'20 AL DE Jimari Butler (Nebraska commit)

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Pride85 said:
He will be an edge rusher from the Jack LB position. We do not use 4-3 edge rushers in our current offense.
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Most of the complainers probably don't realize that we run a base 3-4 Defense now. They don't know what kind of players Pruitt is even targeting so they don't understand how this young man will even fit into the over defensive scheme. Thus they ignorantly complain out of their posterior orifice.
 
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This kid is in a similar position as Trevon Flowers a couple years ago. Flowers was all baseball and only played Football his senior year. None of the ranking services had him rated because he did not camp and they did not have any tape on him until the end of his senior season. It came down to TN and Clemson in the late signing period as they both knew he was good after seeing his senior tape.

I am happy to take this kid's commitment at a position of extreme need. His P5 offer list was really good for someone who only played his senior year of HS. He will be more important that 1/2 our other commitments if we can hold on to him. You can bet there will be more P5 schools come after him now that Pruitt has taken his commitment.
 
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Glitch said:
Most of the complainers probably don't realize that we run a base 3-4 Defense now. They don't know what kind of players Pruitt is even targeting so they don't understand how this young man will even fit into the over defensive scheme. Thus they ignorantly complain out of their posterior orifice.
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Stated so elegantly. Oops, better use words they can understand. You talk gooder then most
 
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Three-star Class of 2020 defensive end/linebacker Jimari Butler of Murphy High School in Mobile, Ala., announced his commitment to Tennessee on Friday afternoon, choosing the Vols over scholarship offers from more than 10 other programs.
The 6-foot-5, 218-pound Butler is “a developmental pass rusher,” 247Sports director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong said, but also is “a prospect I believe they would’ve taken regardless of who was already in the fold” after Tennessee extended an offer to him in late September.
“The initial quickness, motor, ability to bend and natural strength coming off the edge make him an intriguing prospect, compounded by the fact this is his first year playing football after focusing on basketball for so long,” Wiltfong said of Butler, who’s ranked the No. 852 overall prospect and No. 39 weakside defensive end in the 2020 class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.
“Weighing in at 215 pounds now, he’ll easily pack another 30 to 35 pounds on his frame and should be a factor for the Vols coming off the edge after a year or two in the hopper.”
Butler decided to play football as a senior for the first time since middle school after focusing on basketball earlier in his high-school career.
He racked up offers from Ole Miss, Nebraska, TCU, Maryland, Illinois and Kansas, among others, before announcing his commitment to Tennessee, which hosted him Oct. 5 for its home game against Georgia.
John Garcia Jr., a 247Sports recruiting analyst who covers the states of Alabama and Florida, said Tennessee “really believed” in Butler “before anybody else at the (Power Five) level.”

“You like to see them trusting their own eyes and evaluation as opposed to waiting on others,” Garcia said. “But in terms of Butler’s game, this is the type of late bloomer that we regret not having ranked higher when all is said and done.
“He’s the type that we wish we saw sooner, that we wish we saw in person more because he has the tools to blossom into exactly every defense needs on the edge, and that’s a guy with length, twitch and speed. He’s already showing that at a very high level in high school, and that’s with minimal focus on football, so the possibilities of him doing so with an SEC coaching staff and strength and conditioning program at his back are going to be fascinating to watch.”
Garcia said Butler has “put up monster numbers” this season, including double-digit sacks, and he “was the dominant pass rusher in Mobile this fall.”
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And while he still has plenty of room to improve, Butler might even have a chance to play his way onto the field early in his Tennessee career as a projected edge rusher at outside linebacker in the Vols’ 3-4 defense.
“He’s a dude, man,” Garcia said of Butler. “I think he’s a play-year-one kind of guy.”

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drvenner said:
Here's the door that you should not let hit you in your azz on your way out.

Oh, and it's *balloon.
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BigorangeBoy said:
Three-star Class of 2020 defensive end/linebacker Jimari Butler of Murphy High School in Mobile, Ala., announced his commitment to Tennessee on Friday afternoon, choosing the Vols over scholarship offers from more than 10 other programs.
The 6-foot-5, 218-pound Butler is “a developmental pass rusher,” 247Sports director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong said, but also is “a prospect I believe they would’ve taken regardless of who was already in the fold” after Tennessee extended an offer to him in late September.
“The initial quickness, motor, ability to bend and natural strength coming off the edge make him an intriguing prospect, compounded by the fact this is his first year playing football after focusing on basketball for so long,” Wiltfong said of Butler, who’s ranked the No. 852 overall prospect and No. 39 weakside defensive end in the 2020 class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.
“Weighing in at 215 pounds now, he’ll easily pack another 30 to 35 pounds on his frame and should be a factor for the Vols coming off the edge after a year or two in the hopper.”
Butler decided to play football as a senior for the first time since middle school after focusing on basketball earlier in his high-school career.
He racked up offers from Ole Miss, Nebraska, TCU, Maryland, Illinois and Kansas, among others, before announcing his commitment to Tennessee, which hosted him Oct. 5 for its home game against Georgia.
John Garcia Jr., a 247Sports recruiting analyst who covers the states of Alabama and Florida, said Tennessee “really believed” in Butler “before anybody else at the (Power Five) level.”

“You like to see them trusting their own eyes and evaluation as opposed to waiting on others,” Garcia said. “But in terms of Butler’s game, this is the type of late bloomer that we regret not having ranked higher when all is said and done.
“He’s the type that we wish we saw sooner, that we wish we saw in person more because he has the tools to blossom into exactly every defense needs on the edge, and that’s a guy with length, twitch and speed. He’s already showing that at a very high level in high school, and that’s with minimal focus on football, so the possibilities of him doing so with an SEC coaching staff and strength and conditioning program at his back are going to be fascinating to watch.”
Garcia said Butler has “put up monster numbers” this season, including double-digit sacks, and he “was the dominant pass rusher in Mobile this fall.”
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And while he still has plenty of room to improve, Butler might even have a chance to play his way onto the field early in his Tennessee career as a projected edge rusher at outside linebacker in the Vols’ 3-4 defense.
“He’s a dude, man,” Garcia said of Butler. “I think he’s a play-year-one kind of guy.”

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We have some guys with some real potential in this kid and Harrison.
 
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VOLUNTEERSZN said:
Everyone in here crying will be saying how great of a player he is when he gets bumped to a 4⭐️ In the final rankings. Just like they did with Roman Harrison and Jimmy Calloway.

He’s had 18.5 sacks, runs a 4.59 40 yard dash and holds double digit power 5 offers. And he’s only played football 3 months of his life. He’s more talented than Grimes, less of a head case than Davis and unlike Ojulari actually wants to be here. Keep crying
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Some truth to this. No one doubts this staffs ability to find guys. And coach. But why the struggles closing? Oh well, happy for the commit.
 
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That article just shows me that our staff are WAY better evaluators of talent than anyone at Rivals or 247sports.

If those guys were that good at evaluating talent, they'd be making way more money on an actual staff somewhere.

And yet, we have those on here who are willing to trash the player and the coaches because of what an "armchair evaluator" says about them.

Stupid. If Pruitt wants him, then that's all I need to know.

Welcome aboard young man. Best decision you ever made.
 
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Vfl2407 said:
Everybody in our program needs to sit down and watch the Georgia State game again.
After it’s over, CJP needs to stand up and say...”when we allowed that to happen, we gave all of our rivals a huge weapon against us in recruiting and we are feeling the effects of that. I take the blame...but that **** will never happen again...not on my watch”.
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Welcome to ignoreland..
 
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vol94 said:
Try not to get caught up into rankings but they do matter. The last 7 of 8 champions were top 10 in recruiting. Not sure before then but probably the same. I can only think of Oregon under Chip Kelly- top 25 -30 class.
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Until the last couple of years none of clemsons classes have been highly rated but they get difference makers
 
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Based on his video, this kid appears to have that "IT" factor. He has raw, natural talent. Even more so than others that have been offered. He can be coached up on how to better shed the blockers. But WOW! When he zeros in on his target, he kicks it into another gear. He also seems to track the ball well. In my opinion, this kid is definitely worth the offer extended to him (and besides, I am not going to try and second guess CJP). Super glad Mr. Butler wants to be a TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER! So BOOMx100! Go Vols!
 
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