Bearden RB Devrin Young Commits to Tennessee!

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This dude reminds me of Dexter Mcluster. My little brother was in the band at Largo HS. Watching that video was like watching a rerun of Dexters senior season. Largos comp was not much, if any better.
 
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I liked his highlight video, but the bottom line is we don't know if he will be a star or a flop. It kills me when people want to say that 3 star players aren't good enough. Let the coaches, who have done this thing called recruiting before, make the decisions about who is good enough. In the past we've brought in 5 stars that sucked and 3 stars that shined. Judging a player before he has ever taken a snap is pointless and idiotic. Besides he has to be an improvement over what we are putting on the field right now lol.
 
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At least he seems like a quality player. Depth, depth, depth is what we need for sure. Good pick up.
 
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hatvol96 said:
It appears Young can play multiple positions. That means he is a little more valuable to a team with limited numbers. If you fill a backup position at RB or CB and a return/special teams spot, that's pretty good value out of one scholarship.
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Yep. He also brings a speed and play making dynamic that this team doesn't have. Also, I'm OK with taking a bit of a reach to avoid another Cobb situation. Passing on Cobb still chaps me...no excuse for that one Fulmer.
 
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JOEY'S ALL VOL !!! said:
There is no value in a 5'7 CB, the game has evolved into taller, faster WR's, if TN is going to trot out a 5'7 corner against the likes of AJ Green or Julio Jones then he'd better be a sure thing, best cover corner ever with a ton of leaping ability.
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If he turns out to be a good return guy and an occasional change up on offense, then that would be enough.
 
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VolinDawgland said:
Yep. He also brings a speed and play making dynamic that this team doesn't have. Also, I'm OK with taking a bit of a reach to avoid another Cobb situation. Passing on Cobb still chaps me...no excuse for that one Fulmer.
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A+++ I guarantee only this, if we had passed on him he would have turned out to be a star!!! Cobb is our Chris Lofton. Watch his film,Devrin can change directions and speeds like noone I've ever seen. He will be a dynamic kick returner,he hides behind his blockers well very elusive. After letting Thigpen go last year and Cobb before that, I would never pass on a kid like this. He commited within hours and thanked God when offered. Thats the kind of kid you can't pass on!!! GO VOLS AND WELCOME DEVRIN!
 
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utmba93 said:
Brilliant. The goal is a stable program chalked full of 2 and 3* players capable of beating UAB in double overtime.

Obviously, you know how to lose.
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This team has plenty of 4* recruits and I guess you think Boise State sucks. Almost all of their classes have ranked around 80th.

Leave the coaching to the coaches because it doesn't sound like you know much yourself.
 
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Those of you questioning this offer seriously lack foresight...

Every good team out there has at least one if not several players that fill the role Young will play for us...at this point we have zero...that's what this pickup is about

After reading about his actual measurables (pushing 170lbs already and running a 4.4 40) and watching his film I'm happy with this pickup

Go Vols!!!!
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
This team has plenty of 4* recruits and I guess you think Boise State sucks. Almost all of their classes have ranked around 80th.

Leave the coaching to the coaches because it doesn't sound like you know much yourself.
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This class has only 2 4* recruits, but now has about 14 3*'s. The point is about Dooley's first recruiting class. If he does poorly on the field and poorly in recruiting, there aren't enough Homers here to save him.

See discussion on Boise State on previous pages that addresses your choice of an ideal program.
 
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Thunder is correct. He will fill an unoccupied role. I know the kid isn't Demps or Harvin, but 1000 yards on 52 touches is stout. From the tape, a lot of those yards seem to be in traffic.
 
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Lexvol said:
Thunder is correct. He will fill an unoccupied role. I know the kid isn't Demps or Harvin, but 1000 yards on 52 touches is stout. From the tape, a lot of those yards seem to be in traffic.
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I was blown away by his junior film...and from what I'm reading and hearing he's taking it to another level as a senior...20 yards per touch is unreal...even against the competition he's playing...

My only question is...who is this guys coach? 52 touches in 5 games (10 per)...for clearly your best player? That doesn't make sense...oh well...

If he's recruited as an every down back then yes this is a bad pickup....but if he's recruited to be an "offensive specialist" then I think he fits that role perfectly
 
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thunder5 said:
I was blown away by his junior film...and from what I'm reading and hearing he's taking it to another level as a senior...20 yards per touch is unreal...even against the competition he's playing...

My only question is...who is this guys coach? 52 touches in 5 games (10 per)...for clearly your best player? That doesn't make sense...oh well...

If he's recruited as an every down back then yes this is a bad pickup....but if he's recruited to be an "offensive specialist" then I think he fits that role perfectly
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I understand that this staff needs to pick it up in recruiting, but this was also a political beast. After what Randall Cobb has done at UK, if the locals watched another homegrown kid go to any D1 school and put up significant numbers it would have been a bad scene.
 
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Lexvol said:
I understand that this staff needs to pick it up in recruiting, but this was also a political beast. After what Randall Cobb has done at UK, if the locals watched another homegrown kid go to any D1 school and put up significant numbers it would have been a bad scene.
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Agree with the political pressure, but that is the sort of explanation that should be driving our acceptance of a few players with less than desirable talent.

I hope they do pick it up because we are well behind Zook-like recruiting...

This http://rivals.yahoo.com/florida/football/recruiting/teamrank/2003/all/all versus this.. http://rivals.yahoo.com/florida/foo...ennessee-71;_ylt=AsY_SMuwjqbtqUZ_rLG7VCRor5B4
 
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for everyone questioning the kids size, I remember a 5'7" RB that played at Florida state in the mid 90s and single handedly beat a really good florida team during the regular season...what was his name.....Warrick Dunn. Size doesn't mean everything.
 
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utmba93 said:
It also looks like this guy has learned how to get it done without Dooley for those who keep crediting CDD with his recruiting.
Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2011 Alabama Commitments

This is who our incoming class will need to beat.

Of course, we may develop them better and outsmart Saban on gameday.
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Nick can recruit. But when you are winning games every week, have not lost in your last 20 or so games and are winning NC's.....the recruits flock your way.
 
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spudvol said:
More recent video.
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WOW! If you don't watch any video of this kid besides a few seconds - watch this link. His first cut and acceleration in the first few seconds is amazing. Kid has good vision and I'm super excited about this pick-up.

I wouldn't care if Rivals rated him a 1-star. If you're complaining about that you A) Obviously haven't watched his video and B) Don't know a thing about college football recruiting.
 
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Volsfan2456 said:
Nick can recruit. But when you are winning games every week, have not lost in your last 20 or so games and are winning NC's.....the recruits flock your way.
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He went 7-6 in 2007 and landed the #1 class in the country.

He's an elite recruiter even when he's not winning.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
He went 7-6 in 2007 and landed the #1 class in the country.

He's an elite recruiter even when he's not winning.
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Agreed. I guess what I meant was, when you are winning, Recruitng becomes an easier job.

A little obvious I know......

You have to remember that before Bama....Saban had won a NC at LSU and coached an NFL team. I know he can recruit, but what young kid would not want to play for a NC winning coach and one that had coached in the NFL? That is what I was trying to say.
 
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