2018 Verbal: Zach Mathis

[THEsocalledfan]

Keep that Florida pipeline flowing.....and I so love beating a P5 school on a recruit.

[scbison91]

If he’s strong enough to beat press coverage, he will play early. Big get, seems like these Florida kids stick it out.

They play football year round.. Season, then spring ball plus 7 on 7 during summer.. Also they workout 3 to 5 days a week during off season and position workouts also in summer.. this is happens in SC so assume it happens in FLorida.

[Jay]

At this point, I would much rather see a great punter and kicker or a 2 or 3 star DT. How about a kid who can long snap?

I'm fairly confident our long snapper is already on the roster. Just at a different position right now. Now back to Zach...

[wagsabison]

A kid like this could be a game changer. Nice to see we get a WR with some size. We can see how that can help your offense... Stapleton and Weineke(Sp?) for example.

[Professor Chaos]

Welcome Zach! Pumped to see the Bison get a commit from a big (literally) WR target.

He's definitely got the build and athleticism to be a difference maker. Let's hope he has the head and the heart to make it come to fruition. It would certainly add a new dimension to this team.

[Bisonator98]

Welcome to the Bison Zach!

[HerdBot]

I love the breakdown of film and body type in every verbal thread especially the questioning of actual height/weight ect.. lol

Just be happy we are getting this type of player

Body type is huge we've seen it over and over. If he was 6-6, 220 lbs now he would be playing in the SEC. If the kid has a 6-4 brother who is a TE, logic says he won't have any issues getting up to playing weight if he trains right. Gotta remember a 6-6 195 pound receiver won't even get off the line of scrimmage at this level but 210-220 and we've got a stud. If I had to guess, he will red shirt. I'm super excited about this kids potential. Big time ceiling.

[Bison"FANatic"]

Potential is the key word here. I laugh when people crown a WR recruit as the next best thing. That has to be one of the hardest positions to predict, I have heard predictions of it for not just years but decades. There are so many intangibles and little idiosyncrasies that go into that position. I am excited and he has the measurables but he has a lot to prove on the Bison football field before I get to excited over a WR.

[MankatoBison]

Welcome Zach! Pumped to see the Bison get a commit from a big (literally) WR target.

He's definitely got the build and athleticism to be a difference maker. Let's hope he has the head and the heart to make it come to fruition. It would certainly add a new dimension to this team.

I agree. With offers from army and air force, I think we're getting the right kind of kid. Let's hope he's the difference maker we'll be needing on this team

[Snowgoose]

[QUOTE=Alsen;1264795]http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/homete...yers-to-watch/

Apparently he is also a stud basketball player, which isn't surprising after seeing how smooth and graceful he looked on the football field.

If he is stud BB player we may need him on the court for the Bison as well based on how our team will be after this year.