Spain Park High School (Ala.) standout defensive end
Marquis Evans picked up an offer from Tennessee over a year ago, and he is now ready to take an official visit to Rocky Top this weekend. He previews the upcoming trip with
Volquest.
Since picking up the offer from the Vols, Evans has built a strong relationship with
Rodney Garner throughout the recruiting process.
“I have been talking to Coach Garner the most,” Evans said of his relationship with Tennesseee. “He came through and offered back in the spring of 2025, and he has seen something in me all the way through. He is always calling and checking on me and sharing his wisdom with me. That relationship is great. He knows a lot about football and how to make you great. I am really looking forward to getting down there and letting my family get to know them more.”
The family aspect of the visit is going to be a key focal point for Evans during his Rocky Top official visit.
“I have seen most everything there. I have seen campus, I have seen those things. I want to spend some time learning about their sports science program because that is what I am looking at for my major, so I want to see how they operate. But I am just really excited for my family, my parents to get down there, too. It will be like a vacation for them. They haven’t really been on a campus too much like that, so I am just really excited to have them and my siblings with me, and see them get to experience that. So, I know it will be fun.”
Learning more about his football fit will also be important during this trip. Garner has been clear to Evans about where the Vols see him playing, but having a chance to learn more about the role in the film room, will be something he looks forward to during this visit.
“They see me as a field end,” Evans said. “Coach Garner has always told me that he sees me as a field, so I know most of that, but I have not had a chance to watch enough of their games to know exactly what it looks like, and exactly what their ends do. So, I am really looking forward to learning more about that as well.”
Evans has a busy official visit schedule, as he will head to Tennessee, then Miami, then Auburn, then Florida, then South Carolina to close out the month of June.
