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Tennessee football recruiting: Three-start Georgia RB Lyn-J Dixon commits to Vols for 2018

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Tennessee. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Tennessee. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tennessee football’s 2018 recruiting class is back up to 13 commitments after three-star Georgia running back Lyn-J Dixon chose the UT Volunteers.

Butch Jones just addressed the depth issue at running back for Tennessee football’s future. And he continued to add to the Top 10 recruiting class that the Vols have for 2018 in the process.

All-purpose back Lyn-J Dixon committed to Tennessee on Saturday.

Dixon selected Tennessee football over pretty much every SEC power and quite a few other national powers.

He announced his commitment via a Twitter video.

A 5’10” 177-pound back, many recruiting services, including 247, have listed Dixon as a four-star. However, Rivals has him as a three-star.

Coming out of Taylor County High School in Butler, Ga., Dixon is the No. 11 ranked player in the country at his position and the No. 48 player in the state of Georgia overall.

However, he was not good enough to warrant a national ranking.

Dixon’s commitment helps Jones and the offensive staff deal with future departures. John Kelly is a junior, and by 2019, the team could have been severely limited in the backfield.

That makes Dixon’s commitment a huge deal.

Here’s a look at some of his highlights.

As you can see with the highlights, his biggest strengths are his vision and his cutting. He clearly is an intelligent running back who knows how to see the field.

Because most of his cut and runs sent him into the open field for touchdowns, it’s hard to know exactly what type of strength or breakaway speed he has.

But he has the important basic things that you need to be a good running back. And they tend to be the things everybody overlooks.

So similar to Kelly, there’s a chance Jones found a real gem here that nobody else saw.

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