A pair of wide receivers, one of which started two games last season, have announced plans to depart the Navy football program.
Mathews started the Memphis and Tulsa games late in the season in place of an injured Mychal Cooper. The 6-foot-4, 214-pound sophomore became the top backup at the position after starter Ryan Mitchell suffered a season-ending injury.
Navy used Mathews extensively in its heavy formation in which a wide receiver lines up just outside the tackle similar to a traditional tight end.
Mathews posted a message to Twitter thanking the Navy football program for providing an opportunity “to better myself as a player and a man.