Shy Tuttle: Five-Star defensive tackle commits to Tennessee

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247Sports: ★★★★★  No. 4 DT, No. 1 in NC, No. 26 overall
Rivals: ★★★★ No. 8 DT, No. 2 in NC, No. 578 overall
Scout: ★★★★ No. 9 DT, No. 84 overall
ESPN: ★★★★ No. 5 DT, No. 1 in NC, No. 31 overall

Tennessee picked up another huge commitment today. Five-star defensive tackle Shy Tuttle announced his decision to become a Vol at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon at North Davidson high school in Lexington, North Carolina.

“#BrickByBrick or #BucketHatByBucketHat just added another big brick to the foundation!!! #DreamTeam2015,” Butch Jones tweeted shortly after the announcement.

Tennessee tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Mark Elder tweeted just prior, “It’s a GREAT day to be a VOL!!!! #BrickByBrick #FiveStarFriday #VFL #DreamTeam15.”

Rated the top player in the state of North Carolina by both 247sports and ESPN, the 6-foot-3, 315-pound lineman chose the Vols over North Carolina and North Carolina State.

If you recall, Tuttle was depicted with Beyonce on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine in artwork used as a recruiting tool by the Vols’ staff.

Tuttle was recruited by Mark Elder with help from Tommy Thigpen, but Butch Jones personally attended his game on Friday night, hoping to be the last coach to visit before today’s announcement.

Tuttle has been on Tennessee’s campus a total of three times, according to reports. He first visited in June 2013,with his most recent trip earlier this month on September 6th.

With the addition of Tuttle, Tennessee now boasts two commitments from five-star defensive tackles—the other being Vol legacy Kahlil McKenzie, who committed in July.

ESPN Scouting report: Tuttle is a very good D-Tackle prospect. He has room to improve in areas, but possesses the tools to be a highly productive defender at the college level. Enough rough tools to be able to contribute early if needed with the upside to develop into an excellent player.

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8 responses to “Shy Tuttle: Five-Star defensive tackle commits to Tennessee”

    • Yes. Thank you for catching that. I’m good for at least one or two typos per day, at minimum. 🙂

  4. Great!!! Now we can get back to the John Henderson & Albert Haynesworth days…..

    Give each of them two solid back ups and we have a 6 man defensive line rotation……

  6. Another awesome pick up for the Vols. We’re going to be hard to handle and it isn’t going to be that long! GO VOLS!