Alden Hill? Picket?

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Has anyone heard anything about how Alden Hill is doing?

I truly expected to hear some news about his development from the early workout news but haven't heard anything!!

And if anyone has anything on Justus Picket Please post!
 
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Alden Hill's future at UT will be on special teams or transferring somewhere he will actually get to play. Pickett will probably in the rotation but the lions share of the carries will go to Lane and Jalen Hurd.
 
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volswillrise12 said:
Alden Hill's future at UT will be on special teams or transferring somewhere he will actually get to play. Pickett will probably in the rotation but the lions share of the carries will go to Lane and Jalen Hurd.
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I disagree with the part about Alden's future.....

I think a few folks will be pleasantly surprised....:hi:
 
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Hill and Pickett have been recruited over. Hopefully they will give us enough depth to be able to RS Paulk and will continue to play great special teams (which Hill excelled at last season). Hopefully they make the Orange and White games exciting also.

But don't expect to see them tote the rock too much unless we're dealing with a lot of injuries.
 
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I wish the young man well but he is nowhere near the answer to the running game and will see very little tailback playing time, just a fact.
 
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If either of those 2 have significant playing time next year, we are in a world of hurt. Their main contribution will be to run through the T and go sit down.
 
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I predict Hill will get a respectable number of touches this year, some running some pass catching. Hurd is not the number one running back yet either. Lane gets the most carries next year.
 
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And, I hate to say it, but who knows what could happen with injuries, so we need every one of our rbs working, competing and being ready when they get the call and their opportunity comes.
 
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Alden will be on ST & be a blocking back with certain packages, Picket will rotate in at slot.

Devrin moved back to HB for a reason. He & Lane are the only two with 'Experience'.

Scott will likely redshirt along with Paulk.

Hurd will be the Big ? Heading into Spring practice. I highly doubt he redshirts.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
Alden will be on ST & be a blocking back with certain packages, Picket will rotate in at slot.

Devrin moved back to HB for a reason. He & Lane are the only two with 'Experience'.

Scott will likely redshirt along with Paulk.

Hurd will be the Big ? Heading into Spring practice. I highly doubt he redshirts.
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You wont see Scott redshirt maybe Paulk but not Scott. He has said he did not come here to redshirt but to compete for carries and I think we will see that
 
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BurninOrange said:
You wont see Scott redshirt maybe Paulk but not Scott. He has said he did not come here to redshirt but to compete for carries and I think we will see that
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Coach speak.

If he EE'D then sure. Jmo.

Lane / Jalen & Devrin / Scott / Paulk

Injuries could change that. But again, I don't see us throwing him out to the wolfs.
 
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1982Alum said:
If either of those 2 have significant playing time next year, we are in a world of hurt. Their main contribution will be to run through the T and go sit down.
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Oh yeah, I remember you running through the T numerous times.
 
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What yr is Summerhill? He got quit a few carries last year at the end of run away games.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
Coach speak.

If he EE'D then sure. Jmo.

Lane / Jalen & Devrin / Scott / Paulk

Injuries could change that. But again, I don't see us throwing him out to the wolfs.
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Hurd will definitely play, likely start. Scott will definitely play, likely 2nd back. Paulk should RS, but will play if needed and healthy.

Shades of 1991....James "Little Man" Stewart and Aaron Hayden...2 freshmen RBs carried the load all year and were solid for 4 yrs
 
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ajvol01 said:
Hurd will definitely play, likely start. Scott will definitely play, likely 2nd back. Paulk should RS, but will play if needed and healthy.

Shades of 1991....James "Little Man" Stewart and Aaron Hayden...2 freshmen RBs carried the load all year and were solid for 4 yrs
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I heard M. Lane was working hard this offseason. I think he'll start being a SR and all. Wasn't Lane a 5* coming out of HS before he got hurt and got moved down to a 4*? Seems like he was and was committed to Clemson I think he even got a tiger paw tat lol
 
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Some of y'all need to temper your expectations. Marlin Lane will start this year, He averaged over 4.5 yards a carry last season. I do see Jalen some carries. His carries should increase throughout the season. Scott won't see the field unless Marlin or Devrin goes down. These are freshman transitioning to the SEC.
 
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Quote from last spring
With Lane out for Saturday's spring game, backup running back Alden Hill rushed for a game-high 101 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry in the process. Rajion Neal, who led the Vols with 708 rushing yards and five touchdowns last season, registered 34 yards on 11 carries Saturday.

"Alden Hill had a tremendous spring for us," Jones said. "He's one of those individuals who kind of quietly kept getting better and bringing a high level of consistency each and every day. I thought Rajion Neal had a very good spring as well."
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I think Alden will some surprise some folks this year.. He had a lot of potential last year, but we stuck with Neal instead.
 
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Hill said that Tennessee's coaches especially liked his size and the ability he has at 225 pounds.

"They loved seeing me and my frame, 225-pounds and also with the speed they were impressed," Hill said. "I know coach Dooley was really impressed when I ran a 4.6 electrical time on a grass field and then to back that up with the frame, he was really impressed.

"I'm one of those guys that has some speed and I have power with it. They just wanted to see my footwork and I did a good job with that stuff."
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From an old Rivals article. I think Hill has good upside.
 
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