Syracuse football is bolstering its defense in the Orange’s 2021 recruiting class with the addition of Malik Matthew, who also gives the ‘Cuse another premier player from the Empire State.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Matthew, a rising senior at Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx, N.Y., is rated as a three-star guy by both 247Sports and Rivals.com.
Interestingly enough, these two recruiting services separately list him as an inside linebacker or an outside linebacker, and that kind of agility will suit Syracuse well as the Orange settles in under new defensive coordinator Tony White and his 3-3-5 system.