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The big day has arrived. The college football world will usher in a new era of recruiting today through Friday as the early signing period gets underway. Learn about it all here, from a Tennessee point of view.
Keep it posted here throughout the next few days as we track each official LOI as they roll in.
Update: 10 PM (Tuesday)
Tennessee quarterback target JT Shrout decommits from Cal. He is expected to sign on Wednesday, likely with Tennessee.
Update: 7:30 AM
Three star OL Tanner Antonutti is the first to sign.
Our first signing of the 2018 class! #TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Tanner Antonutti / @TannerAntonutti
➡️ Offensive Lineman
Nashville
6-5 / 260
2016 Div. II-AA Mr. Football semifinalist pic.twitter.com/Jxqr2zLbi9
Update: 8:00 AM
Three star Punter Paxton Brooks has sent in his papers.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Paxton Brooks / @paxbrooks
➡️ Punter
West Columbia, SC
6-5 / 170
2018 Under Armour All-American pic.twitter.com/nkCwF3x0Ch
Update: 9:20 AM
Three star OL Ollie Lane has signed with Tennessee
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Ollie Lane / @gibbseagles78
➡️ Offensive Lineman
Corryton, TN
6-5 / 285
2x District 2-5A Offensive Lineman of the Year pic.twitter.com/2uKUazmzPy
Update: 9:30 AM
Three star RB Jeremy Banks announced that he will sign with Tennessee.
Update: 9:35 AM
Four star OL Jerome Carvin announced that he will sign with Tennessee.
Update: 10:20 AM
Three star quarterback JT Shrout signs with Tennessee. Here’s our story.
Officially committed to and signed with The University of Tennessee! #GoVols #VFL pic.twitter.com/LsqtF1g4xR
— JT Shrout (@JT_Shrout16) December 20, 2017
Update: 10:47 AM
New Tennessee commit Kingston Harris just sent his papers in.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Kingston Harris / @KingstonH71
➡️ Defensive Lineman
Orlando (IMG Academy)
6-4 / 272
40 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks on loaded IMG Academy defensive line pic.twitter.com/K176o2CvK8
Update: 11:10 AM
Tennessee JUCO OL target Badara Traore sticks with LSU.
BOOM... #LSU lands JUCO OT Badara Traore. An absolutely huge get who will compete for playing time right away next year. https://t.co/SZWd1Krqe5 pic.twitter.com/Gjs6bMjMbL
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) December 20, 2017
Update: 11:20 AM
Three star tight end Jacob Warren is in.
Farragut's Jacob Warren signs with the #Vols and his teammate Braden Collins inks with App State. pic.twitter.com/EVbwX9ssva
— WBIR Sports (@WBIRSports) December 20, 2017
Update: 11:30 AM
Carvin’s papers are in. The four star tackle is official.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Jerome Carvin / @JeromeCarvin
➡️ Offensive Lineman
Cordova, TN
6-4 / 330
First team 7-6A All-Region pic.twitter.com/EemGQCrM81
Update: 11:45 AM
Tennessee RB target Greg Bell signs with Nebraska. The writing was on the wall here after Jeremy Banks committed earlier this morning.
Update: 11:50 AM
Speaking of Banks, he’s now official.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Jeremy Banks / @jeremybanks32
➡️ Running Back
Cordova, TN
6-2 / 215
Career Numbers: 120.6 ypg / 48 TDs pic.twitter.com/uOztkTIr00
Update: 12:30 PM
Top rated JUCO tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson was set to commit this morning, but he’s now pushed that back to the early evening. Tennessee got in late here. Alabama is thought of as the leader.
Update: 1:30 PM
Four star DT Brant Lawless makes it official, signing with Tennessee.
Another Eagle becomes a VOL! So proud of you @brant_lawless and look forward to all God has in store for you! pic.twitter.com/xMPjh46aJ0
— Nashville Christian (@NCSEAGLES) December 20, 2017
Update: 2:00 PM
Five Star OT and longtime Tennessee commit Cade Mays signs with the Georgia Bulldogs. Former Tennessee OL coach Sam Pittman is credited with pulling Mays, making this even more of a gut punch for Tennessee fans. Georgia has now added Mays to the mix, along with the No. 1 and No. 2 guards in the country. They’ve also landed Justin Fields, the No. 1 quarterback prospect to go along with the No. 1 and No. 3 running back prospects.
Update: 2:30 PM
Four star defensive end Greg Emerson is now official.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Greg Emerson / @sneakerhad_greg
➡️ Defensive End
Jackson, TN
6-3 / 280
@ArmyAllAmerican invitee pic.twitter.com/a6cllitVL6
Update: 4:40 PM
Four star JUCO TE Dominick Wood-Anderson has signed with Tennessee. The 6-4, 245 pounder picked Tennessee over Alabama and Texas A&M.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2017
Dominick Wood-Anderson / @TheRealYungDom
➡️ Tight End
Spring Valley, CA (Arizona Western College)
6-5 / 245
☝️ No. 1 rated JUCO TE pic.twitter.com/ED1gDmytCc
Update: 8:40 PM
JUCO pass rusher Jordan Allen announced that he will be signing with the Vols. There’s some immediate help on the edge for Tennessee.
Update: 9:00 AM Thursday
Jordan Allen makes things official.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 21, 2017
Jordan Allen / @dontsleeponj
➡️ Linebacker
Fairfield, CA (City College of San Francisco)
6-5 / 230
9⃣ No. 9 ESPN JUCO Recruit pic.twitter.com/g2tDUjUwAP
Update: 1:00 PM Friday
Alontae Taylor’s papers are in. He’s officially a Vol. Barring a surprise, this will likely be the last of Tennessee’s early signings.
#TheNextVolunteer ⬇️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 22, 2017
Alontae Taylor / @TaeTaylor6
➡️ Wide Receiver
Manchester, TN
6-0 / 182
ESPN 300 Recruit (#46) pic.twitter.com/ApOUQS78nS