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4-star Tennessee defender Martavius French announces SEC-heavy top 5 list

Michael Wayne Bratton

By Michael Wayne Bratton

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Martavius French is getting closer to making his final decision.

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Whitehaven product is rated as one of the top defenders from the state of Tennessee in the 2020 recruiting cycle and announced on Monday that five programs have made his top five as his senior season nears. Of the five, four hail from the SEC: Arkansas, Florida, LSU and Mississippi State.

247Sports Composite Rankings list French as a four-star recruit, the No. 10 inside linebacker in the nation and Tennessee’s No. 12 overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting cycle. If he committed to Arkansas or Mississippi State, French would be the highest-ranked defender in either program’s 2020 recruiting board.

He announced his current top five by releasing the following graphic on Twitter:

 

Michael Wayne Bratton

A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com

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