'15 JuCo DT David "DJ" Jones

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junior college targets Saturday when East Mississippi Community College defensive tackle D.J. Jones traveled from his Greeneville, S.C., home to Knoxville to see the Vols.

"It was a beautiful place seeing it for the first time. It was beautiful over there," Jones said. "They really went beyond the expectations. I was surprised at everything I saw."

The 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive lineman said he didn't know what to think about Knoxville as he had never visited Rocky Top before but came away liking what he saw.

"Mainly, the city surprised me. I heard about it but I didn't think it was this nice. The coaching staff was good. All of the people were nice," Jones explained.

Most of Jones' day was spent with Tennessee head man Butch Jones and defensive line coach Steve Stripling.

One of the most impressive facets of his visit, Jones said, was his time exploring the Thornton Center with the two veteran coaches.

"I met the whole coaching staff. I was mainly around coach Jones, coach Stripling," Jones explained. "We just talked about academics. That's the main reason I am where I am right now so we talked a lot about that. They have a great academic center."

Jones said the best part of his time at Tennessee on Saturday was spending time with the coaches and getting to know them more.

"What stood out the most was the defensive line coach and knowing that he knows what he's talking about. He's a great coach. Then, getting to hang out with Butch Jones. He hung out with us the whole day Saturday," Jones said. "I've known him since my senior year but this was the most time I spent with him so that was good.

"It meant a lot to me. It was good to see some faces after only talking to some of them on the phone."

Jones is making good use of his available time while he's on break from EMCC before he has to head back at the end of May. He's visiting South Carolina and plans to make a few more visits before heading back to Scooba, Miss.

The next step after these spring visits will be figuring out what official visits he wants to take in the fall.

"I'm really looking at the same thing at every school. I'm looking for a defensive line coach who knows what he's doing and a place I would be comfortable at for one or two years, a nice place," Jones explained. "This is what I'm doing; I'm using these unofficial visits to determine who will get official visits during the season."
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You can pitch McCullers getting drafted now too. Even though he was drafted a lot on size, but whatever
 
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MikeDVol said:
junior college targets Saturday when East Mississippi Community College defensive tackle D.J. Jones traveled from his Greeneville, S.C., home to Knoxville to see the Vols.

"It was a beautiful place seeing it for the first time. It was beautiful over there," Jones said. "They really went beyond the expectations. I was surprised at everything I saw."

The 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive lineman said he didn't know what to think about Knoxville as he had never visited Rocky Top before but came away liking what he saw.

"Mainly, the city surprised me. I heard about it but I didn't think it was this nice. The coaching staff was good. All of the people were nice," Jones explained.

Most of Jones' day was spent with Tennessee head man Butch Jones and defensive line coach Steve Stripling.

One of the most impressive facets of his visit, Jones said, was his time exploring the Thornton Center with the two veteran coaches.

"I met the whole coaching staff. I was mainly around coach Jones, coach Stripling," Jones explained. "We just talked about academics. That's the main reason I am where I am right now so we talked a lot about that. They have a great academic center."

Jones said the best part of his time at Tennessee on Saturday was spending time with the coaches and getting to know them more.

"What stood out the most was the defensive line coach and knowing that he knows what he's talking about. He's a great coach. Then, getting to hang out with Butch Jones. He hung out with us the whole day Saturday," Jones said. "I've known him since my senior year but this was the most time I spent with him so that was good.

"It meant a lot to me. It was good to see some faces after only talking to some of them on the phone."

Jones is making good use of his available time while he's on break from EMCC before he has to head back at the end of May. He's visiting South Carolina and plans to make a few more visits before heading back to Scooba, Miss.

The next step after these spring visits will be figuring out what official visits he wants to take in the fall.

"I'm really looking at the same thing at every school. I'm looking for a defensive line coach who knows what he's doing and a place I would be comfortable at for one or two years, a nice place," Jones explained. "This is what I'm doing; I'm using these unofficial visits to determine who will get official visits during the season."
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not so subtle hint. All Vol.
 
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I can't believe DJ was committed to us and this was his first time stepping foot on campus. I can only imagine this sealed the deal.
 
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