Knox already has the look
Kevin Noon | Publisher
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Some players just have the look when they enter the room and that would be the way one would label 2019 wide receiver Trey Knox out of Blackman high school. Every bit of 6-foot-4 and close to 220 pounds with two full high school seasons to go is almost unfathomable.
But it is true for the four-star receiver and schools can't get to the Nashville suburb quickly enough to see Knox who already holds double-digit offers.
Knox is not going to rest on those 10 offers, he knows those could disappear as quickly as they appeared. He is putting in a lot of hard work and trying to raise the level of his game with every practice and weight lifting session.
"I like to be very physical with DBs, great hands and great routes, that is what I really focus on," Knox said when asked to talk about his game. "Just working to get my speed up, that is really what I need to do so I can run past people more and break into open field."
Football has always been a love for Knox. Some players have football chosen for them, but it always seemed like football was destined for the big wideout.
"I love the game of football, ever since I was born, I had a football in my hand," Knox said. "Started playing football at five years old, ever since then I have been in love with the game."
Knox has already been making the recruiting rounds and took his first trip to Ohio State last season for the Northwestern game along with 2018 RB Master Teague.
"It was crazy, there was like 108-thousand people there and it was not even the biggest game of the season," Knox said. "That just shows how dedicated the fan base is and the atmosphere of the stadium, it was surreal."
That was followed up by a trip over the spring to Columbus (Ohio). How did trip two differ from the first one?
"The second trip was more informational, I learned about the education and I just got to see how the wide receiver group functions on a day-to-day basis in the offense that they run," Knox said.
Zach Smith and Urban Meyer have been heavily involved in Knox's recruitment. Knox has developed a strong bond already with Smith.
"We talk every week, Thursday or Friday, and he is cool," Knox said. "He acts like one of us, just cool. He cracks jokes all the time."
Knox has followed Urban Meyer for a long time. He grew up watching the Florida Gators when Meyer was there as the head coach. Florida remains a team that Knox enjoys watching and the Gators have been trying to parlay that into something with Knox.
"The fans and really the offense that they run, I could see myself fitting into the offense," Knox said. "Maybe going in and playing my freshman year if I am good enough. Just that it is a family there, I love the way people interact with each other down in Gainesville."
In-state Tennessee hosted Knox recently for a visit for their spring game.
"It was really a great place to be, in-state school so you did not have to go that far," Knox said. "The people were great at the spring game. I got to see a lot of competition between the wide receivers and the DBs."
Should fans be concerned about distance being a factor with Knox?
"It is really not a big deal right now," Knox said.
With both Knox and Teague coming out of the same high school, could both players aim to head to the same school at the next level?
"We have talked about it on multiple occasions, about us playing at the same school," Knox said. "We think it would be a great opportunity to show that Murfreesboro (Tenn.) boys at the same school, putting on a show for the country."
Kevin Noon | Publisher
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Some players just have the look when they enter the room and that would be the way one would label 2019 wide receiver Trey Knox out of Blackman high school. Every bit of 6-foot-4 and close to 220 pounds with two full high school seasons to go is almost unfathomable.
But it is true for the four-star receiver and schools can't get to the Nashville suburb quickly enough to see Knox who already holds double-digit offers.
Knox is not going to rest on those 10 offers, he knows those could disappear as quickly as they appeared. He is putting in a lot of hard work and trying to raise the level of his game with every practice and weight lifting session.
"I like to be very physical with DBs, great hands and great routes, that is what I really focus on," Knox said when asked to talk about his game. "Just working to get my speed up, that is really what I need to do so I can run past people more and break into open field."
Football has always been a love for Knox. Some players have football chosen for them, but it always seemed like football was destined for the big wideout.
"I love the game of football, ever since I was born, I had a football in my hand," Knox said. "Started playing football at five years old, ever since then I have been in love with the game."
Knox has already been making the recruiting rounds and took his first trip to Ohio State last season for the Northwestern game along with 2018 RB Master Teague.
"It was crazy, there was like 108-thousand people there and it was not even the biggest game of the season," Knox said. "That just shows how dedicated the fan base is and the atmosphere of the stadium, it was surreal."
That was followed up by a trip over the spring to Columbus (Ohio). How did trip two differ from the first one?
"The second trip was more informational, I learned about the education and I just got to see how the wide receiver group functions on a day-to-day basis in the offense that they run," Knox said.
Zach Smith and Urban Meyer have been heavily involved in Knox's recruitment. Knox has developed a strong bond already with Smith.
"We talk every week, Thursday or Friday, and he is cool," Knox said. "He acts like one of us, just cool. He cracks jokes all the time."
Knox has followed Urban Meyer for a long time. He grew up watching the Florida Gators when Meyer was there as the head coach. Florida remains a team that Knox enjoys watching and the Gators have been trying to parlay that into something with Knox.
"The fans and really the offense that they run, I could see myself fitting into the offense," Knox said. "Maybe going in and playing my freshman year if I am good enough. Just that it is a family there, I love the way people interact with each other down in Gainesville."
In-state Tennessee hosted Knox recently for a visit for their spring game.
"It was really a great place to be, in-state school so you did not have to go that far," Knox said. "The people were great at the spring game. I got to see a lot of competition between the wide receivers and the DBs."
Should fans be concerned about distance being a factor with Knox?
"It is really not a big deal right now," Knox said.
With both Knox and Teague coming out of the same high school, could both players aim to head to the same school at the next level?
"We have talked about it on multiple occasions, about us playing at the same school," Knox said. "We think it would be a great opportunity to show that Murfreesboro (Tenn.) boys at the same school, putting on a show for the country."
