'14 TN DE/TE Derek Barnett (UT Signee 2/5/14)

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I think this guy may end up being a DT! IMO

He is already at 265+ Another year of HS and year or so in a college S&C program and he could be 290-295+
 
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Pacer92 said:
I was wondering the same. I knew when this kid was young he would be something special. Great kid...very soft spoken and humble young man.
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I've just gotten to know who he is this year so you've known him a lot longer but I agree he is special and it was evident every game this year.
 
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AbarVolfan15 said:
This kid is a beast. He is literally tossing guys around. He is untackleable at TE and leveling qb's at DE. This guy will be a high 4-star prospect by NSD 2014.
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He is a beast. Same high school as 13' recruit Jalen Ramsey. I think he will be rated highly too before its said and done.
 
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Having lived in the Nashville area for 11+ years, I was always surprised at how much penetration Alabama had in the middle-tn area.
 
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utvols74 said:
Having lived in the Nashville area for 11+ years, I was always surprised at how much penetration Alabama had in the middle-tn area.
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They ain't raisen' dem kids right. "Son don't you ever speak the name alabama in this house!" :no: :stop:
 
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He is very athletic. It is clearly displayed because they are throwing TE screens to a 265lb kid. He also flys off the edge. I know I'm getting a hard on to this kid, but I was just surprised when I saw the film. I also love a mid-TN talent.
 
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Really solid prospect.. Seems very agile and athletic for his size..

These prospects are very important due to the schools they attend.. We must have a presence in Brentwood Academy, Ensworth, MBA, etc. These Nashville area schools crank out some elite talent!! We will never dominate the Memphis area due to the logistics but we should own the rest of the state..

This staff has put a new emphasis on that and I like it
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"Coach Elder saw my film a while ago and he said he liked it and I've been in contact with him the past couple of days talking about the school and tradition and he just offered me," Barnett said. "They were recruiting me when they were at Cincinnati so I thought it was pretty cool."

"I called him and I was talking to him and he told me he had some good news for me and he offered me and told me I was a good player and stuff like that," Barnett said. "I was kind of surprised because they didn't offer me at Cincinnati but when they offered me I was kind of shocked."

Barnett was in attendance in 2011 when the Vols hosted LSU and came away impressed with the environment he encountered in Knoxville.

"It was hype. The fans are crazy. It was a good crowd to be around and it was a good game. I really enjoyed it. I can see myself playing there," Barnett said.

With offers already from Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Duke, Barnett said coaches are telling him he can play on either side of the ball once he gets to college.

"At tight end, they say I'm a good blocker and I have good hands and they say I can catch the ball and run with it because I'm big," Barnett said. "Then, on defense, the like how I run ball carriers down from behind. I think they like my mobility because I'm a big guy."

"Coach Elder said he wants to get the first shot with me at tight end because the other coaches want me at defense. I don't care though, I think I can play wherever," Barnett said.
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Jalen Ramsey said in an interview that Derek Barnett is the best player in Tennessee in 2014. This is a big complement considering all of the talent Jalen has seen at the various national camps full of elite players.
 
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Tennessee Mr. Football winner Derek Barnett talks recruiting


“Vandy and UT are sticking out,” he said. “I like what Butch Jones and his staff are doing over there and Coach (Wesley) McGriff at Ole Miss, they got a good recruiting class this year. That’s appealing. I like to play with the best so I like that.

“Tennessee recruited me a little bit at Cincinnati, maybe a couple of weeks before the coaching change and then when they came over, they saw my film and offered me.
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utvols74 said:
Having lived in the Nashville area for 11+ years, I was always surprised at how much penetration Alabama had in the middle-tn area.
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It seems when the Vols are good we recruit well into North Alabama and when Bamma is good they recruit well into Middle Tennessee, especially southern portion of Middle Tennessee. It has been making me sick lately. Especially when Hightower from Giles or Marshall County was playing.
 
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"Derek Barnett tells me he'll be visiting Tennessee March 9. That's the first day of spring practice. I think you'll see guys in that weekend and the next weekend as well."

- Fortenberry
 
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