Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris University junior tight end Matthew Gonzalez earned Associated Press FCS All-America Second Team honors as announced by the organizations on Tuesday. Gonzalez is the fourth Colonial to earn AP All-America honors and the first since offensive lineman Corey Konycki and tight end Shadrae King were named to the squad in 2010. He is the 12th player in team history to earn NCAA I-AA / FCS All-America honors.
 
Gonzalez had a breakout season in 2018, putting together one of the best receiving years in team history. The junior hauled in a team-record 12 touchdown passes, a number that led the NEC and was 10th in the nation. He finished the year with 40 receptions and 642 yards to rank eighth and seventh in the team's single-season record books. Gonzalez was third among FCS tight ends in averaging 16.05 yards per reception.
 
The Lakewood, Ohio, native opened eyes in the team's home opener against Virginia State as he hauled in four passes for 113 yards, becoming the first RMU player to reach 100 receiving yards in a game since 2015. Over the course of five games in the middle of the season, Gonzalez pulled in nine TD passes, including a three score game against Central State. He had another 100-yard game at Duquesne with a season-best seven catches for 103 yards.
 
Gonzalez is 14th in team history with 62 career receptions and is seventh with 13 scoring catches. With 910 career yards, he is averaging 14.7 yards per catch in three seasons.