Vols win SEC East recruiting battle as Alabama athlete Dee Beckwith signs with Tennessee over Florida
Both Tennessee and Florida are losing some elite skill players on the offensive side of the ball this offseason and both programs identified Alabama native Dee Beckwith as a target to help fill the void left by some veteran pass catchers.
In the end, Jeremy Pruitt’s Tennessee program won out over Dan Mullen’s Florida program as the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Beckwith announced his commitment to the Volunteers on National Signing Day.
The Florence High School product is rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 18 athlete in the nation by 247Sports Composite Rankings. Beckwith has only played football for two seasons and projects as a hybrid tight end/receiver at the college level.
Following this news, Tennessee now has 22 prospects committed/signed in the program’s 2020 recruiting cycle. The Volunteers are currently awaiting for four-star receiver Malachi Wideman and five-star running back Zach Evans to potentially close out the program’s latest signing class.
To get an idea of what Beckwith can bring to Tennessee’s offense in Knoxville, check out his senior season highlight reel with Florence High School:
Now let’s see what Jeremy Pruitt and Co. can do to coach-him-up. I believe for most Vol Fans…the 2020 Tennessee Season is a “Let’s-wait-n-see” what kind of team shows up this year. It is year Three(3) of Jeremy’s Contract in Knoxville & that 3rd year in a re-build needs to show some major improvement…Yes I know they finished strong, but let’s watch.
I agree. Tennessee finished on a winning streak, not necessarily a ‘strong’ finish. They still didn’t win pretty games, but it’s definitely an improvement to grind out a win, even when you don’t play your best. Tennessee will be judged by the eye test next year. They could go 8-4 and still barely grind out wins, or they could go 8-4 and look very competitive. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Anyone else having issues with the articles today? I have to scroll to the right to continue reading as the article doesn’t fit on the screen. Same thing with the comments below. Looks like I’ll be using other sites today to follow recruiting news.
No issue. Change browser maybe?
That was it. Thanks. Weird though as I’ve only used Chrome in the past and had no issues.
It may also just have been your zoom. It might have accidentally got zoomed in.