Georgia’s Monday got a whole lot better when five-star offensive tackle Mark Matthews switched his commitment from Texas A&M to Georgia, giving Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs a massive win on the recruiting trail.
Matthews is the No. 2 overall recruit in the country and the top-ranked tackle, which makes this about as big a pickup as Georgia could ask for. He had originally pledged to Texas A&M in May, and while Georgia was among his finalists, recruiting insiders didn’t see the Bulldogs as a real threat at the time. That feeling only grew stronger after Matthews decommitted from A&M on Sunday, with multiple predictions on 247Sports and On3 pointing to Miami as the favorite to land him.
Instead, Matthews landed at Georgia.
Smart acknowledged the commitment on social media, posting: “Go Dawgs !!”
The move caught plenty of people by surprise, and for good reason. The details of how Georgia pulled it off haven’t been made public, but Smart clearly did enough behind the scenes to change the direction of one of the country’s biggest recruitments. For a player ranked this highly, that kind of flip is no small thing.
And Georgia needed this one. The Bulldogs already had several elite offensive pieces committed, including five-stars Kemon Spell at running back, Jayden Wade at quarterback and Jaxon Dollar at tight end. That’s a strong foundation, but those skill players can only take off if the offensive line is ready to hold up its end.
That’s where Matthews changes everything. As the No. 1 offensive tackle in the country, he projects as Georgia’s future left tackle and brings the kind of protection and run-blocking presence that can make the rest of the offense go. In a class already loaded with high-end talent, he may be the most important piece of the group.
Georgia still has until early December to keep Matthews locked in before he can officially sign, but for now, the Bulldogs have every reason to feel good about where this one stands.
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