St. John Bosco Braves defensive lineman Matayo Uiagalelei Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Five-star recruit Matayo Uiagalelei, brother of QB DJ, shares top three schools

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 12/8/22

Matayo Uiagalelei narrowed down his list of colleges he is considering to three schools.

Uiagalelei, who is the brother of former Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei, released an NFT intended for fans of the schools he is considering. There are three versions of the NFT: one for Oregon, one for Ohio State and and one for USC.

UPDATE: Ohio State 5EDGE Target Matayo Uiagalelei has released an NFT Fans can purchase

He Has 3 Versions an Oregon Version an Ohio State Version and a USC Version

Where will the 5 Go??

Fans that purchase the card and doesn’t end up to that school you can trade it in pic.twitter.com/vGfmM32o2X

— Recruiting Edits (@614EditzDSGN) December 8, 2022

In an interview with On3, Uiagalelei shared what he likes about each school.

Matayo attends St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif. He is a two-way player who excels as a tight end and defensive end. 247 Sports rates him as a five-star prospect and the No. 10 recruit in the 2023 class.

Matayo seems to be prioritizing playing for a program that he feels will help develop him into a top NFL prospect. He mentioned that as selling points for Oregon and Ohio State. The big selling point for USC seems to be that it would enable him to stay home, which he says would be a “dream.”

An interesting wrinkle to the story is how DJ is affected. DJ is transferring from Clemson after three seasons there. USC and Ohio State are set at quarterback with Caleb Williams and C.J. Stroud, respectively. If Bo Nix returns to Oregon next season, the Ducks would not need a quarterback either.

From the way it seems, where Matayo chooses to play probably will be an independent choice from what DJ does.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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