'14 Juco DT Jarran Reed

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Carr and Miller will apply for a medical redshirt this year if they don't play again. Harris and Quinn looking to redshirt too. LWS has talked about it many times lately on VQ, saying that every year guys who only played in the first few games will apply for a medical redshirt and almost always get it as long as the school provides the proper paperwork.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Have you seen Lambert play? Dude is a straight up beast. Williams is good but Lambert is better.
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+1. Lambert will start somewhere on the Dline next year, whether that is DE or DT. The guy is way more explosive than any of the Defensive Lineman on the current roster. Vereen might be close to him but that would be it. Sure Williams has more experience right now, but this is another classic case where you are simply bringing in someone better than what you currently have.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
+1. Lambert will start somewhere on the Dline next year, whether that is DE or DT. The guy is way more explosive than any of the Defensive Lineman on the current roster. Vereen might be close to him but that would be it. Sure Williams has more experience right now, but this is another classic case where you are simply bringing in someone better than what you currently have.
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I don't think a lot of our fans have realized how good Da'vonte Lambert is. Don't be fooled by some of the services ratings on him, although JC Shurbutt, an evaluator i actually respect, has him ranked as the 12th best player overall in this years class.

Here are some things for the average fans to think about without having to watch the film to get a sense of what type of guy Lambert is expected to be from those who are very good at this and do this for a living.

- UF has not recruited a single JUCO player this year besides Lambert and Abu Lamin, talented Jarran Reed (former UF signee) is a good example of how selective UF is on their defense offers. Lambert is the only JUCO guy UF went after hardcore and continues to. The day he committed to UT, their entire staff called Lambert and his Grandmother repeatedly for over a week.
They still continue to recruit him consistently. UF's D-line is considered one of the top 2 DL's in the country and they have good depth.

- UGA, UF, Auburn, and UT all put the full court press on Lambert and rolled out the red carpet for this guy. UF, UGA and UT coaches and insiders all felt good coming out of each teams visit and liked their chances and were excited about landing him at various points in his recruitment. All the big recruiting boards for each team were buzzing and discussing after his visit to their school at the time, despite his laughable rivals and scout ranking.

- Abu Lamin 4* a top JUCO DT (currently a USCe commit) is coming to UT to visit, without knowing all that much about our school, mostly because of the advice of Lambert.

- According to a few UT insiders most of us trust, Lambert was the #1 guy at his position on UT's board by a significant margin.

Feel free to draw whatever conclusions you want from this.
 
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stllvf said:
still have a shot?
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With so many HS and JUCO options, I make no assumptions that anyone uncommited is either coming or uninterested. Butch Jones gets paid to worry about that. I will just sit back, eat the popcorn, and enjoy the ride.

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What happened with Florida and Reed? A friend remarked on Twitter that she thought he was going to Florida..he responded.."I was" Did they cool on him for some reason?
 
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VolnJC said:
What happened with Florida and Reed? A friend remarked on Twitter that she thought he was going to Florida..he responded.."I was" Did they cool on him for some reason?
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He didn't qualify. He signed but didn't get in.
 
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I know this is a bit off topic, but is danny o'brian considered a bust now?? I don't even think I have seen him on the field. What happened to him, I thought he was suppose to be good
 
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gobraves101035 said:
I know this is a bit off topic, but is danny o'brian considered a bust now?? I don't even think I have seen him on the field. What happened to him, I thought he was suppose to be good
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He's a rs freshman and I've seen him play hard and decent when in. Plays with a little attitude.
 
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He has actually been playing very well the last few games...has been very disruptive.
 
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He (O'Brien) also calls blocking assignments on the punt team. He's a real football player.
 
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gobraves101035 said:
I know this is a bit off topic, but is danny o'brian considered a bust now?? I don't even think I have seen him on the field. What happened to him, I thought he was suppose to be good
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First off he is a RS FR. How can he be a bust? Have you even been watching bc your football smarts are lacking. He has been playing a lot and has actually been pretty good. He had a sack yesterday. Not sure what you were watching or how a kid can be a bust when he's played a small handful of games. He's tough as hell and will be a huge piece in 2014-2016.
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
First off he is a RS FR. How can he be a bust? Have you even been watching bc your football smarts are lacking. He has been playing a lot and has actually been pretty good. He had a sack yesterday. Not sure what you were watching or how a kid can be a bust when he's played a small handful of games. He's tough as hell and will be a huge piece in 2014-2016.
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He was wearing out the USC OL yesterday. I had to ask who is that? He and Hood were awesome.
 
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gobraves101035 said:
I know this is a bit off topic, but is danny o'brian considered a bust now?? I don't even think I have seen him on the field. What happened to him, I thought he was suppose to be good
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I usually consider all DTs busts if they are not all-Americans by 7th game of RS Freshman season :crazy:
 
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"It was a great visit. I had a great time and really enjoyed myself with coach Jones and the whole coaching staff," Reed said. "The facilities and the their goals and plans impressed me. They had everything planned out."

"Their goals and plans for life, they have plans for you after football and that's the main thing that's going to stick," Reed said. "The old players coming back shows loyalty. It means they have loyalty and they show it to the Tennessee Vols."

"They talked to me about having a real, big, athletic kid like myself," Reed explained. "I don't want to do anything but get better and that's one thing I think if I come to Tennessee I could get better as a player and person and I could help them out."

"They're at the top. They're going to be one of choices," Reed said. "They have something great going on. They have the staff and everything and you can tell that coach Jones is a great coach and it's unbelievable. I believe in him and I believe they have something good going on."

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gobraves101035 said:
I know this is a bit off topic, but is danny o'brian considered a bust now?? I don't even think I have seen him on the field. What happened to him, I thought he was suppose to be good
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If I am not mistaken he had a sake and several tackles yesterday. He is definitely getting some PT.
 
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