Rowan Blanchard , Early last week , will play Riley Matthews on the `` Girl Meets World '' Riley 's best friend Jacobs will be played by Riley Matthews . ` He 's following in the footsteps of [ Mr. Feeney ] , the most influential character in his life , '' says Jacobs . Maya says he hopes the `` Girl Meets World '' pilot captures `` the confusions about growing up ''
Rowan Blanchard , Early last week , will play Riley Matthews on the `` Girl Meets World '' Riley 's best friend Jacobs will be played by Riley Matthews . Maya says he hopes the `` Girl Meets World '' pilot captures `` the confusions about growing up ''