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Rivals Crossover Series: Top 10 football-hoops talents of Rivals era

Rivals Crossover Series: Top 10 football-hoops talents of Rivals era

These 10 athletes probably could have gone on to excel at football OR basketball.

 • Eric Bossi and Mike Farrell
Ask Farrell: Can Vols keep elite TEs home?

Ask Farrell: Can Vols keep elite TEs home?

Four-star Hudson Wolfe is the top-ranked tight end in the 2021 class.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Ask Farrell: How special are the two 5-star TEs in 2020 class?

Ask Farrell: How special are the two 5-star TEs in 2020 class?

LSU signee Arik Gilbert is the No. 1 tight end, followed by Georgia signee Darnell Washington.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Three-point stance: Traditional powers returning to glory?

Three-point stance: Traditional powers returning to glory?

Mike Farrell discusses the timetable for former powers to make the CFB playoff, and much more, in today's column.

 • Mike Farrell
Super Bowl LI by the star rankings

Super Bowl LI by the star rankings

Super Bowl LI will feature players with varied recruiting backgrounds. See how some of the game's stars were ranked.

 • Mike Farrell
Rivals rankings of 15 Pro Bowlers

Rivals rankings of 15 Pro Bowlers

Former five-star Matthew Stafford is in the Pro Bowl. Where did other NFL All-Stars rank? Adam Krohn looks at the rosters.

 • Adam Krohn
Ranking the all-time five-stars: Texas

Ranking the all-time five-stars: Texas

Texas hasn't produced the most 5-stars in the Rivals era. But thanks in part to Adrian Peterson, it has the best one-two punch.

 • Dallas Jackson
Rankings of Yore: Heavens to Megatron

Rankings of Yore: Heavens to Megatron

He's a record-setting NFL star with a catchy nickname now. But where was Calvin Johnson ranked as a teenager?

 • Mike Farrell
Post-summer camp questions: Nos. 10-9

Post-summer camp questions: Nos. 10-9

Ricky Seals-Jones is part of a talented group of 2013 WRs. But will any of them earn a coveted fifth star?

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 • Rivals.com
Rivals at 10: Best recruiting wars

Rivals at 10: Best recruiting wars

C.J. Spiller made his mom cry tears of sadness when he chose Clemson in the most heated recruiting battle of the past decade. Check out Rivals.com's t

 • Mike Farrell
Bennett talks draft

Bennett talks draft

Texas A&M football commit Martellus Bennett took part in former NBA coach John Lucas' pre-draft workout Tuesday on the campus of Rice University in Ho

 • Jerry Meyer
Bennett to try NBA

Bennett to try NBA

Martellus Bennett, the five-star tight end from Alief (Texas) Taylor, has never denied that he's had hoop dreams throughout his entire life. But after

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Post-Season Top Seniors 1 thru 10

Post-Season Top Seniors 1 thru 10

TexasHoops.com has released its final post-season rankings of the top seniors in the state. We have reached the cream of the crop, the top ten player

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 • TexasHoops.com Staff
News, names and teams that shaped 2005 class

News, names and teams that shaped 2005 class

David Letterman has been doing his top-10 lists for years, and with signing day having passed for the class of 2005, Rivals.com national recruiting an

 • Jeremy Crabtree
AMP: Aggies, Hokies move up Team Rankings

AMP: Aggies, Hokies move up Team Rankings

Texas A&M landed a commitment from the nation's No. 1 tight end prospect, and the Aggies have made a jump in the latest Rivals.com Team Recruiting Ran

 • Rivals.com AMP
Aggies snag No. 1

Aggies snag No. 1

Aggie fans waded through a lot of rumors and plot twists, and even at the end an imaginary coin flip, but they finally got their man when the No. 1 re

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 • David Sandhop
Tellus its not so

Tellus its not so

For Texas Longhorn fans, it's been a very anxious end to the recruiting process as the Horns have been chasing some of the nation's top prospects that

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 • Jason Suchomel
Down the stretch

Down the stretch

Few recruits have been harder to read than Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett. The five-star prospect has been rumored to have given several com

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 • Jason Suchomel
Top 5 tight ends are different, but special

Top 5 tight ends are different, but special

Rivals.com is spotlighting the nation's Top five prospects at each position and the AMP staff breaks down the nation's top tight ends. Included in tha

 • Rivals.com staff
LSU to host nations best tight end

LSU to host nations best tight end

The last official recruiting weekend for the class of 2005 is this weekend. LSU is hosting a small number of recruits but they are all of the Rivals

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 • Mike Scarborough
Bennett answers the tough questions

Bennett answers the tough questions

Recently, speculation has been running wild surrounding the recruitment of Martellus Bennett. One side says the big tight end committed to Texas A&M o

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 • Jason Suchomel
Longhorns or Aggies

Longhorns or Aggies

Longhorns or Aggies? That's the debate that Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett is having these days and with only one week left before he's set

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Final Rivals100 highlighted by several changes

Final Rivals100 highlighted by several changes

The Rivals.com recruiting staff spent 17 days on the road in the past month, taking in the nation's marquee all-star events and getting one last chanc

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Got ulcers

Got ulcers

Just when you thought this year's recruiting couldn't get any more nerve racking for the Texas Longhorns, things took a curious turn in the Martellus

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Bennett ready to take another visit

Bennett ready to take another visit

After taking official visits to Oklahoma, Texas and Miami-FL, Martellus Bennett, the 6-foot-7, 237-pound combo forward/tight end from Taylor High Scho

 • Shay Wildeboor
More to All American Bowl than blowout

More to All American Bowl than blowout

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The U.S. Army All-American Bowl was highlighted by many excellent performances and plenty of commitments. While the West dominat

 • Mike Farrell
High intensity dominates Wests practice

High intensity dominates Wests practice

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - One of the most noticeable things about the West squad's practice at the national high school all-star game in San Antonio on Mon

 • Sean Callahan & Jeremy Crabtree
All-American Diary: First impression a good one

All-American Diary: First impression a good one

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Wichita Falls (Texas) Rider three-star receiver David Nelson will be doing a daily diary from the U.S. Army All-American game for

 • David Nelson
All-American Bowl launches players into spotlight

All-American Bowl launches players into spotlight

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – For Rivals.com subscribers and hardcore recruiting fanatics, names like Adrian Peterson, Ted Ginn, Kevin Jones and Vincent Young

 • Jeremy Crabtree
December a busy month for Duke hoops recruiting

December a busy month for Duke hoops recruiting

December was a slow month for the Duke basketball team but the recruiting world was busier than ever. Coach K and his staff were out on the road and s

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 • Justin Young
Lone Star showdown for the nations top tight end

Lone Star showdown for the nations top tight end

The recruiting race for the nation's top tight end prospect, Martellus Bennett, has taken fans all over the country over the past few months. A one ti

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 • Jason Suchomel
Top players from the Academy National

Top players from the Academy National

There seems to be a trend at all of the holiday tournaments. The majority of seniors are taking a backseat to the juniors and sophomores and that was

 • Justin Young
ANI: Kingwood uncrowned as Texas royalty

ANI: Kingwood uncrowned as Texas royalty

HOUSTON, Texas - Finally, a game with emotion, a star performance from a future star performer and the emergence of a couple of kids worth watching cl

 • Justin Young
Academy National: Day one highlighted by OT games

Academy National: Day one highlighted by OT games

HOUSTON, Texas - Day one at the Academy National Invitational tournament at the beautiful Aldine Campbell Center is in the books. Some of the early fa

 • Justin Young
Wise and Onobun may square off Wednesday

Wise and Onobun may square off Wednesday

Arizona-bound basketball stars Nic Wise and Fendi Onobun could play each other Wednesday in round two of the Academy National Invitational. Onobun's A

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 • Ben Hansen
Academy National ready to roll

Academy National ready to roll

The Academy National Invitational has quickly become a staple in post-Christmas hoops tournaments. Hal Pastner has put together another loaded event f

 • Justin Young
Video: Bennett at work

Video: Bennett at work

Video: Bennett at work

 • Rivals.com
AMP Video: Martellus Bennett Interview Part II

AMP Video: Martellus Bennett Interview Part II

Yesterday we took you up close and personal with the nation's No. 1 Tight End prospect - Martellus Bennett. Bennett takes his third official visit - t

 • Rivals.com AMP
Change in plans for 5-star TE

Change in plans for 5-star TE

There's been a change of plans for Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett. Originally scheduled to take a visit to Miami this weekend, a basketball

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 • Jeff Tarpley
AMP Video: Martellus Bennett Part I

AMP Video: Martellus Bennett Part I

Martellus Bennett, the nation's No. 1 Tight end prospect, is an electrifying player on the field and has a flair for the dramatic off of it. We recent

 • Rivals.com AMP
Tuesday night sample of top prospect

Tuesday night sample of top prospect

High School gyms across the country were alive with action on Tuesday night. Here is a sample of how some of the top prospects in the country and the

 • Jerry Meyer
Scouting Report: Bennett also a basketball star

Scouting Report: Bennett also a basketball star

Just about every college football recruiting fan in the state of Texas is aware of Martellus Bennett's talents on the gridiron. The blue-chip prospect

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 • Gerry Hamilton
UT back in the good graces of five-star TE

UT back in the good graces of five-star TE

The Texas coaching staff was thrown for a loop last week when word got out that five-star tight end Martellus Bennett had dropped the Longhorns from h

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Ten players who would make coaches thankful

Ten players who would make coaches thankful

With friends and family counting their blessings on Thanksgiving, recruiting coordinators all over the nation would really give thanks if that one key

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Bennett discusses movement of UT on his list

Bennett discusses movement of UT on his list

After an October 1 official visit to Austin, the Texas Longhorns appeared to be a good shape in their chase for Martellus Bennett’s signature. In fact

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 • Jason Suchomel
Nations top TE alters visit calendar

Nations top TE alters visit calendar

Alief (Texas) Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett has altered his visit calendar again.

 • Brian Gates
Nations No. 1 TE Looking to Duke For Hoops

Nations No. 1 TE Looking to Duke For Hoops

Coach Mike Krzyzewski convinced point guard Greg Paulus, who doubles up as the nation’s top quarterback, to hang his gridiron dreams up. Now the natio

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 • Justin Young
Martellus Bennett watches Big 12 showdown

Martellus Bennett watches Big 12 showdown

Anytime Martellus Bennett is at a football game, he’s going to draw attention. When he’s playing, the blue-chip tight end is one of the most unstoppab

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 • Jason Suchomel
No. 1 tight end taking his time

No. 1 tight end taking his time

Alief (Texas) Hastings tight end Martellus Bennett continues to take his time with his decision on which school to attend.

 • Brian Gates
Martellus Bennett still listing UT as co-leader

Martellus Bennett still listing UT as co-leader

Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett took an unofficial visit to Texas A&M last weekend, and while he said he enjoyed the trip, the five-star pros

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 • Jason Suchomel
Bennett: Canes Are Still In It

Bennett: Canes Are Still In It

For the first time, Alief (Tex.) Taylor High School tight end Martellus Bennett clarifies his reason for decommitting from Miami. That reason might su

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 • Matt Shodell, CaneSport Magazine
Will Bennett set up visit to Texas AM

Will Bennett set up visit to Texas AM

Until Saturday, Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett had not been to College Station since the state 7-on-7 tournament this summer. He picked a ni

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Five-Star TE in action exclusive photo gallery

Five-Star TE in action exclusive photo gallery

Perhaps the No. 1 skill player in the state of Texas this year is Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett and the Texas Longhorns are hot on his trai

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Texas DE back on the market

Texas DE back on the market

If you have watched the Arizona Wildcats play this season you have undoubtedly seen one major glaring weakness on the defensive side of the ball. Tha

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 • Chris Bonney
Audio Interview with Martellus Bennett

Audio Interview with Martellus Bennett

Rumors are plentiful in the case of America’s No. 1 rated tight end, Martellus Bennett from Alief (Tex.) Taylor HS. The 6-7, 242-pound two-sport star

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 • Hansen/Bonney/Gershon
Bennett: I Still Call Cristobal Every Day

Bennett: I Still Call Cristobal Every Day

Alief (Tex.) Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett has heard the whispers that he’s a Texas commitment. Find out what he's saying about that as well as i

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
Five-star tight end to visit Nebraska

Five-star tight end to visit Nebraska

Rivals.com five-star rated, No. 6 ranked overall player and No. 1 ranked tight end prospect Martellus Bennett has been rumored to be a silent commit t

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 • Bob Dean
Nations No. 6 player might visit UF

Nations No. 6 player might visit UF

After committing early to Miami, the No. 6 player in the nation and No. 1 tight end, Martellus Bennett, recently backed off that commitment and said h

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 • Michael Hurcomb
Bennett Has A New Plan After Texas Trip

Bennett Has A New Plan After Texas Trip

This player was a giant addition to the Hurricanes class when he committed in May. Now Miami finds itself locked in a three-way battle after he took a

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
Horns make huge impression on superstar TE

Horns make huge impression on superstar TE

Heading into his official visit to Austin this weekend, Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett mentioned the Longhorns would really have to blow him

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Rivals.com previews official visit weekend

Rivals.com previews official visit weekend

There are some big name prospects taking official visits to some big time programs this weekend. But the biggest news may be who's not visiting. Find

 • Rivals.com staff
Pre-Season Top Seniors 6 through 10

Pre-Season Top Seniors 6 through 10

TexasHoops.com has released its pre-season rankings of the top seniors in the state. As the countdown continues, we get closer and closer to the top

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 • TexasHoops.com Staff
Bennett Had Suite View Of UM-Houston

Bennett Had Suite View Of UM-Houston

Alief (Tex.) Taylor High School tight end and Hurricanes commitment Martellus Bennett managed to get into a suite to watch last night's game at Relian

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
Bennett talks about Oklahoma visit

Bennett talks about Oklahoma visit

Despite making a commitment to Miami back in May, the nation's No. 1 tight end prospect Martellus Bennett took an official visit to Oklahoma this past

 • Rivals.com AMP
Bennett enjoys Oklahoma visit

Bennett enjoys Oklahoma visit

With the upcoming premier of "Friday Night Lights", the world will probably get a much better idea of the fierce and passionate rivalries of Texas h

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 • Josh McCuistion
Bennett Is Back From First Visit

Bennett Is Back From First Visit

Hurricane commitment Martellus Bennett is taking some visits. He's back from trip No. 1. Find out what he's saying about that and a recruit he hung ou

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
No. 1 tight end set for first visit

No. 1 tight end set for first visit

Martellus Bennett, the nation's No. 1 tight end prospect, committed to Miami over the summer. Bennett is set to take his first official visit this wee

 • Rivals.com staff
Top player in the state of Texas looking around

Top player in the state of Texas looking around

Alief Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett isn't just a one dimensional player. The top-ranked player in the state of Texas is an excelllent pass catche

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Bennett Wants To Take A Few Visits

Bennett Wants To Take A Few Visits

Alief (Tex.) Taylor High School TE Martellus Bennett plans on taking some visits. Is he looking for a good time or is he serious about seeing if anoth

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
Charles, others lands spot in U.S. Army game

Charles, others lands spot in U.S. Army game

Jamaal Charles of Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial has been named a 2005 U.S. Army All-American. Charles will join a stand-out list of athletes playing in

 • Rivals.com staff
Bennett not shying away from attention

Bennett not shying away from attention

It’s official – Rivals.com AMP is a hit. Just ask five-star tight end Martellus Bennett of Alief (Texas) Taylor about the new feature from Rivals.com

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Texas top 100 packed with impact recruits

Texas top 100 packed with impact recruits

The film doesn’t lie, and neither do personal observations, but after seeing countless players from the Lone Star State on film and in person, coming

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Martellus Bennett the ankle breaker

Martellus Bennett the ankle breaker

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Many words have been used to describe Alief (Texas) Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett. Words like incredible and amazing of

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Tyler Lee wins FoxSportsNet 7-on-7 title

Tyler Lee wins FoxSportsNet 7-on-7 title

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Hundreds of teams started the summer with one goal in mind – winning the FoxSportsNet Texas 7-on-7 State Championship. But on

 • Jeremy Crabtree
FoxSportsNet 7-on-7 tournament bliss for fans

FoxSportsNet 7-on-7 tournament bliss for fans

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Football is a religion in Texas, and Friday’s first day of the FoxSportsNet Texas 7-on-7 State championship presented by adid

 • Jeremy Crabtree
The next 10: The Rivals100 from 21 to 30

The next 10: The Rivals100 from 21 to 30

When you put a puzzle together there comes a certain point where you can start to see the whole big picture even though there are still many pieces le

 • Jeremy Crabtree
Memorial Day Classic mid-day Report

Memorial Day Classic mid-day Report

Looking for tournament coverage from this weekends events? Then stay close to RivalsHoops.com as we continue our coverage of the Memorial Day Classic.

 • Tim Watts
New Cane Commitment Self-Recruiting For UM

New Cane Commitment Self-Recruiting For UM

As previously reported on this site, Alief (Tex.) Taylor TE Martellus Bennett is a Hurricane commitment. And he didn’t just commit to the Miami Hurric

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 • Matt Shodell, CaneSport Magazine
Commits Dad: Son Couldnt Turn Down Miami

Commits Dad: Son Couldnt Turn Down Miami

The father of the Canes' first commit of the new recruiting season initially wanted his son to go to Texas A&M. But when the Hurricanes offered a scho

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
Bennett Pulls A Surprise

Bennett Pulls A Surprise

Blue chip TE prospect Martellus Bennett was in the middle of describing his summer plans to Aggie Websider when all of a sudden...

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Memorial Day Classic set to tip-off Saturday

Memorial Day Classic set to tip-off Saturday

After a frantic schedule in April, the summer basketball scene took a step back to catch its breath for most of May. However, that will change this we

 • Tim Watts
Bennett Under The Microscope

Bennett Under The Microscope

Whether it's at practice, at home on the phone, or at an AAU tournament, Alief Taylor TE Martellus Bennett is the center of attention.

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Pre-summer Rivals150 basketball ranking released

Pre-summer Rivals150 basketball ranking released

After attending all seven major tournaments (Boo Williams, Las Vegas Easter Classic, Capitol Invitational, Las Vegas Spring Showcase, Pump N Run Vegas

 • Tim Watts
Bennett weighing options in football, hoops

Bennett weighing options in football, hoops

The Longhorns are one of several teams that have offered Alief Taylor tigh end Martellus Bennett in football, and they're one of more than a dozen pro

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 • Jason Suchomel
Bennett Enjoying Basketball  But...

Bennett Enjoying Basketball But...

Alief Taylor TE Martellus Bennett is tearing up the hardwood right now as a member of the Houston Hoops AAU team. However, scholarship offers continue

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Just A Minute With Justin Young

Just A Minute With Justin Young

It’s been a busy week around the recruiting nation. In this version of Just A Minute with Justin Young, we take a look at the goings on. Several playe

 • Justin Young
Alief Taylor TE Watching Stock Soar in Two Sports

Alief Taylor TE Watching Stock Soar in Two Sports

Looking for a prospect whose stock is soaring through the roof? Look no further than Alief (Texas) Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett. What separates

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Las Vegas Checklist: Arizonas 2005 recruits

Las Vegas Checklist: Arizonas 2005 recruits

Arizona has two or three more scholarships to give for the 2005 recruiting class and one or more could very well go to some of the players we watched

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 • Josh Gershon
Two-sport standout has interest out west

Two-sport standout has interest out west

Tight end Martellus Bennett (6-7, 242, 4.77) from Alief (Texas) Taylor is one of the nation’s best two-sport athletes. Not only is Bennett a standout

 • Rick Kimbrel
Bruins Target Lone Star State Standout

Bruins Target Lone Star State Standout

The Bruins want to sign two top-tier tight end prospects and once again their search takes them to the Lone Star State. This prospect is tremendous al

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 • Rick Kimbrel
UT offer gives Bennett something to think about

UT offer gives Bennett something to think about

Early on in the recruiting process, there were a handful of tight ends in the Lone Star State that seemed to be garnering all the attention. Guys like

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 • Jason Suchomel
Bennett gets more offers

Bennett gets more offers

The big TE from Alief received three more offers last week but is still looking for that football/basketball combo...

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Texas TE has Cats in Top 3

Texas TE has Cats in Top 3

With the graduation of seniors Steve Fleming and Clarence “Bam” McRae next year the Arizona coaches are looking to fill those two spots at tight end.

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 • Chris Bonney
Bennett attends Night of Champions

Bennett attends Night of Champions

The two-way star from Alief Taylor talks about the Night of Champions and well as a growing list of offers.

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Star TE Prospect: Miamis A Tight End Factory

Star TE Prospect: Miamis A Tight End Factory

Hurricane coaches received this standout tight end's highlight tape last week. And this prospect has called UM coaches twice since then. Find out ever

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 • CaneSport.com Staff
Offers continue to come for Texas TE

Offers continue to come for Texas TE

Alief (Texas) Taylor tight end Martellus Bennett continues to add offers to his list of schools.

 • Brian Gates
Bennett attending Night of Champions

Bennett attending Night of Champions

Martellus Bennett from Alief Taylor will be on campus tomorrow night as A&M is one of the early favorites for one of the best tight ends in the state.

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 • Jeff Tarpley
Bennett has offer from the Badgers

Bennett has offer from the Badgers

Alief (Texas) tight end Martellus Bennett has the nation's top schools after him and currently sports an offer from the Badgers. What does he think a

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 • Luke Feddersen
Hoops for football for Bennett

Hoops for football for Bennett

Most recruits have only one tough decision to make. That usually is when they have to pick which school they want to attend. But for Alief (Texas) Tay

 • Jeremy Crabtree