'17 VA DT/ATH Eric Crosby (UT signee)

[utallthetime]

I am super excited about the potential of this kid!! He is going to be a monster on the d-line for us. I think he does see the field without the injury bug hitting.

 

[1orangews6]

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Beast.

Wow, this kid truly is a beast with some speed. Not going to lie I laughed when I "seent" him kick the ball. He should definitely line as an FB or RB in goal line situations to punch the ball into the end zone. Can't wait to see this kid line up on the DL.

 

[Catbone]

Yep! I think we will see him a few times on offense in the future

 

[VOLED]

Wow, this kid truly is a beast with some speed. Not going to lie I laughed when I "seent" him kick the ball. He should definitely line as an FB or RB in goal line situations to punch the ball into the end zone. Can't wait to see this kid line up on the DL.

bust it outside.

 

[Mike4Vols]

bust it outside.

 

[Ron Swanson]

https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/eric-crosby-leaving-legacy

As a sixth-grader, Eric Crosby, oldest of three boys to a single parent, promised his mom, Amy, that she wouldn’t have to pay for college. Crosby will officially fulfill that pledge Sunday, when the Virginia Beach defensive tackle product reports to Tennessee to start his freshman year. The Oceans Lakes (Va.) standout shares a super close relationship with his mom, saying, “She’s had the biggest impact on my life.”

Growing up, Crosby watched as his mom forewent meals to provide for him and his two younger brothers. She struggled to makes ends meet, but she never gave up, leaving a lasting legacy on Crosby.

Before he even shows up to Tennessee, the 6-foot-1, 325-pound mauler — nicknamed ‘Yeti’ like the Abominable Snowman since the 9th grade — is already building his brand to give back. Earlier this year, Crosby started a T-shirt business titled, ‘Leave Your Legacy,’ selling two different types of shirts. One T-shirt has a Yeti logo on the front, with Y-E-T-I spelled out on the back.

Young

Established

Talented

Individual

The other shirt is a monthly awareness shirt, with shirts already printed to support breast cancer, autism and lupus in the last three months. Crosby worked shifts at the local rec center after football practice to pay for the merchandise, selling the shirts for $20 a pop. Each month, he donates the leftovers and some of the revenue to Maison des Enfants de Dieu, an orphanage in Haiti where one of his mom’s friends actually adopted a child and later moved back to the island to work at the site.

Inspired by his mom’s influence, Crosby’s entire business idea came together over hamburgers and a shake at Sonic one afternoon. “It was about three or four months ago,” he explained, chuckling. “I was with my friends and just said, ‘Man, I’m trying to impact people’s lives. I’m going to make some shirts and start a company called Leave Your Legacy. I always thought that when you’re doing something in life, I always say do it as if you were to die tomorrow. Make sure everyone remembers what you did. Don’t have people remember you for what you could have done, or what you could have been. My mom always motivated me to give back and make sure that I’m respectful to everybody.”

 

[Biopsyman]

He was 6'3' last fall in HS

 

[jtipto10]

https://tennessee.rivals.com/news/eric-crosby-leaving-legacy

Do his brothers play football?

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Wow! Another great story! I am really loving the character make up of the signees in the 2017 class.

 

[Orange Studs]

We have got some awesome kids coming in this year. Not just good athletes but just good outstanding young men. What a great story. Ocean Lakes produces some great athletes like Justin Hunter. I use to sit out on my deck that over looked the water and could hear the football games. My kids went to that school.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I spent about 18 years in the Va Beach area, and I'm friends with one of his former teachers at Ocean Lakes, and she says he is as good of a kid as you can imagine. Couldn't comment on his football skills because she said she didn't ever watch (women). But that he's smart, respectful, and a hard worker.

So we're getting a good one on and off the field.