WATCH: 350-pound Tennessee signee Elijah Simmons dunks, makes full-court shot
By Adam Spencer
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Tennessee signee Elijah Simmons is a big guy. The 3-star defensive tackle out of Nashville is listed at 350 pounds on his 247Sports page.
However, he’s also super-athletic, as he proved on his high school’s basketball court on Wednesday afternoon.
As you can see below, Simmons elevates to throw down a dunk and then turns around and nails an incredible full-court shot:
Thank’s for the support y’all I GOT EXEMPTED‼️ I said I got y’all with the full dunk and I kept my word???#Vols #RockyTop #T19 #Tennessee #BigmanGotHops pic.twitter.com/yIqWjjecdP
— Elijah simmons (@901_hollywood_e) May 15, 2019
As the tweet says, that’s the sort of skill that Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes will love seeing, so perhaps Simmons is playing the wrong sport.
Jeremy Pruitt is getting an incredible athlete for his defensive line, and at the very least, the football team’s pickup basketball games will be much more competitive now.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
