'11 GA LB A.J. Johnson - UT Signee

[volmanbill]

Offered a scholly by UT

AJC

Coach O gave the sophomore his first offer.

[Tennessee Jack]

It's only a verbal offer though, since you can't tender written offers to sophomores. He'll get a written offer when he's a junior.

[govols87]

I don't see the big deal with offering a sophmore....some people act like it's child molestation or something horrible. Their just one year younger and you're just promising a place on your team for them. I do wish, however, that Jabriel Washington would have been the first SO to be offered by UT.

[Tennessee Jack]

This was a statement move on behalf of the new staff---"Look out, we're coming for your children; no one is safe."

Orgeron is going to put a ton of pressure on other southern schools to stay at the forefront of what's going on or else....

[rexvol]

Rivals
Scout

Inside linebacker
Gainesville (GA) Gainesville

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 212 lbs
Forty: 4.65 secs
Class: 2011 (High School)

Welcome to AJC! | ajc.com

A.J. Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound sophomore linebacker for Gainesville, received a scholarship offer from an SEC program early Friday.

“Tennessee has offered A.J.,” Gainesville assistant coach Todd Wofford wrote in a text.

“[Volunteers recruiting coordinator Ed] Orgeron offered him.”

Johnson made 160 tackles last season, including nine for a loss, four sacks and six hurries.

[Oldblood]

Wow, I like the early offers. It shows our staff is out there scouting all levels.

[the.one.the.only]

Another guy from Gainesville. Looks like Coach O likes coming to north GA. I'm telling you getting a pipeline to Gainesville is definitely a good thing, they produce some good D1 talent every year. Blake Sims and Tai-ler Jones HS. The comments on AJC are just sour grapes from UGA fans bc they didn't offer first. He's been talk of the town even before Sims and Jones came from Cass. Guys he's been college ready since freshman year. He's definitely the real deal. Best LB in 7AAA, prob best LB in GA.

[grivira]

I like our strategy here: targeting Northern GA including big ATL area. We had the tradition to get kids from this area, and here we go!

[the.one.the.only]

Originally Posted by grivira

I like our strategy here: targeting Northern GA including big ATL area. We had the tradition to get kids from this area, and here we go!

Ya, that's not what we're trying to do here. Northern GA is nothing compared to the boys down south. They're only targeting a few of the studs up here in the north, but the talent's down near Valdosta. ATL is catching up, however, and I do like how they're trying to raid the ATL area. The north GA kids we've offered so far have come from the same HS, and the rest north of Macon are in Atlanta.

[volfreak630]

the.one.the.only, that is a tight avatar. Where did you find it?

[the.one.the.only]

Appreciate it. Sab made it for me

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Didnt see his name on a search so here goes...

The Volunteers created a stir on Friday when they became the first school to offer Gainesville sophomore linebacker A.J. Johnson, one of the state’s top 2011 prospects. Yes, that’s for players signing scholarship papers almost two years from now. And no, it wasn’t Kiffin, but Tennessee assistant Ed Orgeron who delivered the news

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anyone got any video?

[tennessee391]

not trying to be rude, but here is a thread on him
http://www.volnation.com/forum/tenne...j-johnson.html

Looks like he's going to be a good one.

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Sounds like it


dang well I tried

Oh man I am blind on second look... please delete or merge

[Wadevol]

at nike camp at UGA

Class of 2011 prospect A.J. Johnson looked fantastic in the skill portion of the drills. Standing at 6-foot-3, 216 pounds with two years to continue develop, the ceiling for Johnson is unlimited. During one-on-one drills against running backs, he struggled slightly covering out of the backfield. That has more to do with his becoming comfortable with his athletic ability and less about his skill.