A.J. Johnson visiting next week

Gainesville, GA- Top rated linebacker AJ Johnson has already had a pretty full recruiting cycle. And it’s only March of his junior year. A.J. committed to Tennessee very soon after his last visit to Knoxville. However when the news broke of Lane Kiffin’s departure, he withdrew that commitment. At this point the star linebacker has offers from all of the top schools in the country and is taking some visits. We got a brief update from him on some future visits and where he’s at with his recruitment.

“I don’t even know how many offers I have right now. It’s been pretty crazy to tell you the truth. I went to Alabama about 3 or 4 weeks ago, and it went good. I got to chill with the players and staff. I talked to coach Saban and the inside and outside linebacker coaches. They talked about how they want to use me, it sounds like they like me inside, but they were not 100% sure. Saban was really cool, he was telling me to keep my grades up and stay after it.”

The trip to Tuscaloosa was a big impression, however he’s got three more important visits up ahead. Perhaps none bigger than the one on April 1st back to Knoxville. Last time he was in Knoxville, he committed soon after. This time he’s kind of interested to see what happens after this visit.

“Last time I was there I loved it. I absolutely loved it. They are still very much in the mix and I really want to see it again, get a feel for the new coaches. I’m familiar with the campus and facilities but it will be good to see it all again.”

This is not the last trip for the month of April for AJ. He’s also headed down to the University of Florida on April 5th, then over to visit Auburn on April 10th. So far AJ has stepped foot on Alabama, Tennessee, Clemson, and Georgia Techs’ campuses. At this point he claims that Georgia Tech and Clemson are the two schools recruiting him the hardest.

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