3 recruits Kirby Smart needs to pair with Dylan Raiola at Georgia
By John Buhler
Let’s get Dylan Raiola a five-star to throw the ball to with WR Mike Matthews!
Outside of a bookend tackle or an edge rusher, the next best thing to pair a five-star quarterback coming in would be a five-star wide receiver. The state of Georgia definitely has one of those in five-star wideout Mike Matthews out of Parkview. The Lilburn native has 33 official offers. He is looking hard at Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Tennessee and USC, but is only visiting USC thus far.
As with Bolden, Matthews’ primary recruiter is Brown and his secondary recruiter is Cooper, who just so happens to be from the same hometown as Matthews. What makes Matthews’ recruitment so interesting is Parkview is a high school sports powerhouse that sends star players everywhere. The Stinchcomb Brothers may have played for Georgia, but there are no guarantees.
Ultimately, Matthews’ visit to USC may have had something to do with potentially linking up with Raiola. Then again, playing in Lincoln Riley’s offense is a great way to end up being a first-round draft pick at the wide receiver position. Georgia has not had a first-round wide receiver drafted since A.J. Green left school year early to declare for the 2011 NFL Draft. Green has recently retired.
It would so be hard to turn down Georgia in-state, especially with Raiola possibly throwing to you.
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