Two of Tennessee’s in-state targets are planning to return to Knoxville soon. Class of 2023 wide receiver
Nate Spillman told GoVols247 on Tuesday night that he and his brother, Class of 2024 linebacker
Edwin Spillman — who are teammates at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tenn. — are scheduled to visit the Vols on March 5 to attend their next junior day.
Nate Spillman, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior, received his first scholarship offer more than two years ago from Tennessee’s former staff. The Vols have continued recruiting him since coach Josh Heupel’s hiring more than a year ago, and the elder Spillman said he recently has started to talk with Tennessee’s coaches even more frequently.
“Pretty much every day now,” Spillman said. “I mainly hear from Coach Heupel and (offensive coordinator Alex) Golesh.”
The Vols have been telling Spillman “just that they really want me,” he said.
Spillman and his younger brother have visited the Vols at least three times since June. They traveled to Knoxville on June 4 for Tennessee’s Night at Neyland Camp and returned a little more than three weeks later for the Vols’ cookout. After playing a game at nearby Knoxville Catholic High School, they also attended Tennessee’s home game Oct. 9 against South Carolina.
Nate Spillman, who also holds offers from Marshall and Arkansas State, is ranked the No. 610 overall prospect and No. 91 wide receiver in the 2023 class and the No. 24 junior from the state of Tennessee, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite. He’s also rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
The elder Spillman said in August that he liked what he had seen and heard from the Vols under Heupel.
“I love the new staff — just the effort they put in,”
Nate Spillman said at the time. “I love their coaching staff. I like what they’re trying to do up there. I would definitely love to be a part of that.”
