#72
Matt Hennessy
ATL · 2020–2023PHI · 2024ATL · 2024SF · 2024–2025DAL · 2026–presentACT
MattHennessy#72C
Age
28
Nov 17, 1997
Height
6'4"
76"
Weight
295
lb
College
Temple
2016-2019
Drafted
2020
Rd 3, Pk 78
Exp
6
seasons
Contract
$1M
1y · $1.4M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2021 Season

Latest production
Games
17
2025
Snaps
173
offense
Snap %
17%
avg / game
Penalties
0
regular season
Pen Yds
0
regular season
Missed
1
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2016 — Present · Includes honors
2026
Dallas Cowboys · Center
C · Current roster
NFL
2024–2025
San Francisco 49ers · Center
C · 21 active weeks
NFL
2024
Atlanta Falcons · Center
C · 7 active weeks
NFL
2024
Philadelphia Eagles · Center
C · 0 active weeks
NFL
2020–2023
Atlanta Falcons · Center
C/G · 44 active weeks
NFL
2016–2019
Temple · OL
NCAA

Draft Profile

2020 Draft
Selection
Round 3, Pick 78
#78 overall by Atlanta Falcons
TeamATL
Overall#78

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaAtlanta Falcons. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.