{"id":78260,"date":"2025-05-25T16:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/78260\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:31:11","slug":"tulsa-lands-commitment-from-hutto-3-star-keilan-chavies-the-top-austin-area-rb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/78260\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsa lands commitment from Hutto 3-star Keilan Chavies, the top Austin-area RB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hutto three-star running back Keilan Chavies<\/a> announced his commitment Saturday to Tulsa. The 2026 prospect is the 39th-ranked running back in the nation and the 106th-ranked player in Texas according to 247Sports’ composite ranking.<\/p>\n

Chavies broke out onto the Texas high school football scene as a sophomore, collecting 520 rushing yards and 628 receiving yards as one of the Hippo’s most dynamic weapons. Last season,<\/a> Hutto used him primarily as a runner, amassing 789 yards rushing and 261 yards receiving.<\/p>\n

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Hutto hired former North Crowley offensive coordinator Eli Reinhart<\/a> as its new head coach this past offseason, who has a propensity for toting the rock. That might mean more backfield touches for Chavies but Reinhart likely will not stop him from lining up all across the field.<\/p>\n

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“I mean it allows me to make plays,” Chavies said in early May. “I get to go play receiver. I get to go to play running back, I might even go play some defense.”<\/p>\n

Wait, defense? According to Reinhart, it will depend on the kind of workload Chavies handles, but the athlete might take some snaps at cornerback at sometime this season.<\/p>\n

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Tulsa currently has the 67th-ranked recruiting class with Chavies being their top commitment out of the five they have.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Keilan Chavies, 3-star RB, announces commitment to Tulsa Football<\/a><\/p>\n