The University of Utah picked up their second commitment of the 2020 class when Texas athlete, Ben Renfro announced his decision to commit to the program on Thursday evening.

Renfro recently received an offer after a football camp in Texas where Utah's defensive coordinator, Morgan Scalley was in attendance. "Coach Scalley extended me the offer, and I was beyond excited because I know that they have a great defense, I know that coach Scalley is a great coach, that can help me and I'm pretty excited about the opportunity," Renfro said.

Renfro held four scholarships offers before the Utah offer, which also is his first Power-5 offer he's received, but there has been contact with other programs and that list should continue to grow based on what Renfro brings to the field. Especially now that he's committed to Utah, don't be surprised to see other programs extend scholarship offers.

At 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Renfro has primarily played receiver during his high school career, Renfro described what he brings to the field. "I’d describe my game as an explosive athlete, you know, playing receiver I have good hands, and I'm strong too, like it takes more than one player to tackle me because I have a good base and just feel like I’m explosive." His production also points to that explosiveness as he totaled 38 catches for 788 yards, which is a rather respectable 20.7 average yards per catch, as well as 11 touchdowns to go with it.

Renfro was offered by the program as a defensive back, and more specifically starting out as a cornerback, with the potential to move to safety. He's posted some very impressive athletic testing numbers, including a 4.45 second 40-yard dash, 295-pound power clean, and a 3.93 second shuttle time. His shuttle time and power clean in particular are very telling of the type of athlete that he is. He is very fluid in the hips, changes direction and accelerates well, which is crucial for defensive backs.

Again, Renfro becomes the second commitment of the class, and the second from the state of Texas. He joins receiver commit, Money Parks. There are a number of visitors expected this weekend, so be sure to stay tuned in at UteZone for all the latest.