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Following Tennessee visit, 5-star recruit Sav’ell Smalls hangs out with Peyton Manning at Pro Football Hall of Fame
By Andrew Olson
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This week, highly sought-after recruit Sav’ell Smalls made a trip to Knoxville to take in the Tennessee recruiting experience and hear the pitch from Jeremy Pruitt and his staff. A few days later, he got in some one-on-one time with (arguably) the most prominent Vol of all.
Smalls, rated the No. 1 outside linebacker in the class of 2020 on the 247Sports Composite, was at the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio this weekend. Smalls was there representing the World Bowl, a high school all-star game played in Mexico put on in part by the Hall. Smalls got the VIP treatment, hanging out backstage at the Gold Jacket Dinner and other weekend events.
As far as Smalls’ recruitment, it’s worth noting that he did not include UT on a top 12 list of schools he shared in February which remains pinned to the top of his Twitter profile. But, the recent visit prove he is interested and most would say means more than a list posted on social media.
Do you think Smalls asked Manning about what it’s like to spend four years (or in his case, maybe three years) on Rocky Top?
Anyone doubt that The Sheriff talked to @SavvySmalls_9 about the Vols. Smalls went from a visit on rocky top to canton pic.twitter.com/cOaeOLLxQF
— Brent Hubbs (@Brent_Hubbs) August 4, 2019
Congratulations to our first committed World Bowl athlete, @SavvySmalls_9 🙌🏆🏈 We look forward to seeing you perform down in Mexico City, Mexico. pic.twitter.com/ZWc51m8meq
— Xenith (@XenithFootball) August 3, 2019
🏆| Present meets future at the @ProFootballHOF
#1 Ranked High School player in the 2020 class and World Bowl player, Sa’vell Smalls.
Meeting with HOFers Jim Kelly, Darrell Green and Joe Gibbs. @SavvySmalls_9#PFHOFAcademy #WorldBowl#HOF #halloffame #CalltotheHall #Canton pic.twitter.com/EzgKYu2mqn
— Pro Football HOF Academy (@PFHOFAcademy) August 1, 2019
#GBO🍊🍊🍊 pic.twitter.com/JCLaCk8Zpi
— Sav’ell Smalls (@SavvySmalls_9) July 31, 2019
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.