Prime highschool soccer recruit Dion Stutts — a defensive lineman who was dedicated to taking part in for the Univ. of Arkansas in 2024 — tragically died on Tuesday following a utility automobile accident … TMZ Sports activities has confirmed.

A spokesperson for the Panola County Sheriff’s Workplace tells us … the incident occurred on Stutts’ household farm in Batesville, Miss.

The rep mentioned Stutts had been driving in a side-by-side with one other particular person … when it in some way crashed. Stutts’ passenger was unhurt and was capable of attempt to get assist for the soccer participant — however he was sadly later pronounced deceased.

He was simply 18 years previous.

An investigation into the wreck stays ongoing, the police spokesperson mentioned.

The Razorbacks — who accepted a dedication from Stutts again in March — mentioned in an announcement Wednesday they’re devastated over the information.

“We’re heartbroken over the passing of Dion Stutts,” the crew wrote on its Twitter web page. “He was an amazing younger man with a vibrant future forward of him. We had been as excited so as to add him to our program as he was to be a Razorback.”

“Our ideas and prayers are along with his mom Shante and father Dino alongside along with his whole household as they take care of this loss.”

Stutts attended Memphis College Faculty in Tennessee … and along with being a drive on the soccer subject, he additionally starred for the varsity’s wrestling crew.

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound athlete had racked up a number of scholarship provides, together with ones from Texas A&M, South Carolina and Mississippi State — earlier than he dedicated to Arkansas.

“Our hearts exit to the household and associates of rising senior Dion Stutts,” MUS athletics mentioned in an announcement.

Added Univ. of Memphis head soccer coach Ryan Silverfield, “Our ideas and prayers are with the household of Dion Stutts and the complete MUS group.”