2006 Tennessee Signees!

[Sequatchie]

2006 Tennessee Football Signees

 

 

 

***** - DE - Walter Fisher (6'2, 270, 4.7) Coffeyville, KS JC = Enrolled at Tennessee in January

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**** - DB - Justin Garrett (6'2, 193, 4.5) Pasadena, CA JC

**** - QB - Nick Stephens (6'4, 210, 4.9) Flower Mound, TX

**** - OL - Jacques McClendon (6'3, 295, 5.1) Chattanooga, TN

**** - OL - Ramone Johnson (6'4, 310, 5.0) Chicago, IL

**** - OL - Cody Pope (6'5, 275, 5.0) San Diego, CA

**** - OL - Darrius Myers (6'4, 315) Chatham, VA, Hargrave Military Academy

**** - WR - Brent Vinson (6'2, 185, 4.4) Hampton, VA

**** - DE - Chase Nelson (6'4, 265, 4.7) Tulsa, OK

**** - TE - Lee Smith (6'5, 245, 4.8) Powell, TN

**** - LB - Gerald Williams (6'4, 225) Lauderdale Lakes, FL

*** - RB - Dustin Lindsey (6'1, 215, 4.6) Alcoa, TN

*** - DE - Victor Thomas (6'4, 250, 4.9) Olive Branch, MS

*** - WR - Quintin Hancock (6'2, 190, 4.5) Saint Augustine, FL

*** - LB - Dorian Davis (6'2, 200, 4.6) Iowa City, IA

*** - LB - LaMarcus Thompson (6'1, 215 4.7) Stone Mountain, GA

*** - TE - Luke Stocker (6'5 , 250, 4.6) Berea, KY

*** - DL - Blake Garretson (6'3, 280, 4.6) Morristown, TN

*** - K - Daniel Lincoln (6'1, 200) Ocala, FL

*** - OL/DL - Jarred Shaw (6'5, 320) Lafayette, LA

** - WR - Stephaun Raines (6'0, 175, 4.4) Dalton, GA

** - K - Chad Cunningham (6'3, 210) Dawsonville, GA

 

Position Breakdown:

Position Breakdown:

QB: 1 (Nick Stephens)

RB: 1 (Dustin Lindsey)

WR: 2 (Quintin Hancock, Stephaun Raines)

TE: 2 (Lee Smith, Luke Stocker)

OL: 4 (Ramone Johnson, Jacques McClendon, Darius Myers, Cody Pope)

DL: 5 (Walter Fisher, Blake Garretson, Chase Nelson, Jarrod Shaw, Victor Thomas)

LB: 3 (Dorian Davs, LaMarcus Thompson, Gerald Williams)

DB: 1 (Justin Garrett)

K: 2 (Chad Cunningham, Daniel Lincoln)

ATH: 1 (Brent Vinson)

 

By State:

California: 1

Florida: 3

Georgia: 3

Illinois: 1

Iowa: 1

Kentucky: 1

Louisiana: 2

Mississippi: 1

Oklahoma: 1

Tennessee: 6

Texas: 1

Virginia: 1

 

Notes:

 

* Jacques McClendon brings the Volunteer total to 65 PARADE All-America signees. PARADE began naming its All-America team in 1963.

* Today's signing class includes prospects from a dozen different states for the third consecutive year. In Phillip Fulmer's 13 recruiting classes, UT has had signees from at least 10 states on 10 different occasions. The most states represented were 15 in 2000.

* Signees Chad Cunningham and Lee Smith are sons of former Vols. Rory Cunningham played here as an offensive guard from 1979-81, while Daryle Smith was an offensive tackle from 1984-86.

* Dorian Davis from Iowa City, Iowa., could become the Vols' sixth letterman all-time from the Hawkeye State. Tennessee has had only one letterman from Iowa (Chris Benson, 1989) since Vol legend Col. Gene Moeller in 1951-52.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Sequatchie

[muffin]

Ended up with the 23rd ranked class by rivals .com,thought they would have done much better.

[gotmilk?]

Myself personally, I do not put alot of stock into those rankings because they havent always produced on the field!!!

[Sequatchie]

Ended up with the 23rd ranked class by rivals .com,thought they would have done much better.

 

I thought it was a very good class coming off a (5-6) season one recruiting guru the name excapes me right now has Tennessee ranked as the #14 class and ESPN I think had them at #17.

 

They filled the needs pretty good.

 

A defensive end (Walter Fisher) who can possibly come in and start from day one as he is enrolled and will go through spring practice.

 

A solid guy (Justin Garrett) from JUCO to provide depth in the secondary.

 

Perhaps the best offensive line class Tennessee has signed at one time with these four all are highly rated.

 

Jacques McClendon (6'3, 295, 5.1) Chattanooga, TN

Ramone Johnson (6'4, 310, 5.0) Chicago, IL

Cody Pope (6'5, 275, 5.0) San Diego, CA

Darrius Myers (6'4, 315) Chatham, VA, Hargrave Military Academy

 

Speed & quickness at the receiver positon something that has been lacking in recent years with Quintin Hancock who runs a 4.5 and Brent Vinson and Stephaun Raines who both run a 4.4 but have been clocked in the 4.3 range before. Can't wait to see what new wr coach Trooper Taylor can do with these guys.

 

Finally a Top 10-15 rated QB in Nick Stephens who can be the guy if injuries hit Ainge or if Crompton is not fully back from shoulder surgery.

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2007 Class update

 

According to one recruiting service Tennessee has already offered scholorships to the Oaks Christian five. The players from Oaks Christian HS in Westlake Village, CA

 

***** - QB - Jimmy Clausen (6'3, 200)

***** - RB - Marc Tyler (6'0, 205)

Both are already rate 5-star prospects and could be the #1 player at there position.

 

**** - S/WR - Marshall Jones (6'1, 195)

 

NR - LB - Casey Matthews (6'2, 230) I think his dad is former NFL player Clay Matthews?

 

NR - DE/OL - Mike Ebbitt (6'5, 250)

Edited February 2, 2006 by Sequatchie

[fromthetop2]

I'm sure in the next few months someone again will point out the lack of in-state players signed by UT.

 

No one will talk about Vandy signing only two in-state players.

No one will talk about Tennessee Tech signing 9 out of 22 in-state players

No one will talk about Memphis signing seven out of seventeen in-staters.

 

The point is that, whether we like it or not, the state does not produce a number of high quality football recruits that will play at the D-1 level, or at appears, many for D-2.

For UT to recruit nearly exclusively in-state would make this past season look like what Vandy is celebrating now.