Chris Matthews

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WR; 6-5; 210; Los Angeles;
Dorsey High School
(Transfer from Los Angeles Harbor College; has two seasons of eligibility remaining)
Rivals: ★ ★ ★ ★; Scout: ★ ★ ★

What John Clay says: Considered among the nation’s 10 best juco prospects. Rivals ranked him as the second best wide receiver in junior college. Caught 80 balls last year. Have to love that 6-5 size. Cats apparently wanted big receivers.

What UK says: Among the nation's top 10 junior-college prospects, and the No. 2 wide receiver, as ranked by Rivals.com … Big receiver posted big numbers at Los Angeles Harbor College … Caught 80 balls as a sophomore, good for 1,235 yards and 11 touchdowns in only nine games … His 80 receptions was tops among all 72 California junior colleges that compete in football … First-team All-California … Caught 32 passes for 529 yards and four TDs as a freshman …. Has been timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Coached by Andrew Avillar and Brett Peabody … Played his high-school football at Dorsey HS in Los Angeles … Was a tight end in high school.

What Rich Brooks says: “Chris will bring experience to a position on our team that was very young a year ago. He obviously has had a great junior college career and we are looking forward to having a very physical and tall receiver compete next fall for playing time. We feel that Chris can bring outstanding playmaking ability and he certainly has great ball skills.”