Jermaine Mathews Jr. (born March 28, 2005) is an

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for the

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High school career

Mathews Jr. attended Winton Woods High School in

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. As a senior, he had 51 tackles, six

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with three of them returned for a

touchdown A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Scoring a touchdown grants the team that scored it 6 points. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchd ...

. He committed to

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to play college football.

College career

Mathews Jr. earned playing time as a true freshman at Ohio State in 2023. He was named a freshman

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References

External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathews, Jermaine, Jr. 2005 births Living people Players of American football from Ohio American football cornerbacks Ohio State Buckeyes football players