'16 GA DT Derrick Brown

[VOLorNuttin]

I've said before, but it bears repeating...If Brown comes onboard, then the DT rotation goes from pretty good to stellar. The kind of talent and depth that lets you punch Bama in the mouth and keep punching for 4 Qtrs.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Finally watched him in the Army game. Great talent but has a ways to go when it comes to conditioning. Looks like Shy when he arrived in January before getting 9 months with the strength staff.

I think he'll start the year slow like Kahlil but should be a monster by November.

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

This one is sounding promising.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

Good kid. Can eventually be great. I see him coming along like Kahlil did this year if he comes here.

Finally watched him in the Army game. Great talent but has a ways to go when it comes to conditioning. Looks like Shy when he arrived in January before getting 9 months with the strength staff.

I think he'll start the year slow like Kahlil but should be a monster by November.

I agree with both of you guys.

 

[DiderotsGhost]

I've felt strangely good about Brown for a long time. You can just tell he really likes UT by the way he talks about it. I haven't heard him talk about other schools that way either. Of course, the question is whether the DC change hurts us. Hopefully Shoop is already working on building relationships with all the commits and potential recruits.

If we can get Brown, best defensive line in America!

 

[CAVPUT]

I've felt strangely good about Brown for a long time. You can just tell he really likes UT by the way he talks about it. I haven't heard him talk about other schools that way either. Of course, the question is whether the DC change hurts us. Hopefully Shoop is already working on building relationships with all the commits and potential recruits.

If we can get Brown, best defensive line in America!

I'm sure Shoop has already been burning up the phone lines. Don't see how his hiring will be seen as anything but a positive. With Brown, Strip and Gillespie are his primary recruiters. Given the buzz and accolades rolling in for Shoop, Brown would have to also be excited about his hiring. If there are other changes to the staff, I'm hopeful they'll be finalized quickly. Have a feeling this class is going to close very strong and the quality will surprise a lot of folks who are calling this a subpar year for UT's recruiting. Even if it doesn't, I consider our coaching staff upgraded and 2017 looks to be a monster recruiting year for us.

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

I've felt strangely good about Brown for a long time. You can just tell he really likes UT by the way he talks about it. I haven't heard him talk about other schools that way either. Of course, the question is whether the DC change hurts us. Hopefully Shoop is already working on building relationships with all the commits and potential recruits.

If we can get Brown, best defensive line in America!

If we can land Brown and also bring in a talented DE, it will be GREAT for the future of our DL. A big chunk of our front seven talent could potentially be gone by 2018, so we need to make sure to have some talented guys in this class ready to step in without missing a beat.

 

[highspeed]

I'm sure Shoop has already been burning up the phone lines.

Am I remembering correctly that the recruiting dead period ended yesterday?

 

[BurninOrange]

I've felt strangely good about Brown for a long time. You can just tell he really likes UT by the way he talks about it. I haven't heard him talk about other schools that way either. Of course, the question is whether the DC change hurts us. Hopefully Shoop is already working on building relationships with all the commits and potential recruits.

If we can get Brown, best defensive line in America!

If everything continues to stay on track. I am told that we have the answer to the question. What can Brown do for you?!

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

Am I remembering correctly that the recruiting dead period ended yesterday?

I think it ends after the championship game.

 

[Nashvegas31]

If everything continues to stay on track. I am told that we have the answer to the question. What can Brown do for you?!

I do believe we are in good spot to pull Brown especially since Muschamp left Auburn. Always felt it was more Auburn/TN with UGA on outside looking in despite what UGA homer mods claimed. Still a ways to go

 

[JohnD13]

Am I remembering correctly that the recruiting dead period ended yesterday?

Don't think that's correct, it's the 13th. Google is your friend

 

[CAVPUT]

Don't think that's correct, it's the 13th. Google is your friend

Then I stand corrected about the calls. I thought it had already ended.

 

[engineerVOL]

Then I stand corrected about the calls. I thought it had already ended.

I thought they changed the dead period so championship teams weren't at a disadvantage because the final game is later than it used to be.

Edit: Pretty sure a recruit can call a coach whenever he wants though.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Don't think that's correct, it's the 13th. Google is your friend

God forbid someone didn't know. Your snarky response helps things. Now go look in the mirror pointing your thumbs to the back of your Ole Miss jersey showcasing your last name.

 

[Atlanta VOL]

During the dead period? I guess someone should turn them in for recruiting violations. I'll go with Hubbs on this one.

I wasn't talking about them "officially" going after him as in UGA coaches etc. I was referring to the unofficial crowd who are going after him at the moment. I can tell you without hesitation KS wants him.

 

[AUfaninVOLcountry]

I do believe we are in good spot to pull Brown especially since Muschamp left Auburn. Always felt it was more Auburn/TN with UGA on outside looking in despite what UGA homer mods claimed. Still a ways to go

Muschamp has little to do with it. He has always aid it is more important to him that Garner stays. Also claims that his family has the best relationship with Garner. Had he left, we would have been totally eliminated.

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

He needs to come to UT and play under Stripling to get the most out of his potential. Garner and Rocker are moreso recruiter than they are coaches.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Muschamp has little to do with it. He has always aid it is more important to him that Garner stays. Also claims that his family has the best relationship with Garner. Had he left, we would have been totally eliminated.

Yeah garner is his boy but it's easier to recruit to Muschamp and potential to turn things around on defense to save Gus than it is Kevin Steele

 

[kamoshika]

Player of the year honors are typically reserved for superstar quarterbacks or unassailable running backs, those types of players who usually post mind-bending statistics.

Not this year.

This year's National Player of the Year is a defensive tackle. Lanier senior Derrick Brown, the 247Sports five-star recruit and blue-chip defensive tackle, claims MaxPreps National Player of the Year honors after a season that was simply dominant.
MaxPreps 2015 Football All-American Team - MaxPreps

Defensive tackle Derrick Brown from Lanier High (Buford, Ga.) was named the American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year on Friday night in San Antonio. The sixth annual honor was presented at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Awards Show, held each year on the night before the game.

...The selection committee said of Brown: “Brown is one of the most instinctual defensive tackles in high school football in recent years. He not only has good size and more than adequate speed, but he has a knack for reading routes, rarely bites on double moves and closes on the football quickly.”
Derrick Brown named American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year | USA Today High School Sports | USA Today High School Sports

Just days after being named national Defensive Player of the Year by MaxPreps and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the Lanier defensive lineman earned a state honor when he was named as Georgia’s All-Classification Player of the Year by the Georgia Sports Writers Association when it released its All-State team Saturday.

The 6-foot-5, 320-pound senior, who was the Daily Post’s All-County Defensive Player of the Year after posting 106 total tackles, 42 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 26 quarterback hurries and an interception for the 11-1 Longhorns this season, was all named Class AAAAA’s Defensive Player of the Year by the GSWA.
Lanier’s Brown rakes in another honor as GSWA Player of the Year | Sports | gwinnettprepsports.com

Derrick Brown is a defensive tackle, but the title falls short of explaining the state’s No. 1 college prospect.

Brown, a senior from Lanier and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s all-classification high school football player of the year, also served his team as a wildcat quarterback, taking direct snaps and daring defenders to keep his 320 pounds of bulk out of the end zone.

Brown, 6-foot-4, employed his leaping skills to out-maneuver cornerbacks for touchdown passes in the back of the end zone with what his coach calls the best pair of hands on the team. Brown blocked punts, returned interceptions for touchdowns and cleared paths to the end zone as a goal-line fullback.

“The kid can easily dunk a basketball at 320 pounds,’’ Lanier coach Korey Mobbs said. “Most people think of a player of his stature as a hole-plugger or tackle-to-tackle guy, but he really shows his athleticism on plays to the outside, or wide receiver screens where he makes the play for no gain, or when running plays down from the backside where he lays out like a big-time athlete.’’
Derrick Brown is 2015’s player of the year | Prep Zone: High School Sports blog

 

[Mick]

...The selection committee said of Brown: “Brown is one of the most instinctual defensive tackles in high school football in recent years. He not only has good size and more than adequate speed, but he has a knack for reading routes, rarely bites on double moves and closes on the football quickly.”
Derrick Brown named American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year | USA Today High School Sports | USA Today High School Sports

That's pretty good for a DT.

 

[BowlBrother85]

...The selection committee said of Brown: “Brown is one of the most instinctual defensive tackles in high school football in recent years. He not only has good size and more than adequate speed, but he has a knack for reading routes, rarely bites on double moves and closes on the football quickly.”
Derrick Brown named American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year | USA Today High School Sports | USA Today High School Sports

That's pretty good for a DT.

Does he take away half the field like Revis and Sherman? That could be quite an asset.

 

[butchna]

I wasn't talking about them "officially" going after him as in UGA coaches etc. I was referring to the unofficial crowd who are going after him at the moment. I can tell you without hesitation KS wants him.

Said that in the hot tub after they broke out the cigars and hookers?

 

[butchna]

God forbid someone didn't know. Your snarky response helps things. Now go look in the mirror pointing your thumbs to the back of your Ole Miss jersey showcasing your last name.

Never not funny! :lol:

 

[VOLorNuttin]

We NEED Brown in the worst way. We only have one DL committed at this point, and that is a JUCO DT (Alexis Johnson). It's really quite puzzling considered how this team had Bama on the ropes in Tuscaloosa, this year, all the way until their final drive. Had our Kicker (Medley) not missed 3 field goals in the game, we win that one.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8feT9XRJXw0[/youtube]

If THAT doesn't illustrate (to a recruit) just how close Tennessee is to dethroning Bama as the top dog in the SEC, I don't know what else would. Most media analysts pick us to win the SEC East next year...yet we currently have just one DL committed.

As Verne Lundquist would say....Tim Tebow :ermm:....er, uh, I mean..."WOW!"