Fort Myers (Fla.) wide receiver Jeshaun Jones was in Knoxville on Tuesday to checkout the Vols for a second time, and once again, Jones left Rocky Top impressed.
It was great, Jones said. I just felt very welcomed. Because it was my second visit there things weren't strange. I was very comfortable there.
I spent the most time with coach (Butch) Jones, coach (Kevin) Beard and coach (Larry) Scott
The 6-1, 170-pound wideout from South Fort Myers High School said the message from Tennessee was clear.
Their biggest message was to let me know that they want me and that they really need me, Jones said. They like my versatility. I can play inside and outside.
After being in Knoxville on Tuesday, Jones is at South Carolina today completing a tour of schools that included the Vols, Florida, Alabama, Vanderbilt and the Gamecocks.
Some of them kind of run together, Jones said of the visits. But you can see differences. The Florida visit was for a camp. So we didn't do tours and stuff like that. At Tennessee there wasn't a camp so we got a tour of things and we weren't tired when we were seeing stuff and talking to people on camps. It wasn't as hectic.
With this week of tours over, Jones is heading back home for a few weeks before he and his mom take another tour of schools. The travel plans for that trip is not set yet, but it could include a return trip to Rocky Top.
Right now, I'm just feeling things out. My mom and I are going to take some visits in July. After those visits I might cut my list of schools down.
Jones' mother has already seen the Vols once, and according to Jones, his mom was impressed, too.
She really likes it up there. She likes the coaches and how welcoming they were. She loved the facilities, she loved the academic support system.
Jones admits he's in no hurry to make a decision, but he knows what he's looking for in his future home.
It's really about the people, Jones offered. I have seen that everyone has nice facilities and academic support. It's about the people. Could I see myself there without football? It has to have a family atmosphere. They have your best interest in mind instead of you just being a number.