Recruiting Update

[Football Freak]

Here is the update for UT's top prospects:
QB Terrelle Pryor ***** prolly Big 10, Tennessee a very dark horse
WR Deion Walker ***** Southern Cal, FSU, Tennessee a very dark horse
OG Kenneth Page **** Clemson, SC, Tennessee
OT Barrett Jones **** Bama, Tennessee
OG David Spurlock *** Tennessee, Bama
OG Andrew Wallace *** Tennessee leads
TE Aaron DOuglas **** Tennessee
OT Preston Bailey **** near Tennessee lock
DE Leon Mackey **** Tennessee leads over Pitt, NCS
LB Austin Johnson *** Tennessee
ATH JT FLoyd *** Tennessee, Clemson, Maryland
TB Tauren Poole *** Tennessee
FB Ben Bartholomew *** Tennessee
LB Marlon Walls **** Tennessee slight lead over Fla
TB Chris Jordan **** Bama, Clemson, Tennessee
ATH Lamarr Thomas **** Ohio State slightly over Tennessee, Fla
DB Terrance Parks *** FSU but could switch
WR Rod Wilkes *** Tennessee slightly leads Fla
DT Terrance Cody **** Tennessee leads over Ole Miss
LB Bradly Roussell *** wants to commit to Tennessee
DE Antoine Hopkins *** Tennessee leads, but we have not offered
DT Marty Everett *** pretty good chance either Tennessee or Fla
DB Tyrone McBride *** Tennessee leads
DE Donte Rumph *** Tennessee, Clemson
WR Antoino Bell *** Tennessee
OL Carson Anderson ** Tennessee
DE Jomarcus Savage *** Tennessee leads
FB/LB Donta Hightower *** Tennessee leads Bama
DE Mike McAdoo *** He is Tennessee's for the takin

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Am I crazy, or shouldn't we have a bunch more high quality DTs on the board than that? I mean, with the current dearth of talent at that position, and the fact that Tennessee has been traditionally strong there (both on the field and in the draft), shouldn't 5* DTs be tripping over themselves to play for Chavis?

What gives? :blink:

 

[Football Freak]

Not this year's, but next year's DL class will prolly be number 1. Hall, Sykes, Melancon and maybe Rufus being JuCo transfers.

 

[rexvol]

looks like our next class will be mostly 3 star guys if that list pans out

 

[Hens67]

looks like some quality recruits to me....lock up the instate kids and then fill the needs

i know we want walls......can we not take him and roussell? maybe they feel good about willard?

 

[Football Freak]

If we get Walls, we rescind Roussell's offer. Willard probably will stay in-state because i do not think we want 3 LB's this class.

 

[emainvol]

If we get Walls, we rescind Roussell's offer. Willard probably will stay in-state because i do not think we want 3 LB's this class.

why? we graduate 4 LBs in the next two years. We will need a few decent LBs in this class or next.

 

[Football Freak]

This is why:
Senior LB's: Karl
Junior LB's: Mayo, Myers-White, Wilson
Soph. LB's: McCoy, Davis
Fresh LB's: Donald, Walker, Frazier, Hawkins, Thompson
Commits: Johnson, maybe Walls, and Lindsey coming from JuCo

 

[Football Freak]

The least thing I am concerned with is LB's. We need a good bit of lineman and a good AAA safety.

 

[emainvol]

This is why:
Senior LB's: Karl
Junior LB's: Mayo, Myers-White, Wilson
Soph. LB's: McCoy, Davis
Fresh LB's: Donald, Walker, Frazier, Hawkins, Thompson
Commits: Johnson, maybe Walls, and Lindsey coming from JuCo

Unless I am stupid, that's 3.

 

[Football Freak]

We do not want 3 HIGH SCHOOL LB's.

 

[emainvol]

We do not want 3 HIGH SCHOOL LB's.

Appreciate the clarification. I still don't think we rescind an offer if we get Walls. And it is WAY too early to rule out the possibility of landing a stud LB just because we recruited a few last year.

 

[emainvol]

Let me rephrase that, if there is a stud linebacker that wants to come to UT, I don't think Fulmer is going to turn him down because we have 4 potentially less talented LBs on the depth chart.

 

[hvwarrior58]

Johnson will be a DE.

 

[Hens67]

HV,
Who do we get at LB. Walls, Roussell, & Hillard?

Walls - i think we lock him up
Donald, Walker, & Walls could all start at UT at the same time potentially...Walker would be a MLB right?

 

[rexvol]

I love Walker's mentality, he seems to have that mean streak a lb needs, loved the comment about hurting Tebow, even though right now Tebow would probably run over him

 

[hvwarrior58]

Walker will end up a DE. He is already a monster and can add alot of weight. His mom has also said it is no problem to him.

I think we can land Walls. It'll be tough because he has almost immediate starting potential at UF but he loves UT. Roussell is no slouch, though, and we may find a way to take both. Hillard seems to be a backup and I think he stays instate.

 

[Volsguy12]

Is Johnson still looking around at other schools?

 

[Hens67]

Johnson is solid from what I have read. I don't see anybody we have committed that isn't solid now that Poole has cleared thign up.

 

[norrislakevol]

Anybody know our chances with AJ Alexander? Seems like a Percy Harvin type of player. Great speed.

 

[lacrossepro70]

Anybody know our chances with AJ Alexander? Seems like a Percy Harvin type of player. Great speed.

probably not very good, which is the case for pretty much every 5 star player this year.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

After he visits (which is a good chance) we'll have a better view at where we stand with him. we're in his top5

 

[chavisut]

probably not very good, which is the case for pretty much every 5 star player this year.

He isn't a 5 star player.

 

[karvassal]

AJ has elite speed.... but my PA friends who have seen him play say he won't go over the middle and is scared of contact... they also say he has retracting arms, meaning he pulls them back away from the ball if he thinks he's about to get hit. AJ is a 4* player because of his speed, but, by all reports, he's leaning PSU at this point... i still dont know why he decommitted from FSU. i'll keep my ear to the ground.

 

[Football Freak]

A.J. Alexander=Anthony Gonzalez