Ja'Elyne Matthews

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3rd String

Is Ja'Elyne Matthews starting?

Ja'Elyne Matthews is listed 3rd string at LG for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Ja'Elyne Matthews is listed LG #3 for Mississippi State at 73 OVR.

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What's Next

Who do they play next?Hank Purvis — at South Carolina · Sat, Sep 19 Who's the backup?Jamari Freeman — No. 2 at LG for Mississippi State How do they compare?Pick an opponent for Mississippi State Bulldogs

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Toms River North, ranked #541 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #541 Natl

Toms River, NJ

Jersey: #66
Class: RS FR/TR
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 350 lbs
Transfer: Florida State

Ja'Elyne Matthews is currently behind DJ Chester at LG on the Mississippi State depth chart, a SEC team rated 87 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8858
National Rank: #541
High School: Toms River North
Hometown: Toms River, NJ

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 79th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 73 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 21% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

+7 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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