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A teen football star named Dion Stutts has died in a suspected ATV accident, reports say.
Dion Stutts, who was only 18 at the time of his death, passed away following the accident on a farm in Mississippi.
Bobby Alston, a Memphis University School coach and athletics director, told The Memphis Commercial Appeal that Stutts had died.
He said: “Dion was such a great young man. He had a smile that warmed your heart when you had a chance to be around him.”
Alston said that his heart was broken for Stutts’ family.
Who was Dion Stutts?
Dion Stutts was a star high school athlete at Memphis University School had committed to the University of Arkansas for 2024 back in March.
He was a two-sport star at MSU; a three-star football recruit and a four-star athlete in wrestling.
The defensive lineman committed to the Hogs in a Twitter post three months ago.
The six-foot-three, 250lb d-lineman was ranked 82nd at his position in the 2024 class.
Stutts had offers from Texas A&M, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Louisville and Tulane, among others.
The sportsman was also a wrestler.
On March 11, Stutts shared a montage of pictures of himself sporting the University’s football attire.
Stutts’ Instagram account was packed full of pictures taken from the football field and wrestling ring.
The football star had offers from the likes of Texas A&M, South Carolina, and Louisville before committing to the Razorbacks.
Stutts told Arkansas Online that he would’ve become a wrestler had he not opted for a career in football.
He said: “I started it to get better at football, but I’m really good at the sport, so I could also proceed in it if I had to.”
Stutts revealed that his wrestling coach told him to “live with the beast mentality.”
