'24 TN OL/DL Kison Shepard

[HoleInTheRoof]

 

[Vols91]

Big boy. But him a laynard not a Mississippi State one

 

[chaseasl]

Wow, never figured I’d see a kid be offered from there. I’m from there but went to private school.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Wonder his height/weight is now. Most of the 2024s height/weights haven't been updated since last year

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Callahan said it sounds like he could be here on June 26th. His recent run of offers made the Vols pull the trigger and offer so they wouldn't be caught behind

 

[jvols1999]

Callahan said it sounds like he could be here for the BBQ on June 26th. His recent run of offers made the Vols pull the trigger and offer so they wouldn't be caught behind

Fwiw BBQ is July 30/31

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Fwiw BBQ is July 30/31

Yeah you right

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Wow, never figured I’d see a kid be offered from there. I’m from there but went to private school.

Yea never thought I'd see it either. Normally have really bad football teams.

 

[chaseasl]

Yea never thought I'd see it either. Normally have really bad football teams.

Yea we use to scrimmage them every year and destroyed them lol, and we were a 1a school.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

“Growing up, I followed all SEC schools. I come from an SEC family who likes football,” Shepard said following the offer. “My dad was very excited. My friend, Caleb Herring, congratulated me, too. He told me to come join the family.”

Tennessee’s 2023 linebacker commit knows of Shepard through his Tennessee Select 7-on-7 coaching staff, who also coaches Fayette-Ware. Shepard, who usually mans the camera during the 7-on-7 tournaments, was pressed into action one weekend when the numbers were scarce for the team. That’s how he got to know Herring.

Showing off his athleticism, Shepard collected an interception at middle linebacker. But at the end of the day, the Sommerville, Tenn. native is molding his craft for a future on the offensive line at the Power 5 level.

“I’m very aggressive on the field,” the prospect said. “I really love to hit people.”

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“I think their program is really cool. I’m supposed to be up their on June 26 and I’m excited,” the offensive lien said of the Vols. “I love that their coaching staff is improving their program. There are things I’ll be looking for in my recruiting process.

“I want to see if they make me feel like home from the coaching staff - stuff like that. Most of my camps, I do an unofficial visit beforehand. I’m not sure if that’s what I’ll be doing at Tennessee yet, but most likely it will be.”

So, with Tennessee coming up at the end of the month, Shepard will also camp at Texas A&M on June 17 and visit Texas while in the area. Florida will also be a camp destination for the Tennessee native on June 23.

Shepard has already camped at Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Alabama this month.

The process is really just beginning for the 2024 prospect, who can play all five positions on the offensive line and acts as the backup center when needed. Shepard has collected All-Conference honors on both offense and defense (defensive tackle) in his first two years at the prep level and will continue to play on both sides of the line of scrimmage this fall.

With Tennessee, the home state school, offering early – the Vols should be in this one as his recruitment continues to pick up steam. Both parties, Tennessee and Shepard, are looking forward to working with one another to gain better understanding of the other.

—VQ

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Visiting this weekend per VQ.

 

[ehilli99]