VOL WATCH:
Player / Position / Ht-Wt / Hometown,Highschool
| Chad Cunningham - K, 6-2, 200 Dawsonville, Ga. |
| Dorian Davis - LB, 6-1, 205 Iowa City, Iowa |
| Blake Garretson - DL, 6-3, 277 Morristown (Morristown East) |
| Justin Garrett - DB, 6-2, 200 Baton Rouge, La. (Istrouma Senior/Pasadena [Calif.] City College) |
| Quintin Hancock - WR, 6-2, 185 St. Augustine, Fla. |
| Ramone Johnson - OL, 6-4, 305 Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) |
| Daniel Lincoln - K, 6-0, 195 Ocala, Fla. (Forest) |
| Dustin Lindsey - TB, 6-1, 225 Alcoa (Alcoa) |
| Jacques McClendon - OL, 6-3, 325 Chattanooga (The Baylor School) |
| Darius Myers - OL, 6-6, 320 Cordova (Cordova/Hargrave [Va.] Military Academy) |
| Chase Nelson - DL, 6-4, 255 Tulsa, Okla. (Union) |
| Cody Pope - OL, 6-5, 270 San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) |
| Stephaun Raines - WR, 6-1, 175 Dalton, Ga. (Dalton) |
| Jarrod Shaw - DL, 6-4, 330 Lafayette, La. (Northside) |
| Lee Smith - TE, 6-6, 245 Powell, Tennessee |
| Nick Stephens - QB, 6-4, 205 Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) |
| Luke Stocker - TE, 6-6, 235 Berea, Ky. (Madison Southern) |
| Victor Thomas - DL, 6-4, 250 Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch) |
| LaMarcus Thompson - LB, 6-1, 200 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan) |
| Brent Vinson - ATH, 6-2, 180 Hampton, Va. (Phoebus) |
| Gerald Williams - LB, 6-4, 225 Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson) |
Credit College FootballNews.com :
(Rated 23rd in the country by Rivals.com)
The class is heavy on ... Defensive ends and kickers.
Walter Fisher is a big JUCO transfer who must step in
and be a factor from day one, while Chase Nelson will
likely grow into the role of the team's top pass rusher
by 2008. Kickers Daniel Lincoln and Chad Cunningham
are highly rated and will make it an interesting
battle this offseason.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal
...OT Jacqes McClendon
The player you might care about this year ... QB
Nick Stephens
What it all means to the real world of college
football ... it's not anywhere near the class of
last year, but it could be very interesting if Stephens
is lights out this summer. If Erik Ainge plays like he
did last year, Stephens could see the field early on
and show what he can do. That's very important with
2007's top recruit Jimmy Clausen, brother of former
Vols Casey and Rick, out there in one of the hottest
recruiting derbies in recent years.