The Georgia Bulldogs are headed into the final stretch of their season and look like the best team in the country with a chance to win the national title and get back on top of the mountain of the sport.

As the team begins to ascend and become the best version of themselves, the coaching staff is hard at work to land the next generation of stars as well. This week, pretty much out of nowhere, Georgia did just that by flipping one of the top players in the country for the class of 2027 right before the early signing period next month.

Five-star offensive tackle Mark Matthews, who is rated by Rivals as the No. 2 overall player in the nation and the No. 1 offensive lineman, backed off his pledge to Texas A&M this week. The Miami Hurricanes were the anticipated destination, but instead, he wound up committing to the Bulldogs and now suddenly becomes the highest rated recruit in this class for Georgia.

Matthews Likely Leaving Money Behind to Come to Athens

In a battle between two massive spenders like Texas A&M and Miami, there is virtually zero chance the Bulldogs are the highest bid for the St. Thomas Aquinas standout. They have however developed offensive line talent and sent them to the NFL as high draft picks as often as anyone with also a recent track record of young players getting on the field early.

A story from UGA Sports On3 revealed Matthews took an under the radar visit to Georgia right after the Florida game, and it seems this is where the Dawgs really started to pick up steam to land him.

What Kind of Skillset Matthews Will Bring to Georgia

This is very much a player who is capable of coming in and competing for a starting job right away if he buys into the process and gets a whole lot better from the moment he steps on campus this spring.

Standing at just a hair under 6-foot-6 and weighing 300 pounds, Matthews is much more of the athletic freak with the kind of quickness built for the modern game rather than just being a massive kid who has become an elite prospect by being bigger than everyone else.

With a very impressive level of technique and fundamentals already that is only going to get better once he gets on campus, Matthews is a potential future All-SEC and first round talent type of player. Assuming Georgia holds onto him for the next month and he puts pen to paper during what has been a wild recruitment, the Dawgs may have just landed a future program cornerstone at one of the tackle positions in Matthews.