Matt Pryor

Matt Pryor (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional football guard for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs.

Early life Pryor first played as a freshman member of the Pirates football team at San Pedro before transferring to Lakewood High School. He played tackle, defensive end and nose guard positions with the Lancers football team before graduating in 2013. He accepted a scholarship offer from Texas Christian University. While in college, Pryor worked as a bouncer from his sophomore year until senior graduation.

Philadelphia Eagles Pryor was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (206th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.

He made his first start at right guard in January 2020, during a playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Pryor filled in for the injured Brandon Brooks.

Pryor was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 16, 2020, and activated on October 22.

Once promoted to the active roster, Pryor started 10 of 15 games. He played in six games as a starting right guard. He later played three games as a starting right tackle before playing one game as a left guard.

Pryor played in all 17 games of the 2021 season. During the season, he started five games, including three games as a right tackle, one game as a right guard and one game as a left tackle.

In sixteen games during the 2022 season, Pryor played four games as a starting left tackle, started one as a right tackle and four as a right guard.

San Francisco 49ers On March 27, 2023, Pryor signed with the San Francisco 49ers. He played in 15 games during his single season with the team.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint) On March 27, 2025, Pryor signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Arizona Cardinals On March 12, 2026, Pryor signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.

On August 30, 2026, Pryor was waived. On August 31, Pryor was signed to the practice squad.