College football recruit, Arkansas commit Dion Stutts dies at 18

Dion Stutts, a standout two-sport high school athlete, college football recruit, and member of the Arkansas Razorbacks 2024 recruiting class, died on Tuesday in an apparent ATV accident, according to Memphis University School (Tenn.) officials.

MUS football coach and athletic director Bobby Alston told the Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) that Stutts was on his family's farm in Mississippi when the accident happened. Stutts was 18 years old.

"Our hearts are broken for the family," Alston 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."

Arkansas defensive line coach Deke Adams, who helped lead the recruiting of Stutts to the Razorbacks program, shared his reactions to social media.

"My heart is aching right now!" Adams wrote.

"What a wonderful you[ng] man with an amazing spirit! I'm at a loss for words! We love you Dion and you will always be a Razorback! Praying for his family!"

Adams added: "We're going to miss that smile, miss that wonderful personality and we're just praying for his family right now."

Stutts was acclaimed as a top-100 defensive lineman recruit nationally by the major services and a top-30 player from the state of Tennessee in the 2024 recruiting class.

(Appeal)

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