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Mike Matthews Tennessee
File WR-23 · National rank 150 · 2027 class

Mike Matthews

#4· Tennessee ·WR ·Jr ·2027 Draft · Lilburn, GA
6'1"Height 200 lbWeight
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My Grade
7.4/10
Day 3 Caliber
Current · Draft Caliber
6.7 Floor range 2.2 Ceiling 8.9
8.9/10
Round 1 Caliber
Ceiling · +1.5
6.7/10
Day 3 Caliber
Floor · −0.7
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (WR1) — real opportunity to climb; real room to grow (+1.5) · up-year team · WR premium.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.7.
Grade last reviewed 4w ago
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
7.4 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

A blue-chip receiver whose recruiting billing finally met the tape in a genuine 2025 breakout. Matthews caught 53 balls for 813 yards and four scores across 13 games, a leap from a seven-catch injury-shortened debut, and the 15.3-yard average shows he is more than a possession piece; the five-star (No. 24 overall) pedigree, the every-game availability and the ascending production line up as a real prospect profile. He wins with route polish and run-after-catch juice out of a 6-1, 200 frame. The honest doubt is the ceiling ceiling: the boards have him as an R2-caliber receiver without first-round mocks, which tells me evaluators want another year of separation-versus-press evidence and a bigger contested-catch sample before the grade jumps. NFLDraftBuzz slots him WR14 for 2027. Projects as a Day 2 receiver with a starter's route tree and clear WR2-or-better upside.