Another great idea worth stealing, this one from Burnt Orange Nation. It's Adopt-a-Recruit!
Here's how it works. You adopt a player to watch on behalf of the rest of the RTT community. Once a week or so, you do a FanPost filling in the rest of us on the status of your player -- how he performed in his high school game that week, any news on their recruitment, etc.
Details:
WHEN: The player draft will be today at high noon. Eastern.
HOW: First come, first serve. Once the post goes live, the first person to draft a player in the comment thread has rights to that guy.
WHO: The draft will cover two categories of players:
- Members of the 2009 Tennessee recruiting class. If you draft a player already committed to Tennessee, your primary responsibility will be to inform the rest of us of news on the player's season. At a minimum, you should plan on looking up your player's performance on Friday night to report his (or his team's) stats. More comprehensive reports might include injury reports, scouting reports, and other news items on the player.
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Potential members of the 2009 Tennessee recruiting class. If you want to grab a player who may yet commit to the Vols, feel free.
A few notes:
- As with everything we do on this site, the whole thing is dynamic and subject to change. It's informal, meant to be fun.
- If you have the ability to actually go see your guy play, that would be ideal.
- You have responsibilities, son. If you don't want to be bothered to write up a short summary or at least post a link or two with brief commentary, then don't draft anybody. You're not a giant car manufacturer, you know. You can't buy up all of the innovative patents and then just sit on them.
- Again, informal. Whatever works and is fun.
Here's a list of some of the players available:
| 2009 Commitments | Pos | Rivals Stars |
Ht | Wt | 40 | RR | Hometown |
| Dominique Allen | RB | 3 | 5-11 | 235 | - | 5.7 | Paris, TN |
| Antonio Foster | OL | 3 | 6-4 | 285 | 5 | 5.6 | Valdosta, GA |
| Jarvis Giles | RB | 4 | 5-11 | 175 | 4.5 | 5.9 | Tampa, FL |
| Edwin Herbert | DT | 6-3 | 295 | 4.81 | - | San Francisco, CA | |
| D.J. Hunter | DB | 4 | 6-0 | 196 | 4.4 | 5.9 | Middletown, OH |
| Nigel Mitchell-Thornton | LB | 3 | 6-2 | 228 | 4.72 | 5.6 | Stone Mountain, GA |
| Josh Nunes | QB | 4 | 6-3 | 208 | 4.85 | 5.8 | Upland, CA |
| Bryce Petty | QB | 3 | 6-2 | 212 | 4.7 | 5.6 | Midlothian, TX |
| Aubrey Phillips | OL | 3 | 6-6 | 310 | 5.1 | 5.6 | Olive Branch, MS |
| Kevin Revis | OL | 3 | 6-4 | 265 | 5.13 | 5.6 | Evensville, TN |
| Zach Rogers | WR | 3 | 6-2 | 170 | 4.47 | 5.6 | Nashville, TN |
| JerQuari Schofield | OL | 3 | 6-6 | 298 | - | 5.7 | Aiken, SC |
| D.T. Shackelford | LB | 3 | 6-1 | 220 | 4.7 | 5.6 | Decatur, AL |
| Je'Ron Stokes | WR | 4 | 6-1 | 178 | 4.44 | 6.0 | Philadelphia, PA |
| D.J. Swearinger | DB | 3 | 5-10 | 191 | 4.44 | 5.7 | Greenwood, SC |
| Damien Thigpen | ATH | 4 | 5-8 | 170 | 4.44 | 5.8 | Manassas, VA |
| Toney Williams | RB | 3 | 6-1 | 227 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Alpharetta, GA |
A list of other prospects after the jump.
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2009 Prospects
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| Name |
Pos | Scout Stars |
4HT/ WT/ 40 | Schools of Interest |
| Rueben Randle | WR | 5 | 6-3/195/4.50 | Alabama, Florida, LSU, Miami (Fl), Michigan, Tennessee, USC |
| Marlon Brown | WR | 5 | 6-5/205/4.50 | Florida, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennessee, USC |
| Tavon Austin | RB | 5 | 5-7.5/170/4.47 | Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Kendall Kelly | WR | 5 | 6-3/220/4.50 | Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Tennessee |
| Darius Winston | CB | 5 | 6-1/180/4.30 | Arkansas, Clemson, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| David Oku | RB | 5 | 5-10/185/4.50 | Florida State, Louisville, Nebraska, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State, USC |
| Logan Thomas | TE | 4 | 6-6/219/4.68 | Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, West Virginia |
| Pete White | OL | 4 | 6-5/325/5.30 | Florida State, Maryland, Miami (Fl), North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Tennessee |
| Keenan Graham | DE | 4 | 6-4/225/4.60 | UCLA, Colorado, Michigan, Tennessee, USC, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin |
| Johnnie Farms | OL | 4 | 6-2/280 | Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCF |
| Travis Hawkins | CB | 4 | 5-11/185/4.42 | Miami (Fl), Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech |
| Richard Wilson | TE | 4 | 6-3/222/4.69 | BYU, LSU, Miami (Fl), Stanford, Tennessee, Utah, Washington |
| Frankie Telfort | LB | 4 | 5-11/205/4.41 | Clemson, Florida, Ohio State, South Florida, Tennessee, USC, Wake Forest |
| Morgan Moses | OL | 4 | 6-7/332/5.20 | Florida, Miami (Fl), Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia |
| Ray Ray Armstrong | LB | 4 | 6-3/220/4.60 | Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami (Fl), Notre Dame, Tennessee, UCF |
| Ronnie Wingo | RB | 4 | 6-1/212 | Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee |
| Dion Sims | TE | 4 | 6-5/230/4.60 | Georgia, Miami (Fl), Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee, UCLA |
| Barkevious Mingo | LB | 4 | 6-5/210/4.75 | LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| Darren Myles | DB | 4 | 6-2/180/4.50 | Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Tennessee |
| Jerrod Askew | LB | 4 | 6-0/230/4.55 | Alabama, Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Jamil Merrell | LB | 4 | 6-4/210/4.60 | North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, West Virginia |
| Stan Hasiak | OL | 4 | 6-6/315/5.60 | California, UCLA, USC, BYU, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington |
| Arthur Jeffery | DT | 4 | 6-4/285/4.90 | Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, South Florida, Tennessee |
| Chris Bonds | DE | 4 | 6-4/275/4.80 | Alabama, Florida State, Miami (Fl), Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, USC |
| Eddie Lacy | RB | 4 | 6-0/210/4.44 | Alabama, Florida State, Tennessee, Oklahoma |
| Justin Brown | WR | 4 | 6-3.5/210/4.48 | Kentucky, North Carolina State, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Darrington Sentimore | DT | 4 | 6-2.5/266/4.82 | LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Miami (Fl), Oklahoma, Tennessee |
| Nyshier Oliver | DB | 4 | 5-10/170/4.40 | Boston College, Michigan, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Penn State |
| Chad Bumphis | WR | 4 | 5-10/180/4.40 | Alabama, Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| Brandon Moore | OL | 4 | 6-5/320 | Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, LSU, Miami (Fl), Mississippi State, Tennessee |
| Jason Ankrah | DE | 4 | 6-4/250/4.80 | Penn State, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, West Virginia |
| Eric Gordon | DB | 4 | 5-11/186/4.40 | Alabama, Louisville, Miami (Fl), Mississippi State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Stephon Gilmore | WR | 4 | 6-2/181/4.50 | Clemson, Florida, Florida State, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Eric Sproal | OL | 4 | 6-4.5/300 | Boise State, Hawaii, Michigan State, Nevada, TCU, Tennessee, Tulsa |
| Tony Straughter | LB | 4 | 6-0/215/4.60 | Kansas State, Mississippi, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee |
| Akiem Hicks | DT | 4 | 6-6/295 | Arizona, Kansas State, Oregon, Purdue, South Florida, Tennessee, Washington State |