i mean, i liked tennessee. It was different, most definitely, said humphries, whos ranked the no. 226 overall prospect and no. 15 defensive tackle in the industry-generated 247sports composite for the 2019 class. everything was great. It was better than i expected, and i enjoyed myself up there with the coaches and had a fun time up there.
theyve been recruiting me pretty hard, humphries said. "they called me, like, all last week and this week to see if id be able to come up there, so i took a day off from school to come up and visit tennessee and see what theyre talking about and what they had to offer. i got to talk to some of the coaches and sat down and talked to coach pruitt for about an hour, and we had a good conversation. And i talked to (defensive line) coach (tracy) rocker.
humphries said his conversations with pruitt and rocker were among the highlights of the visit. (pruitt) was being honest, humphries said. he said, i want you to come here, but nothings given, so youve got to earn your spot. and i understand where hes coming from with that. And then he talked about how he liked my film, and he said he needs big guys like me up front to play on the defensive line. i liked how i sat down and talked to the head coach for a while. I had a good conversation with him and my family. And coach rocker, i had a good conversation with him that stood out. That made the trip good.
i had a good first impression with him, humphries said of rocker. "he didnt try to sugarcoat anything. He just kept it honest with me. Id rather a coach be honest with me than try to sugarcoat stuff and then, if i was to go to that school, itd be a different story. Id rather just have the coach tell me the way it is.
i could have a chance to come in and play. Id have a spot to come in and play, he said. theyre in the process right now of rebuilding the program, trying to make it match the former glory that it used to be. But right now i think theyre pretty straightforward. They could do pretty well this year.
humphries said hes still pretty far away from making a decision, adding that hes not likely to decide on a college until closer to signing day. lsu and florida also have hosted him on visits within the past month, and he said hes scheduled to attend georgias g-day game on saturday. He said hes also hoping to visit ole miss and mississippi state soon. But he said theres no leader right now among his lengthy list of choices. i want to give every school a fair chance, humphries said.