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Five-star wide receiver recruit Mike Matthews is one of the top recruits in the class of 2024. The five-star plays high school football for Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia.
Mike Matthews is the sixth-ranked player in the junior class and the second-ranked wide receiver. Matthews is the second-ranked recruit in Georgia, per 247Sports. He plays both defensive back and wide receiver for Parkview High School.
The 6-foot-2, 180-pound receiver also plays basketball. Matthews is a versatile athlete with excellent explosiveness.
Matthews visited Athens for the Georgia versus Kent State game in the fall of 2022. He plans to play in the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game.
Impressively, the five-star sports a dual scholarship offer from the Auburn Tigers for both football and basketball. Not many recruits earn dual scholarship offers.
As a wide receiver, Matthews shows great speed and acceleration. He is a good route runner and gets a lot of separation.
The five-star recruit puts Georgia, Arkansas, Ohio State, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Michigan, Clemson, Auburn, Colorado, USC, and Texas A&M in his top schools.
The Parkview superstar named his top 12 schools via Twitter:
BREAKING: Five-Star WR Mike Matthews tells me he is down to 1️⃣2️⃣ Schools!
The 6’2 185 WR from Lilburn, GA is ranked as the No. 8 Player in the ‘24 Class (No. 3 WR)
Where Should He Go?👇🏽 https://t.co/SAwD01KR2z pic.twitter.com/QpSy5RZzty
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) March 28, 2023