Watch: Tennessee Football WR Mike Matthews Shows Leadership During Spring Practice

The Tennessee Volunteers have been in need of a leader inside the Wide Receiver room. Mike Matthews has started to answer that call.

Nov 30, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Mike Matthews (10) makes a touchdown catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

The Tennessee Volunteers have been in need of a leader inside the Wide Receiver room. Mike Matthews has started to answer that call.

Tennessee is back in action on Saturday with another spring practice. This is the seventh practice of the Spring camp, and players have already started to mold themselves into college players and leaders.

One of the players who has started to standout is Mike Matthews, who is becoming more of a leader in his second year under Coach Kelsey Pope.

Mike Matthews is already becoming a much needed leader in this WR group pic.twitter.com/GTuyWf7Ix5

— Caleb Sisk (@CalebSisk_) March 29, 2025

Matthews is expected to be a starting outside receiver in the fall after a great spring camp and showing some flashes in his freshman year. The Vols receiver is a former five-star recruit and one of college football's top prospects of the 2024 recruiting cycle.

Matthews continues to turn heads on the field, but the off-field leadership may be the most improved quality so far.

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