When you hear the name Matthew Thomas, what comes to mind? I think of names like Greg Reid, Fred Rouse, and Adrian McPherson…or even names like Callahan Bright and Dishon Platt. All of those players have two things in common: first, they are all former five-star football recruits…and second, the difference between what their potential salaries were and what their actual current salaries are is millions of dollars apart.
Blue chip high school recruits are in no way guaranteed to become college stars, but it tends to be off-the-field issues that thwart their success and not a lack of talent.