"On The Spiritual Side, We Call it Prophetic", Mother of Florida State OL Transfer Ja'Elyne Matthews Says He Has Psychic Ability To Predict Gender Of Unborn Children
NJ.com - The kid has a gift, they say. And, at 6-foot-7, 320 pounds, it’s clear DNA and fate have blessed the Toms River North All-American offensive tackle with size and strength that will land him a Power Five scholarship and, if he stays on his projected path, a spot on a NFL roster.
But those are not the gifts his family is talking about.
Jaelyne Matthews can look at a pregnant woman and reveal the gender of the child she’s carrying. No, really, he’s a walking sonogram.
The interview being cited here is an old article from February 2024 with NJ Advance Media at NJ.com. But the interview resurfaced the other day when Ja'Elyne Matthews, who enrolled in Rutgers as a true Freshman just over 3 months ago, decided to transfer to Florida State. Which is a downright ridiculous move. The transfer portal is so out of control that true freshman are transferring months before their first season is even close to starting. Except in this case, there might be a good reason. I don't know what may or may not have happened at practice, or if something went down between Ja'Elyne Matthews and Greg Schiano at the Rutgers Spring Game. But if we're going to take what Matthews' mother says about him at face value, and not with enough grains of salt to fill a dump truck, then maybe he knows something that the rest of us don't.
“Jaelyne is gifted, and not just on the field,” said his mother, Breion Fowler. “He has what the world would call intuition — that knows things, that can feel people’s feelings and emotions. On the spiritual side, we call it prophetic.
“I’ve been pregnant 11 times and have soon-to-be eight kids to show for it, so, being my first-born, he’s been in a lot of doctors’ offices. Jaelyne has pointed to women, ‘Oh, you are carrying a boy,’ and was right. ‘Oh, you are carrying a girl.’ He predicted what I was carrying plenty times and was right.”
There’s more: According to family legend, he once insisted his mom was pregnant and asked her to take a pregnancy test to prove it.
“It came back negative,” Breion said. “He told me, ‘Mommy, take the test again tomorrow.’ I told him, ‘It doesn’t work like that, son.’ But, I did it the next day anyway, and sure enough, clear as day, it was positive.”
It’s something even his stepfather, John Fowler, can only explain by saying, “He’s blessed.”
“Jaelyne has the cheat code,” he said. “God gave him this height, this weight, and the gift. He’s blessed. People say stuff like that all the time. No, he’s blessed.”
"Possible clairvoyant" is a nice little +1 to have attached to your name as a recruit. Say you're a school down to its last couple scholarships. You could really use a reliable exterior lineman. You've narrowed it down to a few interested players. At this point it's a toss up as to who's the best fit. But oh by the way. That Ja'Elyne Matthews kid. The 6-foot-6, 340-pound tackle. Light on his feet. Strong as an ox. Apparently he's psychic too. Well fine then. I guess we'll go with the kid who might be able to see the future.
"Take interview with local paper to establish that son is blessed..." ✍️
I'm putting that one in my parenting tickler file in case my child is ever close to landing an athletic scholarship one day. Not that I'm accusing his mother of lying. Although if she were, it would be a hilarious enough move that I think it would only make me respect the Matthews family even further. That's giving your child a leg up on the competition. That's just good parenting.
If Ja'Elyne truly does have this ability to read wombs, he'd be a pregnant woman who doesn't want to know the sex of her baby's worst nightmare. Imagine if this guy was your husband's best friend. Every time he came around, you'd know he has knowledge about your kid that you don't. You'd have to fight the urge to ask him your whole pregnancy. If he was an asshole, he probably fuck with you and hang it over your head for 9 months. He'd probably tell everyone else in your friend group. You'd be suspicious of him telling your husband. You'd feel like you were the only person who didn't know if your baby was a boy or a girl. And then if one day he starting acting funny towards you, you'd start getting scared for the health of your baby.
Honestly the more I think about it, Ja'Elyne kinda seems like a nuisance to have around. Even if you're not pregnant, if he's able to just look at a woman and know whether or not she's carrying a baby... say you and your boyfriend have unprotected sex one night. A week or so later you're out with Ja'Elyne and he's looking at you sideways when you order a vodka soda. You would just always suspect him of knowing something. I'm sure that would suck for him too. At what point is it his responsibility to confront you about your pregnancy? It could even become a whole political thing. That's too much of a cross to bear.
But the gender/health of an unborn child isn't what's important here. Is there anything else Ja'Elyne can see the future about? Seeing into a woman's stomach is a fun little trick. But if he's so good at predicting babies, there must be more that he's capable of. Is there anything he can tell us about football? Why exactly did he transfer to Florida State? What does he know? It may be the responsible thing to do for us to bet Florida State to win the National Championship. Or at least the ACC. Or at minimum the over on their win total for as long as Ja'Elyne Matthews is playing there. And you can't help but wonder if something bad is coming down pipe for Rutgers. Their future seeing recruit showed up to campus and could not get out of there fast enough. That doesn't bode well for them.
I may need to track Ja'Elyne down myself and get to the bottom of what made him leave Rutgers so fast. He gave a Q&A with Noles 24/7 on Wednesday, but his answers were all pretty... canned.
Noles 24/7 - ON WHY HE SIGNED SO QUICK: "I want to be part of the greatness at FSU. It's amazing coaching, amazing feeling here. I feel as if I was always meant to be here. Now I'm home and I'm ready to work."
WHEN YOU GOT OFF THE PLANE, DID YOU KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO BE HOME FOR YOU?: "Yes sir. I just had a feeling this was going the spot for me. After the phone call that I had with Coach Norvell on the phone and Coach Hand on the phone, I was fired up to come here. I was ready to hop on the flight two seconds after that phone call."
ON WHAT THEY TOLD HIM ABOUT WHY THEY PURSUED HIM SO HEAVILY: "They believe I can definitely uphold the standard for FSU. The greatness that's been through here. The coaches that's come through here. They believe that I can be one of the greats. I believe that we can be the greatest program in college football history once again. Be the number one team in the country once again. I'm definitely excited for it."
If I had to guess, I'd say he definitely knows something about the futures of both schools involved in this transfer. When he looks into his crystal ball, he foresees Florida State depositing way more money into his checking account than Rutgers. But aside from that… maybe he's magical too. Florida State has had a rough go of it lately. They could use a magical offensive lineman.