Overview
- Multiple outlets report Mathis has signed with Alabama and will arrive early, positioning him to join winter and spring workouts.
- Maurice Mathis Jr. is a 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver from Houston County High in Warner Robins, Georgia, with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons including 1,207 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior.
- His addition comes after receiver attrition that included transfer exits by Isaiah Horton, Cole Adams and Jaylen Mbakwe, plus starter Germie Bernard declaring for the NFL draft.
- With Mathis on board, Alabama counts eight scholarship receivers: Cederian Morgan, Ryan Williams, Rico Scott, Lotzeir Brooks, Derek Meadows, MJ Chirgwin, NC State transfer Noah Rogers and Mathis.
- He flipped from a prior Samford commitment and reported offers from programs including Vanderbilt, South Florida, James Madison, Western Kentucky and Mercer, while Alabama’s 2026 class remains No. 2 in 247Sports’ composite.