Reviewing Tennessee's Class of 2009: RTT#10 Marsalis Teague

by Joel Hollingsworth on May 21, 2010 7:23 AM EDT in Tennessee Volunteer Football

Today we finally make it to the top ten of the Class of 2009 with Marsalis Teague. Here's his pre-UT Flash profile along with his 2009 stats:

Games Played	Rushing					Receiving
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	TDs	No	Yds	TD
13	1	6	0	6	0	13	147	2

A four-star, nine-jar guy who turned down offers from Alabama, Michigan, and Florida, Teague came to Tennessee amid great expectations. He played in all 13 games in 2009 despite being grouped in with a corps of receivers including upper classmen Gerald Jones, Denarius Moore, and Quintin Hancock. He also had touchdowns against Western Kentucky and Georgia, as you can see in this clip:

Other than that, though, Teague was a bit quiet. His story is really pretty much the same as that of Zach Rogers: they both had the challenge of playing behind Jones and Moore in 2009 and have another challenge in 2010 playing behind the same guys while also being chased from behind by the supposedly stellar group of receivers that make up the 2010 class. All of which makes it difficult to gauge their performance. Will called Teague a significant contributor yesterday, and I'd have to agree, and to me, the fact that his contributions came not because of need or garbage time but because he earned it means that Teague lived up to his high expectations in 2009. After all, Tennessee fans don't often see 147 yards from a true freshman receiver.

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Good Kid

This kid also had a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school. He is without a doubt the best player to ever come out of Henry County. So glad he is now a VOL !!!

by Henry Co. Titan Fan on May 21, 2010 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

Teague was significant

because he was on the field in key drives, even if we didn’t get him the ball. It’ll be interesting to see if he can become the #1 guy for 2011 or if one of these incoming freshmen take the mantle

Rocky Top Talk

by Will Shelton on May 21, 2010 9:35 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah

I kind of feel bad for he and Rogers. I think they’re both good, but they have experience ahead of them and possibly even more talent behind them.

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on May 21, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Seems like Jones, Moore and Teague all have a similar body type

and are probably most effective using their quickness in the slot. Seconding Will’s comment above, Teague was on the field for several key drives because he showed the ability and willingness to block. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Marsalis take on even more of that role this year since there’s probably a bit of learning curve to the slot position given all the motioning they’re asked to do. And looking to the future, it makes more sense to have Rogers, Milton, and Hunter matched up against smaller corners on the outside.

by marmotman on May 21, 2010 3:19 PM EDT reply actions