Len’Neth Whitehead is a starting linebacker for Athens Academy. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior is the 10th-ranked inside linebacker in the country and 20th overall player in the state, according to the 247Sports composite. Tennessee was the first SEC school to offer Whitehead a scholarship, but the Vols have competition from Georgia and South Carolina in the East. Whitehead said he’s been building relationships with all of those coaches for the past year and a half. He is also still considering offers from Wisconsin and Georgia Tech before he makes his final decision by the end of the year. Click here to see a highlight reel.
As good as Whitehead is at football, he considers himself even better at shot put. The three-time state champion, and former third-ranked shot putter in the nation, plans to be a walk-on on the track and field team wherever he decides to go. Click here to see him compete on the track.