Matt Slater

New England Patriots 153rd pick

WR · UCLA · 2008

Draft Details

Year

2008

Round

Round 5

Pick

153rd overall

Team

New England Patriots

Position

College

UCLA

Matt Slater Career Stats

10× Pro Bowl selection, 2× first-team All-Pro.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	FF
2008	NE	13	10	1	0	0
2009	NE	8	3	1	0	0
2010	NE	10	11	1	0	0
2011	NE	14	17	6	0	1
2012	NE	13	13	6	1	0
2013	NE	8	8	3	0	0
2014	NE	9	13	3	0	0
2015	NE	13	14	3	0	0
2016	NE	7	4	2	0	0
2017	NE	6	5	1	0	0
2018	NE	9	7	4	0	0
2019	NE	7	5	3	0	0
2020	NE	6	1	4	0	0
2021	NE	10	3	8	0	0
2022	NE	8	7	6	0	0
2023	NE	5	4	1	0	0
Career		146	125	53	1	1

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds
2008	NE	13	11	155
2009	NE	8	11	269
2010	NE	10	0	0
2011	NE	14	4	68
2012	NE	13	2	39
2013	NE	8	2	10
2014	NE	9	2	44
2015	NE	13	0	0
2016	NE	7	3	52
2017	NE	6	0	0
2018	NE	9	0	0
2019	NE	7	0	0
2020	NE	6	0	0
2021	NE	10	0	0
2022	NE	8	0	0
2023	NE	5	0	0
Career		146	35	637

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Matt Slater is a former wide receiver out of UCLA, selected by the New England Patriots with the 153rd overall pick (round 5) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played 239 regular-season games from 2008 to 2023, with the New England Patriots. He was named to 10 Pro Bowls.

More from the 2008 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	MIA	Jake Long	OT	Michigan
1	2	LA	Chris Long	DE	Virginia
1	3	ATL	Matt Ryan	QB	Boston College
1	4	LV	Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas
1	5	KC	Glenn Dorsey	NT	LSU
1	6	NYJ	Vernon Gholston	DE	Ohio State
1	7	NO	Sedrick Ellis	DT	USC
1	8	JAX	Derrick Harvey	DE	Florida
1	9	CIN	Keith Rivers	OLB	USC
1	10	NE	Jerod Mayo	MLB	Tennessee

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