Oak Ridge junior Tee Higgins (5), shown making a playoff catch against Ooltewah on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, announced Monday, July 4, 2016, that he has committed to Clemson. (File photo by Julio Culiat)
Oak Ridge Wildcats wide receiver Tee Higgins has committed to Clemson. Higgins, who will be a senior this fall, announced his decision in a Bleacher Report video posted on Twitter on Monday.
The video shows Higgins, a five-star receiver who had once been committed to Tennessee, at a barbecue cookout with friends and family. It ends with orange and purple fireworks in the sky.
The 247Sports Composite lists the 6-foot-5, 188-pound Higgins as the nation’s third-ranked wide receiver in the 2017 class. Prep Xtra at the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that he is considered the number one overall player in Tennessee.
Higgins, who won a Mr. Football award in November and was also a Mr. Basketball finalist, chose the Tigers over finalists Ohio State, Florida State, Tennessee, and Ole Miss.
He had had announced in August that he had officially committed to play football at the University of Tennessee. But then he announced in February that he was re-opening his recruitment for basketball and football.
Higgins had 46 catches for 841 yards and 16 touchdowns his junior season.
Prep Xtra reported that Higgins joins Catholic wide receiver Amari Rodgers as area rising seniors to choose Clemson, and the two have built a close relationship.
See Higgins’ video below.
I would like to say I’ve committed to….. https://t.co/vzLbXhaxIV
— Tee Higgins (@teehiggins5) July 4, 2016
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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