DT's for 2011

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Any word on DT's for 2011 class? Anyone close to committing or have UT as their #1?? We seem to have a lot of O lineman in the mix and really liking UT, but I am not hearing as much about interior D lineman. What gives?

I know some DE's will end up sliding inside to tackle, but I am not hearing as much about the hogmollies, big nasties??? thanks in advance :salute:
 
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volsof09 said:
The only guy I seen that UT is after is Allen Carson.

http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-recruiting/97419-11-al-dt-allen-carson.html
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I guess Antonio Richardson could be considered a target for DT/OL. And also Corey Marshall who isnt quite a hogmollie yet.

I mean what happened to the days we had are pickings of the Albert Haynesworths, the John Hendersons and Billy Ratliffs of the world? The big nasty, mean, athletic 300+lbers!

I watched the 98 National Champ DVD lastnight and the dropoff to the present is mind boggling!
 
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We have offered and seem to be in the running
Gabe Wright GA - had a really good unofficial visit recently; will still be a tough pull over Auburn, Bama, and UGA
DeMarcus Hodge LA - we offered and he seemed very excited; will be a tough pull if he gets an LSU offer
Mickey Johnson LA - we've offered; he seems excited about us and likes CTJ; will be a tough pull because he has offers from just about everyone
Maurice Couch KS (Juco) - we have offered, his only other offer is Troy
Allen Carson AL - we were the first to offer him and probably lead at this point
Corey Marshall VA - his top 4 are Michigan, UVA, Va Tech, and WVU; he seems to like us but hasn't had a lot of contact with the staff yet

We are interested but haven't offered yet
Cody Robinson TN - likes the Vols; we haven't offered him yet; he apparently had a good weekend at the training camp this weekend
Chris Mayes GA - his stock is rising and he's getting more offers in now, we've evaluated him but haven't offered
Devonte Brown NC - holds offers from several ACC schools, we've evaluated him I believe, but I don't think we offered him
James Maiden MS - we've evaluated but haven't offered him; he does hold an offer from USC
Terry Redden TN - we've evaluated him but haven't offered; has offers from clemson and ole miss but his recruitment hasn't picked up momentum yet
Mickey Jackson AL - we are evaluating him; he doesn't have any offers yet

We've offered but don't have much of a chance
Timmy Jernigan FL - gator lock
Viliami Moala CA - we've offered but he also holds offers from FL, Bama, USC, etc.
Todd Barr CA - we've offered him; he has offers from most of the Pac 10 (though not USC)

Committed to another school
Thomas Niles GA - committed to NC State; we offered but didn't follow up much (decided to pursue other targets)
Angelo Blackson DE - committed to Auburn; we had offered him
 
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Thanks Sammy. That's great info. One thing I wonder about is why we haven't been able to sign at least one 5 star stud in the last 2 - 3 years. It's not like we haven't sent DT's to the pros; John Henderson, Albert Hanesworth, Dan Williams, all first round draft picks. Plus, there are quite a few others who have had great to good NFL careers (Reggie White DT/DE to name one of the greats), both recent and past. It's a position of weekness for us, with playing time to spare. Just curious why we haven't sealed the deal with one or two really good ones recently.
 
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PACKERVOL said:
Thanks Sammy. That's great info. One thing I wonder about is why we haven't been able to sign at least one 5 star stud in the last 2 - 3 years. It's not like we haven't sent DT's to the pros; John Henderson, Albert Hanesworth, Dan Williams, all first round draft picks. Plus, there are quite a few others who have had great to good NFL careers (Reggie White DT/DE to name one of the greats), both recent and past. It's a position of weekness for us, with playing time to spare. Just curious why we haven't sealed the deal with one or two really good ones recently.
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How about Darwin Walker, who kept us in the 98' Championship run, but never got credit for it. :disappointed:
 
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