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Signs 22 on and after Feb. 4, 2009

Player	Position	Height	Weight	40YD	Hometown	Rating
1. Bryce Brown	RB	6-0	215	-	Wichita, KS
2. David Oku	RR	5-10	186	4.9	Lincoln, NE
3. Jerod Askew	LB	6-0	230	4.6	Chesapeake, VA
4. James Green	WR	6-2	202	4.6	Tallahassee, FL
5. Arthur Jeffery	DT	6-4	285	-	Sarasota, FL
6. Nyshier Oliver	ATH	5-10	180	4.4	Jersey City, NJ
7. Kevin Revis	OL	6-4	265	5.13	Evensville, TN
8. Zach Rogers	WR	6-2	170	4.47	Nashville, TN
9. JerQuari Schofield	OL	6-6	298	-	Murfreesboro, TN
10. Mike Edwards	DB	5-10	170	4.55	Cleveland, OH
11. Eric Gordon	DB	5-9	187	4.6	Nashville, TN
12. Greg King	LB	6-3	200	4.5	Memphis, TN
13. Nigel Mitchell-Thornton	LB	6-2	228	4.72	Stone Mountain, GA
14. Darren Myles	DB	6-0	175	4.49	Atlanta, GA
15. Robert Nelson	LB	6-0	205	4.59	Stone Mountain, GA
16. Rae Sykes	DE	6-4	240	-	Coffeyville, KS
17. Nu'Keese Richardson	WR	5-8	151	4.45	Pahokee, FL
18. Marlon Walls	LB	6-2	225	4.55	Chatham, VA
19. Toney Williams	RB	6-1	227	4.6	Alpharetta, GA
20. Marsalis Teague	ATH	5-8	170	4.5	Paris, TN
21. Montori Hughes	DT	6-6	275	-	Murfreesboro, TN
22. Janzen Jackson	DB	6-0	174	4.43	Lake Charles, La.

News Brief

Football Recruiting 2009

(National Signing Day, Feb. 4, 2009) -- ESPN.com recruiting analyst Tom Lemming's Top 100. ET. Lemming will also have the latest on the top prospects who have yet to commit.
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THE INSIDE SCOOP

	The raw, athletic Pair was impressive in Knoxville in early June.

Pair makes it a pair of Monday commitments

 When he arrived at the University of Tennessee's one-day camp for lineman earlier this month, Marques Pair was a relative unknown in the ultra-competitive world of football recruiting. A good performance in front of myriad media outlets, not to mention the Volunteers' coaching staff, changed things for the athletic but raw 6-foot-6-inch, 255-pounder from Sumter, S.C. On Monday, just as Pair's recruitment was reaching a bit of a frenzied state with increased interest from UT, South Carolina, North Carolina, Clemson, N.C. State and Auburn, Pair ended the suspense when he pledged to UT.

"Pretty much just when I went to their camp, I did my thing that I was told to do by the coaches and it just went from there. They liked me, like what they see and I liked their camp," said the well-spoken Pair, who also is solid in the classroom with nearly a 3.0 GPA. "I started talking to some coaches and players and the next thing you know, I got the offer and I committed."
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Fulton boosts UT signing class

Zach Fulton, an imposing 6-5, 315-pound offensive tackle prospect from Homewood High in Flossmoor, Ill., committed to the Vols at around 1:45 today during a meeting with UT head coach Lane Kiffin. "I feel great; it's a big weight off my back," Fulton said, relieved and elated as he chatted outside the UT Football Complex. "Now I can focus on my (high school) team. I want to concentrate on winning a state championship, so I'm glad to get the recruiting process over with."

Verbal commitments are not binding but he said his decision is final and that he will not visit any more schools. After describing himself as "more of a run blocker, a big mauler guy," the newest Vol commitment qualified by noting that "I like pass blocking a lot, and I feel I'm balanced." Fulton made an unofficial visit to the campus in March, then returned June 1 for Tennessee's Lineman Camp.
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	Jesse Scroggins might be the best QB in the Class of 2009 who is still uncommitted.

Scroggins shines, nets offer from USC

 LOS ANGELES -- Day 1 of the USC Rising Stars Camp gave an opening look at some of the top players in the country while Day 2 produced a level of play from several of those recruits which resulted in quite a few scholarship offers from the Trojans coaches. Let's take a position-by-position look at some of the top performers from the second day:

Quarterback
We knew coming into the camp that the USC coaches wanted to extend one offer to a quarterback and that offer came today when Jesse Scroggins (Lakewood, Calif.) got the nod after another solid session on Thursday morning. Scroggins did not commit but he said he could come to a decision in the next several weeks between USC, Florida and Tennessee. One other quarterback who looked good for the second day in a row was Jeremy Cannon (Concord, N.C./Northwest Carrubus). Cannon missed all of last year with an ACL injury but he has been a starter since his freshman year and based on what we saw today he should end up with plenty of scholarship offers when all is said and done.
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