Texas A&M lands No. 1 OT Mark Matthews: Inside the recruitment that stunned rivals
Texas A&M’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class got another five-stars better with Rivals No. 1 rated offensive tackle Mark Matthews announcing his commitment to the Aggies.
The 6-foot-5, 301-pound Matthews chose to play for head coach Mike Elko and Texas A&M over his other finalists in Miami, Georgia and LSU. Rated by the Rivals300 as the No. 3 prospect in America, and by the industry-generated Rivals Industry as the No.
6 player in the land, Matthews becomes commit No. 14 for the Aggies in the 2027 class. “I visited and I got that feeling, Matthews said in the past.
Coach (Deveonte) Mackey, Coach (Adam) Cush(ing) the whole line staff, Coach Elko, there is something about them and I like the Aggies. ” Over the course of two spring visits including a three-day trip that was capped by the Aggies spring game, Matthews affection towards Texas A&M continued to grow. Now’s he the jewel of this terrific class.
Rivals Director of Scouting Charles Power is obviously very high on Matthews. “High-upside offensive tackle prospect with top-notch physical and athletic tools for the position. Measured in at 6-foot-6 and around 280 pounds with plus length before his junior season.