The 6-foot-5, 300-pound St. John said he plans to make the trip to Tennessee with teammate Reggie Love, a four-star Class of 2020 running back who also added an offer from the Vols last week. “We’re for sure going up to Tennessee this weekend,” St. John said. St. John said Tennessee, Auburn, Kansas State, Illinois and Iowa State are the five schools he’s strongly considering at the moment among his dozen offers, and the offer from the Vols “was an exciting one” for him.
“I like Tennessee, actually,” said St. John. "I really like them. I don’t know. It’s the tradition. It’s just all that. “I’m going to be dropping my top eight in the next month or two. They’re going to be in there.” He already has looked up a few videos online that have given him a glimpse of Tennessee’s campus and facilities, and he said he has seen clips from “some of the old games” that have offered a few examples of the Vols’ tradition.
He said he’s exciting to see “how it is down there” at Tennessee, along with “seeing the culture and the tradition and just trying to get to know the coaches and see where I can fit in at.” Tennessee wide receivers coach
Tee Martin extended the offer to St. John last week. St. John said he also has been in contact with Vols offensive line coach
Will Friend and quality control analyst Kevin O’Brien.
“Tennessee, it’s an ‘O-line U’ down there,” St. John said. "That’s what I know. I’ve been watching them a lot — like, the early enrollees on YouTube and stuff. (Friend) said he’ll put me at guard, but he could play me at tackle because I’ve got good footwork. He was just like, it just all depends on where I feel comfortable at. But I could play anywhere.” “Me and Reggie — well, like, all the 2020 class — we always look out for each other,” St. John said. “I just put them on him, and coach
Tee Martin liked him. I just sent them his film, like, ‘We’ve got another dog.’”