'19 GA WR Jerrod Means (Pitt signee)

[dmwhite1]

Bet he’ll surprise folks in the spring

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Wasted scholly. Odd move. Must not have any other options at WR.

Damn the kid hasn’t even moved into the dorm and he’s already a waste. If only Pruitt knew he was wasting a spot. Maybe you should apply for the OC position?

 

[Devo182]

Jordan Young 2.0?

 

[Crazy Ivan]

And people wonder why we can't beat Candy or make a bowl game. Meanwhile , Florida is having a tremendous day

LOL.

 

[camkil19]

I get that. But the guys that got passed iirc didn't want to come camp. Id rather CJP get who he really wants his way, not just taking every in state kid with a good rating, which Butch seemed to do. They have their own board and we have to ride with it. They dont just go build a board on what espn or 247 says.

That's fair man we will see how it all plays out hope he turns out to be a stud. I do agree he has his own board and that's why im optimistic just so many years of disappointment.

 

[UTK]

Say what you want but David Johnson is a hell of a WR coach. Think he probably knows what to look for.

 

[volfanCLT]

Say what you want but David Johnson is a hell of a WR coach. Think he probably knows what to look for.

Coaches okayed him signing early.

Means they don’t think he’s a borderline space filler

 

[jakez4ut]

forgot he camped over the summer. at least they've seen him live and in person. so we'll see.

 

[UTK]

Coaches okayed him signing early.

Means they don’t think he’s a borderline space filler

I agree. Last year I think they honestly just took kids to have bodies, this year that’s certainly not been the case. They may of even been too picky honestly

 

[butchna]

Jordan Young 2.0?

Cept we signed him before he visits Florida State?

 

[LargePairOfVols]

Bet he’ll surprise folks in the spring

Like Tillman??

 

[AllVol11717]

Like Tillman??

Tillman actually was receiving rave reviews during spring practice. He also happened to play the position where we arguably had the most talent, experience, and depth so you might need to find another angle.

 

[scvolfan7]

Like Tillman??

True freshman

 

[LargePairOfVols]

Tillman actually was receiving rave reviews during spring practice. He also happened to play the position where we arguably had the most talent, experience, and depth so you might need to find another angle.

Our receivers are not good.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Say what you want but David Johnson is a hell of a WR coach. Think he probably knows what to look for.

Yeah, also read that he was hand timed in the 4.4s during said camp time...if that's legit and he's a 4.4 kid at that size, oh boy!

 

[NYCVolunteer]

I'm shook.

 

[southpaw75]

Agreed. He ran an 11.68, 100m in track. That’s pretty darn fast lol. Also, like you said none of that matters. His film shows he has burst speed, hands, and runs good routes. As long as he is coachable he should eventually make an impact.

Not to split hairs but 11.68? Willie Gault ran a 10.10. World record 9.58. A difference of 1 second in 100m is an eternity.
Happy we got a quality player but that time doesn't add up.

 

[AllVol11717]

Our receivers are not good.

Our WRs are the only reason we beat Auburn this year.

 

[volfanCLT]

Our receivers are not good.

Lol wut

 

[31VFL]

Tennessee has liked Means for a while. He ran a 4.4-second 40 at around 205-210 pounds at one of the Vols’ camps in June, and they hosted him again for their cookout in late July. They kept recruiting him, and WRs coach David Johnson stayed on him even after he committed to North Carolina in early November. It was pretty clear that Tennessee was going to continue recruiting him all the way to signing day no matter what, just in case the Vols had a spot for him. And I think they brought him in on an official visit last weekend because they knew there was a scenario in which they would sign him this month.


In short, they’re pretty high on him. This isn’t a guy they pulled out of left field last week to bring him in on an official visit. This is a guy they’ve evaluated in person, recruited for six months and been honest with him from the start about how he might fit into their plans, and it worked out for him to be part of Tennessee’s class.

-Callahan

 

[bignewt]

I may be wrong but I doubt Coach Johnson had a lot of 4 stars at Memphis and he seems to develop what he had pretty well, I will give him the benefit of the doubt here.

 

[reeceb73]

247 had him as a 4.6 guy. If he is a legit 4.4 guy, I am totally onboard with this guy. I feel we are missing that really quick WR for this class. I hope the 4.4 number is correct and this guy gets after it.

 

[VOLBALT]

-Callahan

Now we just need 247 to actually watch his tape and give him a rating......

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

Wasted scholly. Odd move. Must not have any other options at WR.

There's absolutely no way we will know that for 2 or 3 years. Let's see what he actually does or doesn't do on the field before we make declarations like that.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Honestly I think Means is slept on because it's not easy to find firm information about him or even his school...(I just tried lol)

Probably why he camped here, which turns out was a smart move. He's legit 6'1" + (no profile I've seen has him shorter than 6'1", saw him listed as tall as 6'3") and he's a 200lbs+ that at worse is 4.5s and at best in the 4.4s....if he's an EE then I think the future could be bright. People forget how much it helps being in a D1 program, Dobbs coming to UT was a 4.9s guy and ran in the 4.6s at the NFL combine...