LEAKESVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - One of Mississippi’s premier high school football recruits has announced where he’ll be attending school next fall.

Four-star wide receiver Jase Mathews will wear navy and orange after wrapping up his tenure as a Greene County Wildcat. The senior announced his commitment to Auburn during a signing ceremony in Leakesville on Friday.

Mathews stretched defenses thin over the 2024-25 season, ranking 5th in the state in receiving yards (1,138), 4th in receiving touchdowns (15), and 1st in receiving yards per game (113.8). Mathews and the Wildcats finished the 2024 season with a record of 8-2 and a district championship before falling to Quitman in the first round of the MHSAA 4A State Playoffs.

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