a freshman… High School… was an honorable mention All-America selection for head coach Brian Brazil at Hebron HS in Carrollton, Texas… a two-time all-district pick… helped his team to three-straight playoff trips… Personal… a biology major… the son of Vonda and James Hayes… born Dec. 10, 1989.