Tennessee is one of 11 schools on 2021 wide receiver Malachi Bennett’s list, joining schools from several different conferences in the Alabama product’s recruitment.
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Tennessee and Texas A&M are the only SEC schools in Bennett’s graphic, joining members of the Big Ten, ACC, Conference USA and the MAC.
Bennett is the No. 71 receiver in the country on the 247Sports Composite, at 6-foot-2, 180-pounds, and is being recruited heavily by Tennessee wide receivers coach Tee Martin.
From Fairfield, Ala., Bennett is a former teammate of a recent Tennessee signee in offensive lineman Reginald Perry. He is the nephew of Earl Bennett, a former Vanderbilt star wide receiver that went on to a successful career in the NFL.