Listed at 6-foot, 190 pounds, Matthews plays his high school football for Hough High School in Cornelius, North Carolina. The 247Sports Composite tabbed him as a four-star prospect, ranking him as the No. 57 overall recruit in the cycle, the No. 6 corner and the No. 5 player in the state of North Carolina.

The highest-ranked cornerback in North Carolina named his college Friday night. His finalists were South Carolina, Texas, Miami and Florida State.

Longhorns land one of country's best DBs as Samari Matthews announces his commitment. Matthews chose Texas over South Carolina, Miami, and FSU.