William Amos Hough High School corner Samari Matthewsis one of the top defenders in the 2026 cycle. He commands 29 offers from some of the top programs in the country. Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee, USC, and others are names in this recruitment. Matthews had initially set up a rough visit schedule for the spring but had to alter some plans. He will now be in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 1, which will be on the latter half of his spring visit tour. It will be his first trip to Rocky Top; the Vols were Matthews’s third offer. He ranks as the No. 32 prospect in the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports’ Composite Rankings. Matthews tallied 25 tackles and an interception during his sophomore season. Top programs continue to enter the picture here, and a big plus in Tennessee’s favor is that they were in early and have continued to push with the same energy throughout his early time in high school.
Samari Matthews’s Updated Spring Visits Clemson: March 9 North Carolina State: March 28 Penn State: March 29 Tennessee: April 1 West Virginia: April 3 Miami: April 6
2026 5-star CB Samari Matthews during an unofficial visit to Georgia. (Photo courtesy of Samari Matthews)
