2016 Recruiting Class

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Jauan Williams - Yahoo! Sports

 

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"They show me a lot of love and they are recruiting me hard so I wanted to get down there," Williams said. So I went down there and I loved it. I loved the facilities and the organization and the footprint they are building there."

"We spent a lot of time together. We just walked around, we ate at smokeys," Williams explained. "My relationship was good with coach Mo but it grew and now we are like buddies. Everything is going really good with Tennessee. Now I'm just working to get to know Coach Jones."

"The practice and the facilities, those were best I've seen," Williams said. "They were just so intense and everything was fast during practice, always moving and lot of contact. They were going hard. It felt like it was a mini-game. It was really intense."

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Jeff George, Dodge City C.C., Wide Receiver

 

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Tennessee's top recruiting priority remains landing a quarterback and that search has continued to focus on New Jersey signal caller Jarrett Guarantano.

Guarantano spent several days this week on Ohio State's campus and heading into the visit all signs pointed to Tennessee being the team to beat. But, since Guarantano's midweek visit to see the Buckeyes information has been hard to come by.

From what we've gathered in talking to people close to the situation no one feels like the Buckeyes were able to lock up the four-star standout during the visit, but we've also been told it was a productive trip.

Was it enough to overcome Tennessee? We haven't had anyone tell us that, but again, Guarantano and his family weren't talking to many following the visit to Ohio State.

However, those close to Jarrett did tell us that one person he spoke with this week was Vol offensive coordinator Mike DeBord. In fact, Guarantano and DeBord have connected pretty well going back to DeBord's first days on the job in Knoxville.

But again, no one is saying anything certain at this point. What we're comfortable in saying is those close to Guarantano really like the idea of him playing in Knoxville, but the decision will be Jarrett's and with a decision scheduled for April 15 we should be finding out soon what he wants to do.

-Hubbs

 

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If the Vols miss out on Guarantano a name to watch is California quarterback Matt Fink. Tennessee has kept in touch with Fink and he could be someone that the Vols could offer quickly if they Guarantano decides not to choose Tennessee.

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On the wide receiver front, Tennessee continues to look at junior college prospects and a name that's quickly rising up the board for the Vols is Dodge City receiver Jeff George. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound was offered by Tennessee Thursday night and he's someone who's stock could really blow up this spring when coaches get out on the road. Credit Tennessee's recruiting department for finding George early as the only other team to offer thus far is Arkansas State.

Tennessee will likely take at least one junior college receiver in the class of 2016 and he may be a name to really pay attention to as he's the only junior college receiver with an official offer at this point.

-Hubbs

 

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“Tennessee’s up there, to be honest with you,” said Tuitt, who’s ranked by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 94 overall prospect and No. 2 offensive guard in the 2016 class. “They’ve been talking to me every day. Me and (offensive line) coach (Don) Mahoney have been talking a lot. He’s a really good coach. I like him.

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Chandler Tuitt, Sandy Creek, Offensive Guard

 

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Tennessee made a big first impression on Derrick Brown.

The five-star junior defensive tackle from Lanier High School in Buford, Ga., traveled to Tennessee's campus for the first time Friday, and he posted on his Twitter account Friday night that he had "one hell of a visit" with the Vols.

The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Brown received one of his first scholarship offers from Tennessee in January 2014. He named his top eight college choices in February, and the Vols were No. 4 on his list at the time behind Georgia, Auburn and Alabama.

Brown is ranked the nation's No. 5 overall prospect and No. 2 defensive tackle in the 247Sports Composite for the 2016 class.

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Nothing concrete other than he's pretty much shut it down in terms of information to recruiting sites, and the media. And in talking to some that cover the Buckeyes, I wouldn't say they have much confidence. We fully believe he's still talking to Tennessee, which is good.

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