Dixie State senior linebacker Robert Metz was selected to play in Dream Bowl III, which is a senior all-star game for primarily NCAA Division II and III student-athletes, in addition to several Division I FCS players. The game takes place Monday, Jan. 19, 2016, at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Metz (6-foot-4, 235; Tucson, Arizona/Canyon De Oro HS) is a two-time all-Great West Athletic Conference honorable mention selection who finished the 2015 season second on the team with 64 total tackles and one sack. He set the Dixie State single-game record with 19 tackles in the final collegiate game at Central Washington on Nov. 14. Metz also posted the eighth-best single season mark for tackles with 91 in 2014, and he completed his four-year career at DSU ranked second all-time in total tackles with 217.
Scouts from several NFL and CFL teams will be in attendance during the five-day bowl weekend, which will include a combine and several practices. For more information on Dream Bowl III, please visit the Dream Bowl website.
Steve Johnson is the Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations and Collegiate Licensing at Dixie State University. For more DSU Athletics news, please visit www.dixieathletics.com and follow Dixie State on Twitter at @DixieAthletics.