Does Tennessee have a chance to sign Florida defensive back Tyler Byrd?

#27
#27
A week ago today Coach Scott joins the Vols

Today Marcus Tatum (considered the #1 OT in the state of FL) commits

Tyler Byrd though a hard commit to the "U" whose primary recruiter also happens to be Larry Scott plans to visit the last wknd of the month.

Hmm, I like this sequence of events
 
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Naples Daily News had an article last month about Byrd and Fils-Aime after their last game. Of course they're high school teammates, but I didn't know that Byrd's been living with Fil-Aime's family since 8th grade. That could be good news for us:

The two four-star prospects, who have lived together since eighth grade, reflected on their high school careers.

"I loved it, honestly. When I go to college I'll remember Naples," Fils-Aime said. "I made a lot of great friends, brothers, built a relationship with all of the guys, and they'll always be my family members."

Added Byrd: "It was the greatest four years of my life."

But football is far from over for Byrd and Fils-Aime, who are committed to Miami and Tennessee respectively.

"They've got tremendous legacies here, and we're sad to see them go, but we're excited — this is the jumping-off point for them," Naples coach Bill Kramer said. "It's not the end. It's just the beginning for those guys."

Byrd, who will play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, caught three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown while playing every snap on offense on top of almost every one on defense Friday. He had Miami Central coaches pull him to the side after the game to show their respect for his game and throw up "the U" with him in front of cameras.

"I'm very excited, very blessed to be in this position," Byrd said. "(New UM coach Mark Richt) was a great hire. He's a great coach. He offered me when he was at Georgia."

Said Fils-Aime, who rushed for 69 yards against a virtually impregnable Rockets defense, of the Volunteers: "I already feel like I'm part of the family, and I'm not even there yet."

The two are firmly committed to their respective schools, but have talked about pulling each other and playing together at the next level through their longtime friendship and time living in Fils-Aime's home.

Will one of them give in to the other at some point to make it happen?

"We wanted to play together, but I'm stuck with Tennessee. They're home for me," Fils-Aime said. "Just like Miami's home for him."
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Dust10 said:
Yeah, I can't find it, but could have sworn there was one.
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He's been mentioned in several threads but this is the main one.

A lockdown corner on one side of the ball and one of the area's best receivers on the other, Byrd was the best player in the area on athletic ability alone. Add in his leadership and service to his teammates, and the four-year starter elevates to another level.

It's also why Byrd is the Naples Daily News Broxson Trophy winner as the area's best football player in 2015.
NDN 2015 Broxson Football Player of the Year: Tyler Byrd, Naples High School
 
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Followed him on twitter, and he followed back which is interesting because most big time recruits don't follow back. I looked too, and he's following several tennessee fans and coaches recently. I'd say Fils-Aime and coach Scott have been working him pretty hard on coming to Tennessee. Would be a huge get.
 
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I think he means it like "I'm glued to Tennessee". The kid us Haitian. My niece just got married to a kid from Haiti. He says stuff like this all the time.
 
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kamoshika said:
He's been mentioned in several threads but this is the main one.

A lockdown corner on one side of the ball and one of the area's best receivers on the other, Byrd was the best player in the area on athletic ability alone. Add in his leadership and service to his teammates, and the four-year starter elevates to another level.

It's also why Byrd is the Naples Daily News Broxson Trophy winner as the area's best football player in 2015.
NDN 2015 Broxson Football Player of the Year: Tyler Byrd, Naples High School
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I'm ready for a properly formatted thread with all the links. Recruiting forum OCD kicking in.
 
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Dust10 said:
I'm ready for a properly formatted thread with all the links. Recruiting forum OCD kicking in.
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Lol, this is so true!!

One reason I don't frequent other forums as much is that their threads/thread titles are so jacked up and disorganized.

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Looks like Richt has already had his in home visit. Butch might be able to sneak in late and grab this one.
 
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UTMVol76 said:
Lol, this is so true!!

One reason I don't frequent other forums as much is that their threads/thread titles are so jacked up and disorganized.

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If somek e can make a correct thread and merge it would be great. Im not around a computer so i figured my phone was being stupid and not finding his original thread.
 
#50
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I don't know if they have a chance or not but it looks like around this time last year he flipped from Florida to Miami. I think the coaching staff goes in there with the mentality that we need him on either side of the ball (he has said he doesn't have a preference) but if we can't have him then try to solidify his Miami commitment. Like a lot of top talent if the Vols can't get them then I say keep them off our rivals' roster.
 
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