Recruiting: Tulane gains commitment from Madison Central’s Blake Gunter for 2022

The No. 1 tight end recruit in the state of Mississippi’s 2022 recruiting class committed to Tulane via Twitter on Sunday.

COMMITTED. ROLL WAVE!!! #UptownKrewe22 #NOLAbuilt#RollWave 🌊🌊🌊 pic.twitter.com/1vj7NuVp6P

— Blake Gunter (@blakegunter5) September 12, 2021

Gunter, a three-star recruit, also received offers from numerous FBS programs including Arkansas, Central Florida, Florida State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Ole Miss, Memphis, Southern Miss, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Blake’s father, Bubba Gunter, played linebacker for Ole Miss from 1987-1989. Blake’s older brother, Grayson Gunter, played for Arkansas from 2016-2019 and finished up at Southern Miss as a graduate transfer.

The 6-foot-3, 230 pounder and Tennessee prepster Jackson Long, another three-star rated talent, are the two tight ends currently pledge to Tulane for 2022.