2019 St. Thomas (TX) 3-star QB Peyton Matocha committed to the Canes on Saturday night during his official visit to Coral Gables.
The 6-4, 205-pounder is currently a consensus 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Composite, Matocha is the #1,525 player nationally, the #33 dual-threat QB in the country, and the #202 player in the Lonestar state. His commitment moves Miami’s 2019 class ranking to #32 on 247Sports and #42 on Rivals.
The Player
In early January, Matocha was a little-known QB from Texas that had a hyper-productive senior season at St. Thomas in his first year as a full-time starter, passing for 3,697 yards and 35 TD’s. That performance led to offers coming from smaller schools like Wyoming, UTEP, Tulane, Army, and UMass. However, early last week, new Miami OC Dan Enos came calling and changed his recruitment. Enos has been keeping tabs on Matocha for a while at Bama, but with Taulia Tagovailoa in the fold for the Crimson Tide, he never had the need to take a chance on Matocha. UM was in a much more dire situation at QB both in this cycle and on the roster, so taking an underrated, developmental type prospect that you love makes sense in that context.
On film, I’d direct you to Roman’s recent article for a full in-depth breakdown, but for the cliffnotes: I love his ability to feel the rush, shift around in the pocket to evade defenders, and find throwing lanes. It’s clear he’s comfortable rolling out and throwing on the move. Matocha steps into his throws with confidence and can unleash a pretty deep ball when he has time. Not a burner, but he has enough juice to make you pay on the ground if you leave him unaccounted for. A lack of zip on throws to the outside could ultimately limit his upside. In the end, Matocha is an intriguing prospect that could excel with the right coaching/system.
The Class
Matocha is the 16th commit overall in the 2019 class and the first and likely only QB. It’s no secret that Miami’s main priority since Manny Diaz was hired was to land a QB in this class and new OC Dan Enos has turned that into a reality by adding the Texas gunslinger. It was a race to see who committed first between Matocha and Warren Easton (LA) 4-star Lance LeGendre, and Matocha won out. LeGendre will no longer visit UM next weekend and the Canes are likely done at the position for the cycle.
The Team
With Matocha now on board, and OSU transfer Tate Martell joining the Canes two weeks earlier, Enos has now brought on two QB’s as he tries to shape the group his way. Heading into next season at the position, a lot will depend on what happens with Martell’s immediate eligibility waiver. Regardless of how it plays out though, Matocha is a pretty good bet to redshirt and take a mulligan year to adjust to the speed of the college game mentally. However, with a completely new offense and coaching staff, everyone is going to have a clean slate and the QB job is going to be wide open next season, so I wouldn’t put anything out of the realm of possibility.
Sophomore N’Kosi Perry is the only returnee with real playing experience, but he didn’t exactly blow anybody away with his performance in 2018. Matocha will compete with Perry, Martell, Cade Weldon, Jarren Williams to become the apple of Enos’ eye early on. Being more of a developmental prospect, it’s likely the Canes won’t really know what they have in Matocha until his third season on the roster.
The 6-4, 205-pounder is currently a consensus 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Composite, Matocha is the #1,525 player nationally, the #33 dual-threat QB in the country, and the #202 player in the Lonestar state. His commitment moves Miami’s 2019 class ranking to #32 on 247Sports and #42 on Rivals.
The Player
In early January, Matocha was a little-known QB from Texas that had a hyper-productive senior season at St. Thomas in his first year as a full-time starter, passing for 3,697 yards and 35 TD’s. That performance led to offers coming from smaller schools like Wyoming, UTEP, Tulane, Army, and UMass. However, early last week, new Miami OC Dan Enos came calling and changed his recruitment. Enos has been keeping tabs on Matocha for a while at Bama, but with Taulia Tagovailoa in the fold for the Crimson Tide, he never had the need to take a chance on Matocha. UM was in a much more dire situation at QB both in this cycle and on the roster, so taking an underrated, developmental type prospect that you love makes sense in that context.
On film, I’d direct you to Roman’s recent article for a full in-depth breakdown, but for the cliffnotes: I love his ability to feel the rush, shift around in the pocket to evade defenders, and find throwing lanes. It’s clear he’s comfortable rolling out and throwing on the move. Matocha steps into his throws with confidence and can unleash a pretty deep ball when he has time. Not a burner, but he has enough juice to make you pay on the ground if you leave him unaccounted for. A lack of zip on throws to the outside could ultimately limit his upside. In the end, Matocha is an intriguing prospect that could excel with the right coaching/system.
The Class
Matocha is the 16th commit overall in the 2019 class and the first and likely only QB. It’s no secret that Miami’s main priority since Manny Diaz was hired was to land a QB in this class and new OC Dan Enos has turned that into a reality by adding the Texas gunslinger. It was a race to see who committed first between Matocha and Warren Easton (LA) 4-star Lance LeGendre, and Matocha won out. LeGendre will no longer visit UM next weekend and the Canes are likely done at the position for the cycle.
The Team
With Matocha now on board, and OSU transfer Tate Martell joining the Canes two weeks earlier, Enos has now brought on two QB’s as he tries to shape the group his way. Heading into next season at the position, a lot will depend on what happens with Martell’s immediate eligibility waiver. Regardless of how it plays out though, Matocha is a pretty good bet to redshirt and take a mulligan year to adjust to the speed of the college game mentally. However, with a completely new offense and coaching staff, everyone is going to have a clean slate and the QB job is going to be wide open next season, so I wouldn’t put anything out of the realm of possibility.
Sophomore N’Kosi Perry is the only returnee with real playing experience, but he didn’t exactly blow anybody away with his performance in 2018. Matocha will compete with Perry, Martell, Cade Weldon, Jarren Williams to become the apple of Enos’ eye early on. Being more of a developmental prospect, it’s likely the Canes won’t really know what they have in Matocha until his third season on the roster.
