Tennessee lands first 2020 commitment from No. 6-ranked athlete in the nation Kristian Story
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Tennessee just landed its first commitment from the 2020 recruiting cycle and it’s a big one as Kristian Story has pledged to become a Volunteer.
The 6-foot-2, 196-pound Story is ranked as an early four-star prospect and the No. 6 athlete in the nation for the 2020 recruiting cycle by 247Sports. Story’s early offer list includes Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, and Louisville. Since Jeremy Pruitt was hired by Tennessee, Story has visited Knoxville on multiple occasions.
Story is a multi-sport athlete Lanett High School in Alabama that played quarterback for a team that went 15-0 last season. He threw for 3,286 yards, 35 touchdowns to nine interceptions and rushed for another 765 yards and seven scores. He also played defense for Lanett last season.
Here’s his commitment announcement, which was posted to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kks___4/status/979514013448069121
Some of Tennessee’s staff members had some fun on social media following Story’s commitment:
https://twitter.com/UTBrettThiesen/status/979516929730908160
Who’s Next? ?? pic.twitter.com/CXZogwTwlF
— Drew Hughes (@DHughes2FB) March 30, 2018
— Chris Rumph (@CoachRumph) March 30, 2018
Check out Story’s sophomore season highlight reel to get an idea of why he’s so coveted at such a young age.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
