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Fisher Anderson, Franklin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four-star offensive lineman has North Carolina, Northwestern, Stanford and Virginia<\/a> as his top four schools. He’s the No. 6 prospect in Tennessee according to the 247Sports Composite and ranked No. 230 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barion Brown, Pearl-Cohn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four-star wide receiver is the No. 5 prospect in the state and No. 212 recruit nationally. His top schools he’s considering includes Alabama, Florida State, Kentucky and Tennessee and TCU<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Groves, East Robertson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ole Miss commitment<\/a> is a four-star safety. He is the No. 10 prospect in the state and No. 260 recruit in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah Herring, Riverdale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tennessee commitment is a three-star linebacker. He is the No. 29 recruit in Tennessee and is No. 774 in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah Horton, Oakland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four-star wide receiver is the No. 9 prospect in the state. His top schools include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan James, Oakland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Georgia commitment is a four-star running back and No. 3 prospect in the state and ranked No. 183 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grayson Morgan, MBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-star offensive tackle is the No. 31 prospect in Tennessee and is No. 815 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Langston Patterson, CPA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vanderbilt commitment<\/a> is a three-star linebacker. He is the No. 17 recruit in Tennessee and No. 484 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myles Pollard, Ravenwood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Michigan commitment<\/a> is a three-star safety who is the No. 16 prospect in the state. He’s ranked 465th nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Roush, Lipscomb Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Stanford commitment is a four-star tight end. He’s new to Tennessee after moving from California. He’s the No. 8 prospect in the state and ranked No. 241 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Destin Wade, Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kentucky commitment and four-star athlete is a three-year starter at quarterback for the Spartans. He’s the No. 12 prospect in the state and ranked No. 354 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keaten Wade, Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kentucky commitment is a four-star linebacker. The three-year starter is the No. 4 prospect in the state and is ranked No. 193 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 or tkreager@tennesse<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Juniors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Co.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Offensive tackle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Brown is a huge lineman at 6-foot-5, 300 pounds. He’s a four-star offensive tackle and No. 5 prospect in the state and No. 8 interior offensive lineman in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayden Bussell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mt. Juliet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Offensive tackle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Bussell is entering his first season at Mt. Juliet after transferring from Wilson Central. He’s a physical lineman at 6-5, 285 who creates holes for his backs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drake Carlson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Defensive end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Carlson (6-4, 260) is the No. 10 prospect in the state and No. 51 defensive lineman in the country. Both his parents were athletes at Tennessee with his dad a thrower on the track and field team and his mom a tennis player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Crocker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position: <\/strong>Offensive tackle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers: <\/strong>Include Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Crocker, the No. 9 prospect in Tennessee, has grown physically and with his skillset over the past three seasons at FRA. His 6-6, 315-pound body and improved play have grabbed college coaches’ attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caleb Herring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverdale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Outside linebacker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Arizona State, Arkansas, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Herring (6-5, 205) is the No. 3 prospect in the state and No. 6 edge rusher in the country. He had 55 tackles, 14 for loss and 3.5 sacks a year ago. He is the younger brother of Elijah Herring, a Tennessee commitment and member of the 2021 Dandy Dozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ty Lockwood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position: <\/strong>Tight end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Top four schools<\/a> are Florida State, Ohio State, Penn State and South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Lockwood (6-5, 225) is another lanky, athletic Williamson County tight end similar to former Ravenwood star and current Clemson freshman Jake Briningstool, who was No. 1 on the 2020 Dandy Dozen. Lockwood had 43 catches for 606 yards as a sophomore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE NEXT JALEN HURD?:<\/strong>Why Jordan James could be best running back from Tennessee since Jalen Hurd<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenny Minchey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope John Paul II<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Quarterback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Michigan State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Minchey (6-1, 205) took over the starting role at JPII during the 2020 season, finishing with 1,164 passing yards and 10 touchdowns with just one interception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Parson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ravenwood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Quarterback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Committed to Florida State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> The three-star quarterback<\/a> committed to Florida State, his dream school. He is the No. 8 college prospect from Tennessee and No. 18 quarterback in the country. Parson is a dual-threat quarterback and transfer from Texas who used to live in the Nashville area. He threw for 541 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions as a sophomore at Red Oak. He also ran for 488 yards and 11 TDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shamar Porter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensworth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position: <\/strong>Wide receiver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Penn State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen: <\/strong>Porter is an athletic, yet tall receiver at 6-3, 200. He transferred to Ensworth a year ago after playing his freshman year at Lipscomb Academy. He gives secondaries problems with his size combined with ability to separate from defenders. He had 27 catches for 419 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman at Lipscomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcel Reed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position:<\/strong> Quarterback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers:<\/strong> Include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why chosen:<\/strong> Reed (6-1, 175) has started since midway through his freshman season. He’s a four-star prospect and No. 4 prospect in Tennessee and No. 9 quarterback in the country. He threw for 1,565 yards with 15 TDs and five interceptions while rushing for 366 yards and seven TDs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fisher Anderson, Franklin The four-star offensive lineman has North Carolina, Northwestern, Stanford and Virginia as his top four schools. He’s the No. 6 prospect in Tennessee according to the 247Sports Composite and ranked No. 230 nationally. Barion Brown, Pearl-Cohn The four-star wide receiver is the No. 5 prospect in the state and No. 212 recruit nationally. His top […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[6,7,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":846,"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845\/revisions\/846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prepweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}