'24 AL EDGE Jordan Ross (Tennessee)

[MarcoVol]

Surely this on3 report means he gets bumped to a five star? He is literally two spots away from being a 5★ on On3's website. He is the second highest rated four star right now. You can't write a report like this and not bump..

On3 only has 21 kids rated 5* and Ross is ranked 38th.

 

[Chaplain_Vol]

On3 only has 21 kids rated 5* and Ross is ranked 38th.

I was looking at their industry rankings, which is collaborated.

And I feel like common sense says good publicity is good for Tennessee.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Ross should definitely get a bump in the final rankings across the board. Could possibly end up a 5*+ if bias isn't at play.

What do you mean end up a 5*? When did he get bumped down?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

 

[Wadetime]

What do you mean end up a 5*? When did he get bumped down?

5*+.. it means he's a 5 Star PLUS a bag of chips. Once this group is finalized, they then assign the chip type (Cheetos, Red/Blue Doritos, Funyuns, etc).

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

On3 only has 21 kids rated 5* and Ross is ranked 38th.

Doesn’t really matter. Just play like a 5*.

 

[bigl3327]

What do you mean end up a 5*? When did he get bumped down?

5 star plus....meaning a consensus 5* across all platforms.

 

[Blake25p]

5 star plus....meaning a consensus 5* across all platforms.

Yes

 

[Revived2002]

Remember when this place used to salivate over high 3-star defense ends?

Now we might be building a pipeline of first round draft picks and All Americans at this position

It’s been well worth the wait to get to this point

Fun to watch!

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

But if it didn't happen, it would be on HEUPEL, cuz he "can't close!" amirite?

You mean you think we for the first time in history we will have fans who type out of both sides of their keyboards? SURELY NOT!

 

[SugarCC]

Remember when this place used to salivate over high 3-star defense ends?

Now we might be building a pipeline of first round draft picks and All Americans at this position

It’s been well worth the wait to get to this point

Fun to watch!

To this...not a first rounder, but...Byron Young. He'll be robbed if he doesn't win DROY.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Remember when this place used to salivate over high 3-star defense ends?

Now we might be building a pipeline of first round draft picks and All Americans at this position

It’s been well worth the wait to get to this point

Fun to watch!

Our pass rush might be insane next year.

How much more disruptive will our super senior and talented young d-linemen be? Pearce was already basically unstoppable, if he is better at all be will be insane. How much better does Joseph's and Herring get? Does Bradley show out? How good is Ross?

 

[barrylee]

Someone on staff or several somebodies did a great job on this recruitment!

I remember the talk when he committed that it would be a struggle to hang on to him and as far as I know, the dude never wavered! Says something about him!!

 

[Ttucke11]

To this...not a first rounder, but...Byron Young. He'll be robbed if he doesn't win DROY.

He won't. Carter and Witherspoon got that pedigree boost. It's theirs. He's very deserving though.

 

[GoBigOrange_2309]

5*+.. it means he's a 5 Star PLUS a bag of chips. Once this group is finalized, they then assign the chip type (Cheetos, Red/Blue Doritos, Funyuns, etc).

Please, and I love Funyuns, but don’t compare Funyuns with Doritos

 

[Vols410]

Remember when this place used to salivate over high 3-star defense ends?

Now we might be building a pipeline of first round draft picks and All Americans at this position

It’s been well worth the wait to get to this point

Fun to watch!

Love it. Most important position on defense these days.

Staff knows where to spend that NIL…

 

[volKano]

I hope people realize we get this recruit because of Heup’s philosophy of attacking the qb. However, this leaves some holes in the secondary when the rush doesn’t get there. I love it but we won’t have a top 10 rated secondary with this approach so give the db’s and their coach a little slack.

 

[Orange Marlin]

The future is bright!!! Very bright

 

[onevol74]

Remember when this place used to salivate over high 3-star defense ends?

Now we might be building a pipeline of first round draft picks and All Americans at this position

It’s been well worth the wait to get to this point

Fun to watch!

DEU

 

[onevol74]

Was that his kid not recruited by Alabama or Auburn? What is the story here?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Was that his kid not recruited by Alabama or Auburn? What is the story here?

Why do you ask this? He had offers from both. You seem surprised we got him or something.

 

[TNHopeful505]

Was that his kid not recruited by Alabama or Auburn? What is the story here?

He picked the Vols because he liked the Vols.

Pretty good story.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

He is eerily similar, but more impressive at the same stage of their development. Also, Ross made a massive jump from his junior year to this year and is nowhere near maxing out his frame. His motor is also a step above JP at the same stage, so when I say more explosive, I'm comparing them both as seniors in high school. Not saying a high schooler is more explosive than current JP.

I don't think he is more explosive at this stage, Pearce was just as explosive, I saw it and hyped that dude up when nobody else did...I think that you are seeing is Ross is more "polished" at this stage than JP was...JP was a lot more "raw" looking.

Either way...I'm glad we got them both.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I usually wouldnt agree, but Ross does look at least as good as Pearce did at this age. . . even better really. Is Ross a year older than everyone in his class or something? Makes me wonder how much better he can get.

Ditto with what I said to the other poster...I think what we are seeing is Ross is more polished at his craft at this stage than JP was.

 

[BigOrange15]

I don't think he is more explosive at this stage, Pearce was just as explosive, I saw it and hyped that dude up when nobody else did...I think that you are seeing is Ross is more "polished" at this stage than JP was...JP was a lot more "raw" looking.

Either way...I'm glad we got them both.

I have a hard time believing you were the only one hyping up Pearce, the 5 star lol