i kind of knew a little bit about tennessee, but i wasnt expecting what i got, and i really liked it, said harris, whos ranked the no. 227 overall prospect and no. 14 defensive tackle in the 247sports composite for the 2019 class. i really liked the coaches. Coach pruitt, hes a great coach. I spent a little bit of time with him and we talked.
the 6-foot-3, 320-pound harris said he decided to make the trip to tennessee based on the frequent contact he has had with the vols, led by tight ends coach brian niedermeyer and defensive line coach tracy rocker, since getting an offer from them in january.
i had to go check it out. Im glad i did, because i really liked it, said harris, who claims offers from more than 20 schools, including clemson, georgia, notre dame, ohio state, penn state, duke, north carolina, n.c. State and south carolina. ill definitely be back up there.
i dont know when im going to get back up there, but its going to be soon.
i mean, they need defensive linemen, harris said. theyre in need of defensive-line (help), and he told me i would fit the program perfect and not just on the field, but off the field, also and stuff like that. i dont know how good theyre going to do this year, but i know after my class its going to be an uprising program, harris said, and its going to be a program among the best.
harris said he is originally from the danville, va., area and didnt move to north carolina until he was in sixth grade. He said he didnt have a favorite college team growing up, and attending a school thats relatively close to home doesnt really matter to him. i just want to get coached good enough to play on the next level and have an opportunity to play high-caliber football and get great coaching, he said.