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Jersey Number 19
Micah Matthews
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Hometown:
- Bridgewater, Va.
- High School:
- Turner Ashby
- Previous:
- Virginia Tech
2025 at Virginia Tech:
High School:
Personal:
- Did not see any game action
High School:
- Three-year letterwinner at Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater
- Two-time VHSL Class 3 All-State wide receiver – 2023 First Team and 2022 Second Team
- VHSL Class 3 First Team All-State defensive back in 2023
- Two-time First Team All-Region 3C as a sophomore and junior
- Three-time Daily News-Record First Team All-Valley District selection
- Won 2022 and 2024 Valley District championships with Turner Ashby and was Region 3C runner-up in 2023 and 2024
- Led the Knights to combined 32-6 record in three varsity seasons
- Guided TA to 2024 Region 3C championship game after starting season at 12-0
- As a junior, broke his own single-season school record with 86 receptions, as he tallied 1,476 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 17.2 per catch
- Invited to 2025 U.S. Army Bowl and 2025 Polynesian Bowl
- Aided Knights in 11-2 season as a junior and trip to region title game
- As a sophomore, initially set school record for catches (63), compiling 974 receiving yards and 11 total touchdowns (10 receiving)
- Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN and nation’s #182 overall recruit in class
- Ranked as #9 overall athlete by ESPN and #32 by 247Sports
- Ranked as #5 recruit from Virginia by ESPN, including top receiver, #12 by On3 and #14 by 247Sports
- Dual-sport athlete who also starred in baseball at Turner Ashby
- Ranked as #54 recruit by Baseball America and #58 by Perfect Game
- 2023 VHSL Class 3 Second Team All-State outfielder and First Team All-Region and All-Valley District
- Was a 2024 Perfect Game National Showcase invitee in Phoenix, Az.
- Competed in the 16U/17U USA Baseball National Team Development Program
- Placed onto the 2023 USA Prime National 16U roster
Personal:
- Celebrates his Samoan heritage, as his mother’s family hails from Tapu family in Auala on the Savai’I island in Samoa
- Received his Matai title in his family’s village
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