Sam Keith
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Conner Smith | Prep Redzone Scout
The Beech Buccaneer is a solid contributor to his offense. They’re not a heavy passing attack team, so he doesn’t have many opportunities to showcase his catching ability, but his receiving skills are nice.
The best part of Keith’s game is his blocking. He’s sound in the run game with good technique, hand placement and pad level. He’s not going to wow you on the stat sheet, but he’s an impact player who allows the Bucs to do a lot with his ability to block at the tight end position.
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Read EvaluationAlan Popadines | Prep Redzone Scout
Staying in Sumner County, the third and final tight end in Tier 1 is none other than
Sam Keith
Sam
Keith
6'3" | 230 lbs | EDGE/DL
Beech | 2028
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TN
out of T.W. Hunter Middle School. You don’t win back-to-back Sumner County championships without standout football players on both sides of the ball like Keith. Going hand-in-hand with the back-to-back County titles, he was also named All-County in each of the last two years. The Buccaneers had a tremendous team that saw 13 athletes make All-Conference, including the team’s starting running back, fullback, multiple wide receivers, quarterback and even another tight end. I say this because Keith’s film doesn’t smack you in the face with big plays like other kids in Tier 1 because there were a lot of mouths to feed, but he consistently did his job on every play. For my money’s worth, Keith is also the best inline blocking tight end in Tennessee for this class of 2028; He understands positioning and hand fighting for control at an advanced level. Don’t sleep on him defensively either, because he can get after the quarterback too.
Film: 8th Grade Film
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