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(National Signing Day, Feb. 6, 2013) Signs 21

Updated 11:45 a.m. CT, Feb. 6, 2013

Player Position Height Weight 40YD Hometown Rating
1. A.J. Branisel TE 6-4 225 4.5 South Euclid, Ohio
2. Jason Carr DE 6-6 280 - Memphis, TN
3. Riley Ferguson QB 6-2 190 4.8 Matthews, NC
4. Malik Foreman ATH 5-10 170 4.4 Kingsport, Tenn.
5. Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 190 - Alpharetta, GA
6. Paul Harris WR 6-4 186 - Upper Marlboro, MD
7. Ryan Jenkins WR 5-10 179 4.6 Marietta, GA
8. Lemond Johnson ATH 6-1 190 4.5 Cooper City, FL
9. Riyahd Jones DB 6-0 185 4.5 Garden City, KS
10. Brett Kendrick OL 6-5 295 - Knoxville, TN
11. Jabo Lee RB 5-10 180 4.4 Dillon, SC
12. Jaylen Miller DE 6-3 265 5.0 Gaffney, SC
13. Marquez North WR 6-3 205 - Charlotte, NC
14. Woody Quinn TE 6-6 260 - Santa Ana, CA
15. Jalen Reeves-Maybin ATH 6-1 198 4.8 Clarksville, TN
16. Austin Sanders OL 6-5 300 - Cleveland, TN
17. Josh Smith WR 6-1 185 - Knoxville, TN
18. Cameron Sutton DB 6-0 175 4.5 Jonesboro, GA
19. Corey Vereen LB 6-2 220 - Winter Garden, FL
20. Dylan Wiesman OL 6-4 280 - Cincinnati, Ohio
21. Malik Brown DE 6-3 250 - West Palm Beach, FL


Malik Brown, one of Syracuse's most coveted recruits, decided on Wednesday that he'll play football at Tennessee





Updated 8:32 p.m. CT, Feb. 08, 2013

Rank School Total

Commits

Commits

Commits
Avg Stars
1. Alabama 25 4 13 8
3.84
2. Ohio State 24 2 16 6
3.83
3. Notre Dame 24 4 14 6
3.92
4. Florida 28 2 14 11
3.61
5. Michigan 27 1 16 9
3.63
6. LSU 26 2 15 9
3.73
7. Mississippi 27 3 9 15
3.56
8. Auburn 23 2 9 12
4.07
9. Florida State 21 2 9 9
3.57
10. Texas A&M 31 0 15 15
3.45
11. UCLA 23 0 16 6
3.65
12. Georgia 32 0 15 17
3.47
13. USC 12 5 7 0
4.42
14. Clemson 23 0 10 10
3.32
15. Oklahoma 24 0 7 14
3.17
16. South Carolina 21 0 8 13
3.38
17. Nebraska 25 0 5 19
3.16
18. Washington 22 0 7 15
3.32
19. Vanderbilt 26 0 5 20
3.15
20. Tennessee 21 0 5 15
3.19
21. Oregon 19 1 7 7
3.26
22. Virginia Tech 19 1 3 15
3.26
23. Texas 15 0 9 6
3.61
24. West Virginia 28 0 2 22
2.96
25. Mississippi State 21 1 2 16
3.11







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Second time's a charm

By Randy Moore
May 8, 2013

  There was nothing second-class about Butch Jones' second recruiting class at Central Michigan ... or his second recruiting class at Cincinnati. They were first-class all the way. Now Jones appears to be following the same script at Tennessee: After a good salvage job with a hastily assembled first signing class, he is headed for a big-time haul with his second. The Vols already have a dozen commitments in a class that FOX Sports NEXT ranks No. 5 nationally. Commitment D'Andre Payne, a four-star cornerback from Washington, D.C., is convinced that Jones' second signing class at Tennessee is going to be a memorable one.

"Coach Jones told us a scenario about the second class he's had (at his previous stops), and it's going to be good, man," Payne told InsideTennessee earlier this spring. "There's going to be some good things going on. They've got some good commits committed and some other guys that are probably going to commit soon." After replacing Derek Dooley as head coach in mid-December, Jones had just six weeks to try and rescue Tennessee's 2013 signing class. Now that he has more time to build relationships with prospects, he is taking Tennessee's recruiting to a whole new level for 2014. Jones already has 12 commitments, including five four-star recruits - Payne, running back Jalen Hurd, safety Todd Kelly Jr., plus tight ends Daniel Helm and Ethan Wolf. Coleman Thomas, though a three-star recruit, is rated America's No. 3 center prospect.

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Malik Brown said Doug Marrone's departure was a big reason he picked Tennessee over Syracuse. [Photo by AP]

Top recruit Malik Brown used a 'point system' to choose Tennessee over Syracuse

By Michael Cohen - syracuse.com
Feb. 6, 2013

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - In 27 seconds Malik Brown said all he needed to say. He was honest and blunt, forceful and direct: If Doug Marrone had never left, he would have undoubtedly signed with Syracuse. "When I committed to Syracuse, I committed to the contract of Coach Marrone, Coach Morrison and Coach Anselmo - three guys that I've built a big relationship with," Brown said in front of an audience of roughly 75 people. "If you know anything about contracts, after you commit to a contract and the contract changes, that contract is now void. So that's why today I will be decommitting from Syracuse and signing with the University of Tennessee."

Brown, a three-star defensive end from Dwyer High School in Florida, was greeted with rousing cheers and applause from his family and friends as he selected the Volunteers over Syracuse and South Florida. Cameras flashed. Brown beamed. With his announcement, Syracuse and head coach Scott Shafer lost arguably the best player in the 2013 recruiting class. Though he was only a three-star prospect according to recruiting websites, Brown gained an additional 30 pounds since his senior season ended. He know stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 250 pounds, making him a menacing outside linebacker/defensive end hybrid.

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[Photo by AP]

Tennessee Football Recruiting: Grading Volunteers' 2013 Class

By Daniel Hudson
Feb. 6, 2013

  National signing day has come and gone. The Tennessee Volunteers finished No. 25 according to the 247Composite, which is good considering the fact that Butch Jones took over when they were No. 47. Here's a position-by-position breakdown and grading for the 2013 recruiting class. The stories for today are undoubtedly going to revolve around Vonn Bell's surprised decision, and to a lesser degree, Joshua Dobbs flip from Arizona State. Only time will tell which one will have the bigger impact on the Vols, though I already have my suspicions. Before we begin, I want to do a bit of shameless self-promotion with this tweet I sent out right before Malik Brown signed with the Vols:

In terms of what the Vols needed and who they targeted, it's hard to imagine a scenario where they would've done much better than reeling in Riley Ferguson and Joshua Dobbs. Ferguson, a 3-star from North Carolina, was a long-time commit to Tennessee and made it official earlier today. He also fielded offers from Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Michigan and Notre Dame.

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Jones has Top 25 signing class for Tennessee

By News Sentinel staff
Feb. 6, 2013

  Watch this page for the latest list of 2013 Tennessee football signees. Tennessee beat writer Evan Woodbery has a snapshot look at each Tennessee signee. Woodbery will also be live chatting about National Signing Day on his blog. We are also working closely with our recruiting site, govols247, to bring you the latest coverage. See its Signing Day Central page to see the latest from govols247's Kevin Ryan, Wes Rucker and Ryan Callahan.

One big miss for the Vols is Vonn Bell, who was thought to be favoring Tennessee, signed with Ohio State. Bell, a 5-11, 180 pound safety from Rossville, Ga. (Ridgeland High School) has a 5-star ranking on the 247Composite rankings and is the No. 26 prospect overall nationally and the No. 2 safety. Bell was one of three elite national recruits targeted by Butch Jones and the only one to go down to National Signing Day, but he chose Ohio State in a televised announced on ESPNU.

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Linebacker Kenneth Bynum of Jacksonville, Fla. signs with Tennessee

Kenny Bynum number [11] Linebacker 2011 season (There is no sound)

By Chris Low
Feb. 15, 2012

  Tennessee has added a late signee to its 2012 class -- linebacker Kenneth Bynum of Jacksonville, Fla. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Bynum had originally committed to Cincinnati, but Tennessee offered him a scholarship a few days before signing day. He decided to extend his recruitment past signing day and took a visit to Tennessee.

The Vols lost a couple of linebackers -- Otha Peters and Dalton Santos -- in the final days leading up to signing day, and Bynum announced on Wednesday that he would be joining Tennessee in the fall. Bynum is ranked by ESPN as the No. 56 outside linebacker prospect in the country. He was ranked as the No. 77 prospect in the state of Florida.


4-Star Running Back Davante Bourque Signs With Tennessee

By 247Sports.com
Feb. 1, 2012

The senior running back from Crowley (La.) High School, who committed to the Vols on Jan. 15, was scheduled to travel to Nebraska on his last official visit but remains committed to Tennessee, according to his father, Kirk Landry. Landry said Bourque, a four-star prospect who's ranked the No. 8 all-purpose back in the 2012 class by 247Sports, enjoyed his visit to Miami, but not enough to convince him to back out on his pledge to the Vols.

"We're probably going to visit Nebraska this weekend," Landry said prior to the visit. "But Davante said it's going to take something special to get him away from Tennessee." The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Bourque has developed a strong relationship with new Tennessee running backs coach Jay Graham, Landry said, and was impressed with virtually everything he saw and heard during his official visit to Knoxville less than two weeks ago.


Bullock preparing to move into the action

By John Brice
Feb. 1, 2012

  George Bullock grew a few miles from Neyland Stadium, where his family has had season tickets near midfield on the west sideline for several years. He counts the "sea of orange" filing into the 'House the General built' some years ago for a Tennessee-Florida showdown as among his earliest, most enduring Vols memories. Today, Bullock has his very own. The super Knoxville West place-kicker with All-America honors inked with Derek Dooley and Tennessee.


Daniel McCullers is a 6-6, 380 lb defensive lineman out of Georgia Military College. He's number 60 in the drills. Video by ScoutTV

Tennessee Volunteers Add Defensive Line Centerpiece In Daniel McCullers

By Brad Shepard
Jan. 13, 2012

  It was already shaping up to be a solid defensive front seven recruiting class for the Tennessee Volunteers. On Friday, the Vols added a momentous -- and mountainous -- commitment into the fold. Six-foot-six, 380-pound defensive tackle Daniel McCullers gave his verbal pledge to UT just hours after the Vols secured Sal Sunseri to be their new defensive coordinator. McCullers had been thought to be leaning toward UT ever since Alabama flipped Alphonse Taylor from Florida State, ending the Crimson Tide's recruitment of McCullers, who was reported to be deciding between UA and UT. Mississippi State also offered him as well as Texas A&M and North Carolina State. He is originally from Raleigh, N.C. and has played the past two seasons at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville.

Though he is often compared to former Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody -- his nickname is even "Mount McCullers" -- he is bigger and taller than the current Baltimore Ravens nose guard. He told several services that Tennessee presented the best fit for him. With the hiring of Sunseri and the commitment by McCullers, this goes a long way in UT transitioning from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 perhaps as early as this year. Tweets from Rivals, the Knoxville News Sentinel and GVX247 have indicated this morning that sources are saying Sunseri will bring a 3-4 base with him to Knoxville.

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