Signing a linebacker in the 2020 recruiting cycle is critical for the Miami football program. The Hurricanes will lose their entire four-year starting linebacker corps after the 2019 season. Shaq Quarterman, Michael Pinckney and Zach McCloud are entering their fourth seasons as starters this fall.
A.J. Mathis commits to the Miami football program as the first linebacker in the Hurricanes 2020 recruiting class. The depth chart at linebacker for Miami has been depleted this spring. McCloud missed a significant portion of Spring Practice for the second year in a row with a wrist injury.
Mathis learned how to play football from his father Alvin Mathis Sr.