2014 Recruiting Compendium

[junder13]

I will try to keep this updated with new interests, commitments, and rankings as I'm able. I use Rivals' position rankings (I concede 247 composite would be more ideal and balanced but I'm a creature of habit). I am not an insider or subscriber, just an analytical-minded information gather.

1) QB – David Cornwell

David Cornwell (#3 Pro QB v #2) [Bama, UT] / Jacob Park (#9 Pro QB v #7) / Andrew Ford (#19 Pro QB v #18) [not offered by UT yet] / DeShone Kizer (#8 Dual QB ^ #9) / Brandon Harris (#5 Dual QB ^ #11) / Kendrick Doss (#11 Dual QB ^ #12) / Alin Edouard (#25 Dual QB v #16)

2) RB – Jalen Hurd (#5 RB v #3)
3) RB – Treyvon Paulk (#5 APB v #4)

Joe Mixon (#4 ^ #9) / Shai McKenzie (#20 v #16) [Pitt, FSU, USCe, UT, UGA] / Caleb Kinlaw (#34) / Derrell Scott (#2 APB v #1) / Akeem Judd (4* JUCO, #33 rated overall by 247)

4) WR – Kameel Jackson (3* JUCO, #39 rated overall by 247)
5) WR – Josh Malone / Eric Lauderdale / Dominique Booth

Josh Malone (#3 ^ #7) / Jalen Brown (#4 ^ #5) [AZ prospect but plans to visit] / Artavis Scott (#11 v #10) [UF, FSU] / Shaq Davidson (#12 v #11) [USCe lean] / Jamil Kamara (#13) [dropped out of top 5] / Johnnie Dixon (#20 v #17) / Travis Rudolph (#22 ^ #47) [FL player once committed to the U, UF thought to lead, big on UT also] / Dominique Booth (#34 v #29) [UT, Bama] / Braxton Berrios (#39 v #33) [USCe lead, likes UT, says he’s open; will EE] / Steve Ishmael (NR 3*) / Eric Lauderdale (JUCO 4*, #12 rated overall 247) / D’haquille Williams (#1 JUCO player) [LSU heavy lean, possible Knox visit; may try to go straight to NFL due to grades]

6) Slot WR – Vic Wharton (#11 ATH ^ #21 CB)
7) Slot WR – Lawrence Lee (NR 2*)

8) TE – Daniel Helm (#6)
9) TE – Ethan Wolf (#20 v #17)

10) OT – Orlando Brown (#44 OT v #41)
11) C – Coleman Thomas (#4 C ^ #31 OT)
12) OG – D. Jackson (JUCO) / C. Mosley

Isaiah Wynn (#2 OG ^ #11) [UGA lean] / Corey Martinez (#10 OG, unknown previous ranking) / Charles Mosley (#18 OG ^ previous DT rating) / Montel McBride (#21 v #17 OG) [no UT offer yet; could be a DT] / Terronne Prescod (#23 OG ^ NR 3*) [performed well at Atlanta NFTC; Mizzou, UT, WVU recruiting him the hardest] / Travaris Dorsey (#26 v #21 OG) [UF commit but considering UT] / Dominick Jackson (JUCO 4* OG, #3 rated overall by 247)

13) OT - Dontavius Blair (JUCO)

Roderick Johnson (#20 OT ^ #23) / Brock Ruble (#39 OT v #27) / Nolan Kelleher (#40 OT v #38) [engineering major, dad is a nuclear engineer; stock rising] / Jermaine Eluemunor (#1 JUCO lineman, #2 rated overall by 247) [high on PSU visit, visiting OSU, TA&M, UT] / Chad Mavety (JUCO 4* OT, #5 rated overall by 247) / Dontavius Blair (JUCO 4* OT, #6 rated overall by 247) / David Hedelin (JUCO OT, #27 rated overall by 247) /Taven Bryan (NR OT) / Akeem Cooperwood (NR OT) [likely headed to JUCO] / Bruno Reagan (NR OG)

14) DE – Joe Henderson (#19 WDE ^ #21)
15) DE – Dewayne Hendrix
16) DE – Derek Barnett / Andrew Williams / DE from NC (Holmes, Featherston, Street)

Jalyn Holmes (formerly #3 WDE) / Lorenzo Featherston (#7 WDE ^ #9) / Andrew Williams (#12 WDE) / Dante Sawyer (#9 WDE ^ #11) [Bama, UGA, UT] / KeShun Freeman (#23 WDE ^ #25) [Ga Tech, UT; may be an OLB] / Randy Anyanwu (NR 2* WDE) [no UT offer yet] / Kenatvious Street (#2 SDE vs #2 WDE) / Connor Humphreys (#7 SDE ^ lower ranking) [plans to visit UT but from Oregon] / Dewayne Hendrix (#9 SDE ^ #10) [UT once led, taking visits] / Ricky Leonard (#21 SDE v #16) [FSU, Clem, UT, MD, NB top 5; ties to FSU] / Jalen Jelks (#23 SDE v #18) [may be a better OT prospect, plans summer visit] / Jeremiah Clarke (NR 3* SDE)

17) DT – Poona Ford
18) DT – M. Sawyers / C. Williams
19) DT – D. Lambert (JUCO) / C. Johnson (JUCO) / A. Lamin (JUCO)

Thomas Holley (#4 ^ #19) [plans a Knox visit] / Kendall Baker (#13 v #7) [UGA, FSU, Clem, UT; mom wants close to home (ATL); plans to visit] / Ricky Walker (#18 v #15) [not sure UT’s interest] / Travonte Valentine (#20 v #4) [Miami leads w UT second, then Bama, UL; grades are a concern] / Matt Elam (#24 ^ #29) / Michael Sawyers (#26 ^ NR 3*) / Chris Williams (#28 v #26) [Ole Miss leads, UT second] / Garrald McDowell (#29 ^ #31) / Poona Ford (#32 v #21) [UT leads, OSU, USCe] / Adam Torres (#33 v #32) [not sure UT’s interest] / Cory Johnson (#1 JUCO DT, #13 overall on 247) / Davonte Lambert (#1 JUCO DE, #14 overall on 247) [UF, UGA, UT] / Abu Lamin (4* JUCO DT, #20 overall by 247) / Armon Watts (NR)

20) OLB – Chris Weatherd (#1 JUCO OLB, #18 rated overall by 247)
21) OLB – Dillon Bates
22) OLB – Elliot Berry

Dillon Bates (#3 OLB) [UT legacy & lean] / Dwight Williams (#4 OLB ^ #5) [same school as Adoree’] / Christian Miller (#5 OLB v #4) [Bama leads, former UF commit, will visit UT] / Rashaan Evans (#8 OLB) [AU legacy] / Kenny Young (#10 OLB ^ #13) [LSU, Bama] / Kevin Mouhon (#15 OLB ^ #18) [UT leads] / Richard Yeargin III (#17 OLB ^ #21) [likely DE, same school as Q. Wilson, UF leads] / Jimmie Swain (#18 ^ #25) / Greg Miclisse (NR OLB 3*) [UT leads if offer becomes committable] / Darrion Owens (NR 3*) [listed as a S but recruited as an OLB]

23) ILB – K. Mouhon / C. Garrett / P. Wilson / T. Tomlin

Clifton Garrett (#4 ILB v #3) [LSU, UT, USCw, Ole Miss, UF] / Nyles Morgan (#7 ILB v #6) / Petera Wilson (#8 ILB ^ #13) / Tyrell Tomlin (#16 ILB v #14) / Niles Sykes (#23 ILB ~ #22 WDE) / Gavin Bryant (#30 ILB ^ NR 3*) / TJ Posey (NR ILB 3*)

24) CB – D’Andre Payne (#15 ^ #22)
25) CB – Evan Berry
26) CB – DJ Smith / W. Green / Adoree Jackson / Q. Wilson

Adoree’ Jackson (#2) [will visit Knox] / Jalen Tabor (#5) [UF, Bama; Payne’s teammate] / Malkom Parrish (#7 ^ #38) / DJ Smith (#8 ^ #9) [UT leads] / Quincy Wilson (#10 ^ #14) / Kendall Randolph (#11 ^ #12) [USCw, UGA lead] / Parrker Westphal (#17 ^ #19) / Wesley Green (#23 v #10) [UT may lead, USCe, Clem] / Nigel Patten (#28 v #27) [UT, FSU] / Darin Smalls (#37 v #35) [USCe leads; visiting UT] / Evan Berry (#39 v #37)

27) SS – Todd Kelly (#8 v #5)
28) FS – Rashaan Gaulden / Cortez McDowell

Steven Parker (#11 v #8) [OK product a long-shot] / Darius West (#15 v #13) / Deion Singleton (#21 v #15) [once led when Ansley recruited him in ‘12] / Cortez McDowell (#22 v #17) [UT leads, AU gaining] / Rashaan Gaulden (#23 ^ #27) [UT leads, could be a better CB than S] / Mattrell McGraw (#35 v #34) / Daujuan Funderbunk (#40 v #32) [teammate of Payne, Tabor; FSU lean] / Kendall Gant (#41 v #33) [could be an ideal OLB if can add weight to 6’3 frame]

29) ATH – Stanton Truitt (likely slot WR)

Myles Autry (#13 ATH) [OSU] / Terry Googer (#20 ATH) [likely hybrid TE] / Kalen Ballage (#25 ATH) / Curtis Samuel (#27 ATH) [OSU, Rutgers; likely WR; 247 top 100] / Derek Barnett (#30 ATH) [DE, OSU legacy; once led but could go either way] / TJ Harrell (#31 ATH) [loves Arian Foster; NSD decision; FSU, USF] / Brandon Powell (#32 ATH) [FSU if they offer; best suited as slot WR] / Stanton Truitt (#35 ATH) [UT leads] / Elliot Berry (#40 ATH) / Tajee Fullwood (NR ATH 3*) [likely WR] / Cameron Seward (NR 3* ATH) / Marquice Dye (NR 3* ATH) / Myron Burton (NR ATH) [likely WR]

30) ATH – Neiko Creamer (#47 WR) [likely headed to defense, DE/OLB]

31) Kicker - Aaron Medley(#4)

 

[jacobyvoln27]

Good work!!! Put Wolf in orange.

 

[Caleb]

247 > Rivals

 

[OddFuture]

We only have 30 spots, but nice work man

 

[Mick]

:good!:
Lets give some likes to the originator for taking the time to put this together!
I would say we would be hard pressed to get that many OT or DT and 2 legacies that we have to make room for are the Berry brothers.

 

[Serpent710]

this just might be the no.1 class in the nation..

 

[Serenadium51]

this just might be the no.1 class in the nation..

Take your pills

 

[Volunteer forever]

this just might be the no.1 class in the nation..

:rock:

 

[Spirit_of_98]

Excellent work man. I would agree though, 247 seems to have become a better database than Rivals.

 

[TNHopeful505]

Good work. But I just need to
Remind everyone, it's only
May. ALOT can change between now and then. Hopefully every change that happens is a positive one because people start seeing that we are kicking tail on the field. But I'm just saying....it can and will get a whole lot better, even though this list is
Amazing. Tennessee is about to get a ton of attention come
September. Can you imagine if we beat Oregon or took them to the wire?

 

[PainDocVol]

Isn't mouhon a ilb?

 

[orangeluvr]

Diligence ! :rock:

 

[butchna]

Take your pills

I got extra...anybody going to Colorado?
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[CroKev]

I noticed that Junder didn't have a single "Like" until this post and now he's hit paydirt. What were you posting before?:huh:

 

[MikeTheVol]

OP, Excellent post, thanks!

 

[Glitch]

I noticed that Junder didn't have a single "Like" until this post and now he's hit paydirt. What were you posting before?:huh:

Use of a $10 word like "compendium" is worthy of a few likes IMO.

 

[RockyTop85]

I guess it's a good problem to have, but this breakdown shows how little wiggle room even a 30 player class has.

I don't see us trimming the numbers on the lines and the WR positions are filling up with commits.

I really can't see us taking 3 RBs or 4 LBs and if Booth does committ Friday, I think Malone might be the only other WR we would take.

 

[VolinArizona]

I was going to start a new thread discussing position by position numbers, but junder did such a good job with this, I think we'll discuss here.

Let's talk WRs. With Booth committing Friday, we'll have the following committed:

X/Z WR: Kameel Jackson
X/Z WR: Dominique Booth
Slot WR: Lawrence Lee
Off ATH: Vic Wharton

I think in this class we're only taking 4 true WRs plus a couple offensive athletes that can do many things. I fully expect for us to look like this in February:

X/Z WR: Jackson
X/Z WR: Booth
X/Z WR: Malone
Slot WR: Lee
Slot WR: Wharton
Off ATH: Truitt

And I think that's it. That leaves Lauderdale on the outside looking in. Kitt isn't coming here, anyway, which we've known for awhile. I think all the guys listed above know this is what the coaches want, which is a reason that tweet from Lauderdale went out.

 

[ionaVOL]

Nice list. Where would Lauderdale fit as far as X/Y or slot anyway? I think the possibility of seeing either Truitt or Vic on defense could be pretty high.

 

[VolinArizona]

I believe Lauderdale is a X/Y guy. If Wharton and Truitt go to defense, or even just one of them, I could see Lauderdale being back in play. However, I think some posters are right in guessing that Jackson may have taken Lauderdale's spot in this class. Nobody knows for sure.

 

[OddFuture]

In the interview Truitt did with that Stanford dude posted on here, it seemed as if he will for sure be a CB. I haven't heard an article or interview talk about him being a WR in a while honestly.

 

[RockyTop85]

I was going to start a new thread discussing position by position numbers, but junder did such a good job with this, I think we'll discuss here.

Let's talk WRs. With Booth committing Friday, we'll have the following committed:

X/Y WR: Kameel Jackson
X/Y WR: Dominique Booth
Slot WR: Lawrence Lee
Off ATH: Vic Wharton

I think in this class we're only taking 4 true WRs plus a couple offensive athletes that can do many things. I fully expect for us to look like this in February:

X/Y WR: Jackson
X/Y WR: Booth
X/Y WR: Malone
Slot WR: Lee
Slot WR: Wharton
Off ATH: Truitt

And I think that's it. That leaves Lauderdale on the outside looking in. Kitt isn't coming here, anyway, which we've known for awhile. I think all the guys listed above know this is what the coaches want, which is a reason that tweet from Lauderdale went out.

Yeah, this is what I think as well, except If we don't get Malone, I think we will just take Truitt and be done at the offensive skill positions (except QB).

In either case, I think this theory will be tested pretty shortly, if Booth commits.

 

[Smokey49]

Did you mean the X/Z? Isn't the Y the TE/slot? Maybe I'm confussed...

 

[VolinArizona]

Did you mean the X/Z? Isn't the Y the TE/slot? Maybe I'm confussed...

You are correct. Not sure how I screwed that up. Thank you though.

X - split end
Y - slot
Z - flanker

 

[TNHopeful505]

I think we take Booth, Malone, lauderdale, lee, Wharton and Truitt goes to defense. We aren't in a position to turn away Lauderdale unless there are grade issues.