KNOXVILLE – Tennessee football put its finishing touches on the 2020 recruiting class on Wednesday, rounding out Jeremy Pruitt’s third class since taking over as the head coach in Knoxville.
Tennessee’s wide receiver room gained a physical specimen with the signing of Dee Beckwith, bringing the Florence, Ala. native to Knoxville.
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Beckwith is listed as a 3-star prospect and the No. 18 athlete in the 2020 class on the 247Sports Composite, but expect him to join Tee Martin’s wide receiver corps when he arrives on campus before the season.
A dual-athlete at Florence High School, playing both football and basketball, Beckwith brings a 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame that is as physically imposing as any wideout on Tennessee’s roster at the moment. Florida, Auburn and Florida State were heavily in the running for Beckwith, among several others.
“He (Beckwith) is a guy who can project to play a lot of positions,” said Pruitt during his press conference on Wednesday. “He’s dynamic with the ball in his hands and we will give him that chance.”
According to Pruitt, Beckwith could play basketball under Rick Barnes at Tennessee, joining fellow football signee Malachi Wideman on the hardwood. Pruitt and his staff have an affinity for players that cross-train with multiple positions or sports, and that was on full display as National Signing Day came to an end on Wednesday.