LOOK: Josh Heupel visits Tennessee 4-star CB commit Jordan Matthews
Baton Rouge (La.) Woodlawn four-star cornerback Jordan Matthews received a visit from Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and secondary coach Willie Martinez this weekend. Matthews has been committed to the Volunteers since Aug. 15.
A 6-foot-1, 175-pound cornerback, Matthews is the No. 148 overall prospect and No. 18 cornerback in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 7 player in Louisiana.
Other cornerbacks committed to Tennessee are Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville four-star Rickey Gibson and Bowling Green (Ky.) South Warren three-star Cristian Conyer. Heupel and Martinez visited Conyer earlier today.
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Tennessee’s class is currently No. 11 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 5 in the SEC. It is led by Long Beach (Calif.) Warren five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Matthews has a On3 NIL Valuation of $138K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.
Jordan Matthews On3 Scouting Summary
The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Jordan Matthews:
“Taller corner with plus track speed. Shows strong recovery ability with his terrific long speed. Ran a 10.66 second 100 meters mark and a 21.29 second 200 meters time during his junior track season. Willing tackler that can bring ball carriers down in the flat and in the open field. Does a good job of defending passes and playing through receivers’ hands. Plays a bit erratic, needs to slow down and stay calm with his feet rather than being so jumpy when playing man coverage.
“Primarily plays off coverage at the high school level. Play speed as a junior did not appear to match his elite track speed. Father, Roshaun Matthews, played outside linebacker at LSU and Southern University in the late 90’s and went on to play professional football from 2000 to 2005. On the younger end of the spectrum for the 2023 recruiting cycle.”