Season’s End Watch List: #TN2024 Tight Ends
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The tight end prospects in Tennessee are making a huge impact and improving their stock every week. In Tennessee, here are 3 tight ends that stood out after watching the film and people need to keep an eye out for these…
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Continue ReadingThe tight end prospects in Tennessee are making a huge impact and improving their stock every week. In Tennessee, here are 3 tight ends that stood out after watching the film and people need to keep an eye out for these final games.
Duce Hewitt Duce Hewitt 6’4″ | 240 lbs | TE Oakland | 2024 State TN is one of the better tight end prospects in the 2024 class for Oakland High School. He is an exceptional mover out in space in both the run and passing game. Hewitt is smart to find soft spots vs zone with speed and balance to create after the catch. Good overall blocking ability, he takes good aiming points and shows nice footwork and hand usage to finish these blocks at the point of attack.
Eli Elkins Eli Elkins 6’4″ | 230 lbs | TE Maryville | 2024 State TN is an outstanding threat for the Maryville High School football team and is an exciting prospect to watch each week. Good football intelligence vs zone coverage, he finds soft spots and makes himself an easy target for the QB. Nice burst to beat man coverage and create separation, he uses his athletic ability and play strength to make plays after the catch. Overall, Elkins is a technically sound blocker that understands leverage and positioning.
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Wesley Dabbs Wesley Dabbs 6’6″ | 225 lbs | TE Briarcrest Christian | 2024 State TN is a great blocker that can be an inline tight end and an effective H-back for Briarcrest Christian High School. Good angles taken out in space, he shows nice body control and movement skills. Once engaged, Dabbs is physical at the point of attack with quality hand usage and torque to create displacement. In the passing game, he is reliable to catch the ball and be a safety blanket. Dabbs is tough to tackle out in space with his balance and play strength.