[3][2] He grew up playing baseball, the country's most popular sport, and was considered a talented pitcher and outfielder, being able to throw at speeds in the low 90s.
[2][5] Matos moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and began attending Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, but initially spoke no English, learning some phrases through Google Translate.
[1] He had 16 athletic scholarship offers coming out of high school and was ranked a three-star recruit, the third-best player in the state and the 16th-best nationally.
[1] He initially committed to play college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs but later flipped to the New Mexico Lobos.
[10][14] Despite being 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) and 313 pounds (142 kg), he ran a 4.88 40-yard dash at his pro day, which would have been the best among all linemen at the NFL Scouting Combine.