'24 TN WR Amari Jefferson (Tennessee)

[utvolmaniac]

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Actually I proved statistical support and you provided nothing. Have a nice day.

Statistically prove there is a better viable candidate for the coaches you call to be shown the door. Production went down with CPF and a change was made when an AD bought in to the anybody would be better trap.

Maybe just maybe DW and JH know the market better than the rest of us. Maybe they have a better post mortem on issues, players vs coaching, sometimes accurate statistics define problems, but not solution paths.

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

Kid will be a perfect WR4 aka the Nimrod role. I love it

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Anyone listen? Anything interesting said?

 

[bpalmer28]

Anyone listen? Anything interesting said?

Can rewatch here

Off The Hook Sports with Dave Hooker

Tennessee Sports coverage by Dave Hooker. Up-to-the-minute news and headlines on Vol Football, Tennessee Basketball, UT Baseball and more.

offthehooksports.com

 

[bpalmer28]

Can rewatch here

Off The Hook Sports with Dave Hooker

Tennessee Sports coverage by Dave Hooker. Up-to-the-minute news and headlines on Vol Football, Tennessee Basketball, UT Baseball and more.

offthehooksports.com

Doing my best with the cliff notes here but I was doing other things with it in the background.

- The coaching change at Alabama was a tough adjustment to make in terms of building relationships with the staff.
- His heart sank when he found out Saban was retiring, but he thinks it worked out for the better.
- He thinks Deboer is a great coach. He expects Alabama to continue being relevant.
- He can play outside or in the slot and doesn't have a preference.
- He decided "a couple weeks" into the season to get the hip surgery, which was "minor". He's off crutches but has a month of rehab remaining.
- Baseball is his first love and he want to play both sports, but he's got to figure out how to manage the time. This year is a no-go because of the hip.
- When asked if he'd rather be an all-star center fielder in the MLB or an all-pro WR in the NFL, he said that's not a fair question because Juan Soto just got $700M to play baseball. Who doesn't want that?!
- He's excited to play with guys he played against in HS and grew up around.
- Boo Carter is a dog. They've had some good battles. He's looking forward to practicing against him.

Personal takeaway: Seems like a kid with great parents. Seems very intelligent and respectful. Also has great style! It sounds like he'll be a two-way athlete in 2026.

 

[barrylee]

Too many of our POSTERS type out of both sides of the keyboard! RATIONALITY is a terrible thing to waste. Not sure if I find internal trolls or external trolls more disgusting. Guess their plus/minus is close.

Internal by far to me!

 

[TrippieRedd]

Doing my best with the cliff notes here but I was doing other things with it in the background.

- The coaching change at Alabama was a tough adjustment to make in terms of building relationships with the staff.
- His heart sank when he found out Saban was retiring, but he thinks it worked out for the better.
- He thinks Deboer is a great coach. He expects Alabama to continue being relevant.
- He can play outside or in the slot and doesn't have a preference.
- He decided "a couple weeks" into the season to get the hip surgery, which was "minor". He's off crutches but has a month of rehab remaining.
- Baseball is his first love and he want to play both sports, but he's got to figure out how to manage the time. This year is a no-go because of the hip.
- When asked if he'd rather be an all-star center fielder in the MLB or an all-pro WR in the NFL, he said that's not a fair question because Juan Soto just got $700M to play baseball. Who doesn't want that?!
- He's excited to play with guys he played against in HS and grew up around.
- Boo Carter is a dog. They've had some good battles. He's looking forward to practicing against him.

Personal takeaway: Seems like a kid with great parents. Seems very intelligent and respectful. Also has great style! It sounds like he'll be a two-way athlete in 2026.

Sounds like he loves baseball but doesn’t want to quit football.

I think he ultimately needs to pick one. It’s a tough decision, I’d hate to have that on my mind all the time.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Sounds like he loves baseball but doesn’t want to quit football.

I think he ultimately needs to pick one. It’s a tough decision, I’d hate to have that on my mind all the time.

The choice needs to be football. If he's missing baseball this spring, and didn't play baseball at Alabama (I think?), he's too far behind at this point. And spring practice is too important in football to miss.

 

[TrippieRedd]

The choice needs to be football. If he's missing baseball this spring, and didn't play baseball at Alabama (I think?), he's too far behind at this point. And spring practice is too important in football to miss.

I agree.

Way too difficult to make it in baseball. You might as well work at Home Depot over the minors (not really, but….kinda)

 

[vols 30]

Sounds like he loves baseball but doesn’t want to quit football.

I think he ultimately needs to pick one. It’s a tough decision, I’d hate to have that on my mind all the time.

If he's thinking long term, it's Baseball all the way.

 

[TrippieRedd]

If he's thinking long term, it's Baseball all the way.

Yes, if he thinks he’s good enough to make it above triple a.

 

[rockytop25]

The choice needs to be football. If he's missing baseball this spring, and didn't play baseball at Alabama (I think?), he's too far behind at this point. And spring practice is too important in football to miss.

He's only going to miss one spring of baseball, which is not completely insurmountable.

 

[TrippieRedd]

He's only going to miss one spring of baseball, which is not completely insurmountable.

It’ll be tough, unless he’s just a flat out can’t miss stuff.

That freshman class is loaded with studs.

 

[vols 30]

Yes, if he thinks he’s good enough to make it above triple a.

There's a lot of guys hitting below .250 with long careers. The standard has changed for the worst in MLB. Analytics has ruined it IMHO

 

[TrippieRedd]

There's a lot of guys hitting below .250 with long careers. The standard has changed for the worst in MLB. Analytics has ruined it IMHO

I meant the money side.

For most, it’s just not worth it. Vols had a player named Mikey Rivera, and he said he was basically homeless playing minor leagues. Now granted he was like a 16th round pick, but he was a pretty good college player

I’d rather go start my career.

 

[NighthawkVol]

He's only going to miss one spring of baseball, which is not completely insurmountable.

With the talent Vitello has assembled, it might be. They're going to have to cut some really good players just to get down to the roster limit this year.

 

[Carp]

- When asked if he'd rather be an all-star center fielder in the MLB or an all-pro WR in the NFL, he said that's not a fair question because Juan Soto just got $700M to play baseball. Who doesn't want that?!

LMAO. Good answer. Baseball contracts have gotten out of hand.

 

[MarcoVol]

Sounds like he loves baseball but doesn’t want to quit football.

I think he ultimately needs to pick one. It’s a tough decision, I’d hate to have that on my mind all the time.

Sounds more bought into football would like to play both if scheduling works

"I definitely would love to [play baseball at Tennessee]," continued Jefferson. "Baseball was my first love. It's the first sport I ever played. I've been playing it since I was four. So definitely I want to play both. It's really just about if we can make it work."

 

[Carp]

The choice needs to be football. If he's missing baseball this spring, and didn't play baseball at Alabama (I think?), he's too far behind at this point. And spring practice is too important in football to miss.

Eh, you can miss several years and still be good at baseball. But he's certainly won't be playing baseball in 2025, at least not for UT.

 

[WebbCobb]

Eh, you can miss several years and still be good at baseball. But he's certainly won't be playing baseball in 2025, at least not for UT.

Hard to miss a few years and then step up in competition

 

[Carp]

Hard to miss a few years and then step up in competition

I'm not gonna say it's "easy" but it does happen and probably more than you think. There are a bunch of high school kids each year that get a major injury early in their senior year of HS and then don't play competitively again for another couple of years while they rehab. And certainly there are cases like Evan Gattis who took a 4 year hiatus after his freshman year of college.

 

[majinVol]

Doing my best with the cliff notes here but I was doing other things with it in the background.

- The coaching change at Alabama was a tough adjustment to make in terms of building relationships with the staff.
- His heart sank when he found out Saban was retiring, but he thinks it worked out for the better.
- He thinks Deboer is a great coach. He expects Alabama to continue being relevant.
- He can play outside or in the slot and doesn't have a preference.
- He decided "a couple weeks" into the season to get the hip surgery, which was "minor". He's off crutches but has a month of rehab remaining.
- Baseball is his first love and he want to play both sports, but he's got to figure out how to manage the time. This year is a no-go because of the hip.
- When asked if he'd rather be an all-star center fielder in the MLB or an all-pro WR in the NFL, he said that's not a fair question because Juan Soto just got $700M to play baseball. Who doesn't want that?!
- He's excited to play with guys he played against in HS and grew up around.
- Boo Carter is a dog. They've had some good battles. He's looking forward to practicing against him.

Personal takeaway: Seems like a kid with great parents. Seems very intelligent and respectful. Also has great style! It sounds like he'll be a two-way athlete in 2026.

love it and thank you for posting the breakdown

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Doing my best with the cliff notes here but I was doing other things with it in the background.

- The coaching change at Alabama was a tough adjustment to make in terms of building relationships with the staff.
- His heart sank when he found out Saban was retiring, but he thinks it worked out for the better.
- He thinks Deboer is a great coach. He expects Alabama to continue being relevant.
- He can play outside or in the slot and doesn't have a preference.
- He decided "a couple weeks" into the season to get the hip surgery, which was "minor". He's off crutches but has a month of rehab remaining.
- Baseball is his first love and he want to play both sports, but he's got to figure out how to manage the time. This year is a no-go because of the hip.
- When asked if he'd rather be an all-star center fielder in the MLB or an all-pro WR in the NFL, he said that's not a fair question because Juan Soto just got $700M to play baseball. Who doesn't want that?!
- He's excited to play with guys he played against in HS and grew up around.
- Boo Carter is a dog. They've had some good battles. He's looking forward to practicing against him.

Personal takeaway: Seems like a kid with great parents. Seems very intelligent and respectful. Also has great style! It sounds like he'll be a two-way athlete in 2026.

There has been mention of his speed. Is he close to Hyatt speed? Does his athleticism and speed project to be at difference maker level? Any residual fear from his injury?