2024 RB Jaedon Matthews Talks Oregon Offer

Jaedon Matthews could also be a part of the 2024 recruiting class, however he is already on Oregon’s radar, with the Geese just lately extending a suggestion to operating again out of Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Excessive College.

Matthews is a part of a unbelievable highschool soccer program, as Saguaro just lately landed on the NFL’s Play Soccer prime 100 highschool groups. The workforce additionally options cornerback 2023 Northwestern commit Cole Shivers.

Geese Digest just lately sat down with Saguaro sophomore to get the newest on what the supply means for his recruitment. 

Matthews has been a fan of Oregon for a very long time, relationship again to the Chip Kelly period.

“Oregon is my dream college,” mentioned Matthews. “It is all the time been a giant dream to go there ever since De’Anthony Thomas.”

Oregon has proven curiosity within the 5-foot-10 operating again and is only one of some colleges within the combine early. The one different presents on the desk are from his residence state in Arizona and Arizona State

This isn’t discouraging for Matthews, nevertheless, as he is aware of that persons are watching him.

“As a category of 2024, you possibly can’t actually speak to many schools, however I do know I’m getting eyes.”

Matthews is hoping to make a journey out to go to the Oregon program as he is heard solely good issues in regards to the setting.

“I heard the setting over there may be actually easy,” he mentioned in regards to the Geese program. “It is probably not awkward or like folks placed on the entrance. It is simply very open spirited to all people being themselves.”

With out ever being in Eugene, he is heard constructive critiques from Saguaro alums who’ve Oregon ties; Jaylan Jeffers, who just lately transferred to UCLA and Oregon offensive sort out Bram Walden. The 2 have been stable assets as Matthews begins taking a better have a look at Dan Lanning’s program.

“Since my freshman 12 months, I simply been speaking (to them) about how I can stand up to Oregon and the way I can simply work my manner as much as get to that degree,” he mentioned. “I’ve all the time wished to go as much as Oregon. So that they taught me and so they informed me what to do and how one can do it.”

With two years left in highschool, he is aware of that there are nonetheless areas of his sport that he can enhance on earlier than making the leap to the faculty degree.

“Simply pace and power and simply extra steadiness between getting out of tackles and simply breaking tackles and making myself extra unmatched with the protection. Beginning to perceive the distinction so I could make changes to see the place I am going and how one can break by and perceive simply the movement of every thing so it makes it simpler on myself.”

The curiosity from considered one of Oregon’s newest presents is actually there, and now the subsequent step turns into getting him on campus for a go to.

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