'20 GA RB Len'Neth Whitehead (UT SIGNEE)

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S Carolina 247 mod said Whitehead was at their game and visited with mushcamp Sunday morning. His source thinks this recruitment might have shifted after the loss as he now has pause with gamecocks. Expects he will be strongly considering TN and may try to engage talks with uga
 
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Nashvegas31 said:
S Carolina 247 mod said Whitehead was at their game and visited with mushcamp Sunday morning. His source thinks this recruitment might have shifted after the loss as he now has pause with gamecocks. Expects he will be strongly considering TN and may try to engage talks with uga
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Len'Neth Whitehead thought he would be ready to make his decision this week — but he's not. The two-way star at Athens Academy (Ga.) planned to announce his commitment this Friday, but he is "torn" between South Carolina and Tennessee, so he has decided to postpone that announcement.

"I am not sure when I am going to be ready, but I am going to take more time and try to figure this out," said Whitehead. "I talked it over with my family and I still need to evaluate the two schools some more." Whitehead was back in Columbia over the weekend and there is likely to be one more trip to Knoxville before a decision is made. "I had another good visit to South Carolina and it is a program I could see myself being a part of helping them become a bigger program in the SEC. I feel very comfortable there and I love the fans.

"I want to get back up to Tennessee one more time. I want to spend more time with the coaches there to get a better feel of things. I like the culture, I like how the fans love their football and I just need get back up there." Not just the assistant coaches, but head coaches Will Muschamp and Jeremy Pruitt have been in regular contact with Whitehead the last few days. Each School knew a decision was planned, so they have been working extra hard to try be the school selected.

"It has been a rough few days because I have thought about it a lot and tried to figure it out, but I am not ready," said Whitehead. "Both schools have their pros and cons, so I was really struggling with a decision. "I want to have more talks with the coaches, I want to get a better feel for things and make sure I know before I commit."

One key factor is position and fit. Whitehead was offered by most schools early to play linebacker outside of Wisconsin. Once it got out that he preferred running back, some schools started saying athlete and others went all in with the offensive approach. He is set now that he wants to carry the football.

"I have made the decision that I want to play running back in college, so I have to figure out which school is the best fit for me there now," said Whitehead. "I want to continue to talk with each school about it, take one or two more visits, then try to figure it out."
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secking said:
I think UT probably leads either way. His speed, and size are 5 Starish. I don’t see enough wiggle for him to be a RB. Straight line speed, sure. So if the hole is wide open with no movement, he’s Gone. That would be the only thing bc he has the speed size and power to run people over, just not the moves to get around them (in the SEC). Only thing on defense I see (and easily corrected by coaches) is I’d like to see him drive thru the block and drive thru the tackle. He seems to like WWE moves and tries to toss the ball carrier. I guess more pop is what I’d say and more suddenness to start/stoping. Improve those two and sky is limit. He’s valuable clay that needs molded.
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From May... @secking still think he's too stiff for RB? Speed and size of 5 star is good enough for UT right now though, so I hope we land him regardless of position.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
From May... @secking still think he's too stiff for RB? Speed and size of 5 star is good enough for UT right now though, so I hope we land him regardless of position.
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Runs a 4.7 not necessarily RB speed, especially in the SEC. however AK ran like a 4.6, Whitehead has really good Vision and strength at RB though. If he could get down to the 4.6 range he could be a really good back, he’s a patient RB reminds me of Le’Veon Bell.
 
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Reminds me of a guy like Beniquez Brown years ago. If I remember correctly, he was dead set on being a RB in college, but teams wanted him as a LB, Tennessee included. Mississippi State told him he could play RB, then shifted him pretty quickly over to LB, where he was very good for them.
 
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SigNu_VolFan said:
Reminds me of a guy like Beniquez Brown years ago. If I remember correctly, he was dead set on being a RB in college, but teams wanted him as a LB, Tennessee included. Mississippi State told him he could play RB, then shifted him pretty quickly over to LB, where he was very good for them.
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Pruitt needs to let this kid talk to Crouch.
 
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SigNu_VolFan said:
Reminds me of a guy like Beniquez Brown years ago. If I remember correctly, he was dead set on being a RB in college, but teams wanted him as a LB, Tennessee included. Mississippi State told him he could play RB, then shifted him pretty quickly over to LB, where he was very good for them.
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I always think of Cobb in these situations...UK lied and said he’d play QB...switched him to WR pretty quick if memory serves....worked out pretty well for him...would have loved to have had him as a WR here
 
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