At the moment Teague is hovering around 511, 211 pounds, majority of which is muscle as is evident in his recent 500 pounds squat during a lifting session at his high school.
Great start to squat day. Teague 500, Brown 485,Knox 440,Miller 460,Pawloski 405,Moore 455, Otey 425, Quadir and Mitchell 405 pic.twitter.com/6aQ5yUt7gU
Blackman Weights (@BlazeFbStrength) February 8, 2017
I asked Teague about his development going into his senior season. Here is what he had to offer.
Ive been getting faster, I am faster now than last season, but Im still working on gaining this weight and trying to maintain speed. Ive been speed training and working out hard, getting better and getting faster.
I want to get better at my pass blocking and Ive been getting better at catching the ball, those are the two areas I want to improve on.
When asked about his strengths as a player, Teagues answer was mature and to the point.
I hit the hole quick, get north and south, I dont do a lot of shifting and moving I just try to get to the end-zone as quick as possible.
This answer perfectly depicts Teagues mentality as both a person and a player, he is modest and comfortable with himself. Later on in our conversation Teague explained how he dealt with the pressure of the recruiting process.
Id say every offer, every contact is a blessing, I just dont approach life like I am better than anybody.
I am a humble person, I just want to enjoy being with people and bonding.
Teague recently released his list of top schools.
Top 12
Recruiting w/Offer
Auburn
Duke
Georgia
Louisville
Miss State
S. Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Recruiting
Alabama
Clemson
LSU
OSU pic.twitter.com/P6XXmpTsQb
Master W. Teague III (@33_blackman) March 19, 2017
I asked Teague if he was planning on trimming that list down once more before coming to his decision.
Yes we plan on trimming it down a little bit, hopefully next time well trim it down to about seven or I dont know exactly how much, but we want to trim it down one more time.
I am not sure if I will make a decision from there, but I know we want to make a decision by summer. Some time in the summer.
Teague detailed what factors will play into the trimming of his list.
Really just praying over it, praying about it and really feeling what the lord tells us. Like I said, what schools are going to best prepare me and how they develop their players.
Obviously, Teague has his fair share of options. When asked who was recruiting him the hardest at the moment he offered this.
I have to say Tennessee because they send me a lot of things in the mail. Four or five coaches talk to me and message me, they also DM me on twitter.
Teague also named one of the Vols coaches as the most interesting personality hes come across on the recruiting trail, At Tennessee, coach Walt Wells, hes a character.
I am blessed to have performed well and received a scholarship offer from the University of Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/lAhyAflSkI
Master W. Teague III (@33_blackman) June 6, 2016
From the sounds of it, Clemson has some work to do to gain ground on the hometown Vols and some of the other programs that have already offered Teague. I asked Teague about the possibility of taking an official visit to Clemson, heres what he had to offer.
I am not sure, because I know that I want to make a decision this summer and after I make that commitment I dont want to take any official visits unless its to the school that I am committed to.
Though Clemson may be a little behind in his recruitment, Teague was impressed with their staff and facilities on his recent junior day visit.
Oh yea it was crazy, the weight room is huge but it was a good visit seeing all the facilities and the other rooms so I thought it was a good visit.
I liked when coach swinney was talking to all the recruits and basically what he believes in and how he runs the program so I thought that was great.
They just seem like they are all real passionate, they seem like they are all Christian men. They bring their faith to the team and I think thats real great. The culture is about building their players, they try to build them as men and as people outside of football and I think thats great.
Enjoyed my day at Clemson University! Thank you for the invite @Coach_TElliott pic.twitter.com/HzItMhcxbl
Master W. Teague III (@33_blackman) March 5, 2017
Although Teague expressed his affinity for more power-oriented offensive systems, he is open to the idea of playing in Clemsons spread offense.
I think I could, if I feel like thats the right place for me, where I can grow the most then Ill do that, but like I said, I like that power.
Dabo Swinney and his staff place an emphasis on academics, Teague shares that same sentiment.
Of course I want to get a degree, I am not sure what I want to major in quite yet. I am not sure if I want to finish in three or four years but I definitely want to get that degree.
Lets face it, with a name like Master, Teague will immediately have one of the best names in all of college football as a freshman. Heres how Teague got his name.
Well my great grandad was named Master Lee Teague and then my grandad is Master William Teague. So my great grandad, my grandad and it skipped my dad and I got it.
I have no doubts that Master Teague III will have a successful collegiate career regardless of where he ends up. Teague is as grounded a kid as you will meet. His goals for the next level are music to every college coachs ear.
Just to play my hardest and give my all and play for Christ. I will allow christ to handle the stats and everything, I just want to play as a team and help my team win. Whatever I can do to help my team win
Hopefully Dabo Swinney and his staff will be able to outlast the plethora of schools vying for Teagues services as he would be a great addition to the Clemson backfield and locker room.
