After signing a talented wide receiver class in 2023, LSU is looking to land a premier player at the position in 2024.
Five-star Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview receiver [autotag]Mike Matthews[/autotag] recently trimmed the list of programs he’s considering down to 12, and LSU made the cut. Coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the Tigers are joined by Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Auburn, Colorado, USC, Tennessee, Michigan, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ohio State.
Matthews is an elite prospect in the 2024 class. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound player currently ranks as the No. 2 receiver and No. 6 overall player nationally, per the 247Sports Composite Rankings. LSU offered Matthews back in June, but it hasn’t gotten him on campus for a visit yet.
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
His recruitment still seems to be fairly open-ended. He holds no Crystal Ball projections from 247Sports, and though Georgia is a slim favorite per the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, there seems to be no clear leader at this moment.
LSU will likely need a visit soon (and a successful one, at that) to stay in the mix here, but landing a player like Matthews — who would immediately become the highest-ranked commit in the class — would work wonders for a class that already currently ranks second nationally.
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