'22 TN ATH Shannon Blair (Tennessee PWO)

[HoleInTheRoof]

Shannon Blair - Knoxville West - CB
Shannon Blair, 2022 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com
Shannon Blair on Hudl

“Coach [Glen] Elarbee called my head coach [Lamar Brown] and told him they wanted to see me at their camp.” Blair told Volquest. “It will be fun. It’s my hometown. I grew up here and it’s an opportunity for me to show them what I can do.”

The athlete has plus speed and is an aggressive player on defense. He was clocked at 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash last month at the Under Amour All-American Camp and shows great ability to go up and high-point the football, both on offense and defense.

Blair was tabbed as a First-Team All-State athlete by the TSSAA this past fall and hauled in four interceptions on defense.

“I’ve camped before and I’ve caught almost every ball thrown at me,” Blair said. “I just try to stay focused mentally and I’ll prepare before by going out to the field with teammates to do some drill work and 1-on-1s – like we already do.”

The three-star registers at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds and is ranked as the No. 35 player in the state of Tennessee for the class of 2022. He plays 7-on-7 for Elite 3 with coach Riley Howard which boasts some of the state’s better prospects in
Jaylen Lewis,
Anthony Brown,
Ayden Greene,
Adarius Redmond and
Tommy Winton.

“I’ve grown up watching Tennessee and went to a few games the past couple of seasons,” Blair said of the Vols. “All my family and friends are Tennessee fans. I would feel accomplished to pick up an offer from the Vols. I’m just ready to go out there and compete at camp.”

- VQ

 

[JRVOL11]

Pretty good athlete, made a lot of plays last year. Could see him at Safety or corner .

 

[KPT_VFL]

Dontavius’ boy?

 

[LittleVol]

Dontavius’ boy?

Hahah.

Nah.
Father has the same name as him.
Kid is part of family of good football players.
Definitely worth keeping track of this year after he camps.
His father was a 4.5 guy. His uncle was a 4.38 type speed guy that played WR.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Staff wanted him to camp at corner but he stuck at WR almost the entire camp. Finally went to corner but right at the end of camp. Might try to camp again before the end of the month.

Per VQ podcast

 

[ArdentVol]

Shannon Blair, 2022 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com
Shannon Blair on Hudl


- VQ

went to west in late 60s
cant recall many guys who signed w/ major programs

 

[VOLUNTEERSZN]

Michigan State

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

What is this about?

 

[JT3]

What is this about?

Must be PWO offer.

 

[appvol]

Must be PWO offer.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

We stole him with NIL $

 

[RiseToTheTop]

One hell of a PWO get

 

[LittleVol]

....
Hmmm

Very suprised.

Michigan State finished Top 10 this year. Can't believe he dumped them...

 

[JRVOL11]

....
Hmmm

Very suprised.

Michigan State finished Top 10 this year. Can't believe he dumped them...

They dumped him. Tore his Acl

 

[VAVol85]

They dumped him. Tore his Acl

Glad we found a place for him.

I know it’s a business but dumping him due to injury really sucks. I will have to add Mich State to the long list of Big teams I don’t much like.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

We land a three star former Big10 commit as a PWO and I’m gonna boom.

 

[yourstruly23]

Is that a defensive recruit at a position of need??? No way… bet he sticks at WR

 

[walkenvol]

In the first post it mentioned his head coach Lamar Brown. Is this the same guy who coached Ringgold?

 

[MadisonvilleVol]

In the first post it mentioned his head coach Lamar Brown. Is this the same guy who coached Ringgold?

No. This Lamar Brown came to West High from one of the Morristown schools. Played for Sparks at Carson Newman.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Is that a defensive recruit at a position of need??? No way… bet he sticks at WR

I think defense. I want to say AP a long time ago mentioned him as a kid that hurt himself in camp because he refused to play anything but WR in it

 

[walkenvol]

No. This Lamar Brown came to West High from one of the Morristown schools. Played for Sparks at Carson Newman.

Maybe it’s the same guy as the Lamar Brown from Ringgold played at CN for Sparks also around’81-84.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Michigan State really did this kid wrong. Told him all along he had a spot, then cut him in ESD.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

We stole him with NIL $

*Insert eyes emoji*

 

[Vols410]

I'm confused. The title says Tennessee PWO. Has he committed, or only confirmed that we're offering a PWO spot?

 

[peaygolf]

Michigan State really did this kid wrong. Told him all along he had a spot, then cut him in ESD.

The same thing kinda happened to a kid they recruited from Ohio. He had a spot with Michigan St. They got a commitment from another RB and they took away the spot. On signing day, the other RB flipped and they called this kid from Ohio and re-offered. He said "No thanks," and signed with Austin Peay. Good for him.