Five-star athlete Mike Matthews committed to Tennessee on Wednesday.
Matthews, a three-sport (football, basketball, track) and two-way star on the football field for Parkview High School (Georgia), adds to a burgeoning class for Josh Heupel and the Volunteers that ESPN has ranked 14th.
The Volunteers now have nine ESPN 300 commits, and Matthews, ranked No. 5 overall by ESPN, would be the highest-ranked prospect the program has signed since offensive tackle Darnell Wright (No. 5 overall) in 2019. Matthews is the program's first five-star commit since Wright and offensive tackle Wanya Morris (No.