Number of early enrollees for 2016 class?

[CWGvol]

Depending on how things go with NFL evaluations in December, Marcus Jackson and perhaps Maggitt could get medical redshirts if they decide to forgo the 2016 draft.

Also with end of year transfers we could get close to 23-25 scholly's.

Don't think Jackson would be eligible unfortunately. He didn't miss two years due to injury, he took a regular red-shirt.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

According to these tweets, three JUCO early enrollees officially signed with the University of Tennessee today:

@UTCoachJones: #VolNation I want to welcome Alexis Johnson to the Tennessee Football Family!!! #Team120 ����

@UTCoachJones: #VolNation I want to welcome DJ Henderson to the Tennessee Football Family! #Team120 #VFL @Dee_Jay129

Jeff George Juco WR

@UTCoachZA: Welcome to the family @JeffGeo14 !!!! Rocky Top just got better! Future is Bright! RDA

 

[ptcarter]

Bob Welton, director of player personnel (recruiting) on the Doug Mathews "Big Orange Sunday" last Sunday that he didn't expect many EE's as in the last couple of seasons.

He said: Some schools don't allow early graduation and also, it's out of UT's control.

For the complete interview - which had good information, here is the link to the post:

http://www.volnation.com/forum/tenn...ews-talking-2016-recruiting.html#post12195094

Mathews: "Early Enrollees - I believe (don't know the exact number) I think that number has been around 18 for those first two years. This year the number ... correct me if I'm wrong - that's not an option for the University, that's an option if the player can graduate early, and quite honestly, there are a couple of instances I know this year and like last year, some high schools don't allow early graduation. Would you expect a lesser number this year?"


Welton: "yeah...We've really gotten lucky the last two years. You hit it on the head, it's not up to us. Some years, like this year, there weren't a lot of options, so there aren't a lot of mid-years. Junior College kids, as you know, if they are not a mid year junior college player, we probably won't recruit them. Unless it's a 3 year kid, like Justin Martin. So yeah, it's a lot less this year, so this year, a lot of the kids we are recruiting aren't graduating early. We'd love to have more! But it just won't work out that much this year."

 

[Ericvol2096]

Sounds like these are the EEs.

Henderson - 3* - CB - Jr
George - 4* - WR - Jr
Johnson - 4* - DT - SO
Osborne - 4* - CB - Fr
Guarantano - 4* - QB - Fr

Is Ryan Johnson not an EE?

Even if he's not that is a good quality list hitting the areas where we either need help quick WR/CB or its good to go ahead and get them in system/weightroom QB/DT.

Go Vols!

 

[Dust10]

Sounds like these are the EEs.

Henderson - 3* - CB - Jr
George - 4* - WR - Jr
Johnson - 4* - DT - SO
Osborne - 4* - CB - Fr
Guarantano - 4* - QB - Fr

Is Ryan Johnson not an EE?

Even if he's not that is a good quality list hitting the areas where we either need help quick WR/CB or its good to go ahead and get them in system/weightroom QB/DT.

Go Vols!

I'm not sure Guarantano is an EE. Would love to be mistaken though.

 

[highspeed]

I'm not sure Guarantano is an EE. Would love to be mistaken though.

IIRC he was hoping to be an EE, but his school is one of those that doesn't allow kids to graduate early.