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Jarrett Guarantano scouting report
Well over six feet tall (6'4) but only 200 pounds, Guarantano is a tall, lean prospect with good speed and surprising athleticism. On film, Guarantano shows a pro-style quarterback's mentality in a dual-threat quarterback's body, demonstrating good pocket awareness and using his elusiveness to escape pressure rather than move the chains. However, what really sets Guarantano apart from other elite quarterback prospects is his arm strength-- even routine throws seem to jump out of his hand with good velocity and a tight spiral. Deep routes thrown by young quarterbacks are often high arced rainbows, but long passes from Guarantano are crisp and flat arced, even over great distance. It's hard to tell how advanced his understanding of complex passing concepts are from his highlight video, but Guarantano has all of the physical tools of a can't miss prospect.
For more on Guarantano's recruiting impact in the 2016 class, please read our coverage from this morning: Top Target Guarantano Announcing Today
Tweets from around the Vols blogosphere
4-star QBS Jarrett Guarantano announces for #Vols pic.twitter.com/RX7h0AxIQz
— ScoutBrianDohn (@BrianDohnScout) April 15, 2015
"@rockytopinsider: #Vols land top QB target Jarrett Guarantano: http://t.co/Eu0Jj647a0" pic.twitter.com/1tcybuS5Kh
— VolRumorMill (@VolRumorMill) April 15, 2015
Under Butch, #Vols have gone back to being an elite destination for recruits. Vols beat out OSU, UF, UGA, etc now. Wasn't happening before.
— Paul Fortenberry (@Volquest_Paul) April 15, 2015
"Tennessee was a place I really liked since the beginning," 4-star QB @Guarantano18 is a Vol. http://t.co/ilmZ2krGkT pic.twitter.com/cBy289DvE5
— Volquest Staff (@Volquest_Rivals) April 15, 2015
Butch Jones will will have more (Rivals) 4* QBs in the 2015/16 classes than the #Vols had in their previous nine classes combined.
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) April 15, 2015
#Vols move up 8 spots to No. 14 with commit from #Top247 QB Jarrett Guarantano (@Guarantano18) http://t.co/SRlDCt5u8H pic.twitter.com/CubOKfh1nI
— Football Recruiting (@247recruiting) April 15, 2015
Hey Vol Nation its another Great Day on Rocky Top!! Now lemme get 2 claps and a Ric Flair "Woooooooo" #ExtremeTeam16 pic.twitter.com/zSSRYcJehC
— Steve Stripling (@UTCoachStrip) April 15, 2015
Video of Guarantano's commitment
Bleacher Report has an exclusive video of Guarantano in Times Square discussing his finalists and commitment decision. Check it out here: Jarrett Guarantano's Commitment Video.