re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

Sorry to hear about your loss..

SEC Spotlight: Wrapping up the Early Signing Period (Rivals | segments)


Alabama five-star RB Trey Sanders

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The SEC once again stole the headlines of the Early Signing Period and the conference finished with the nation’s top four teams in the Rivals.com Team Rankings. While there’s likely to be some more shuffling between now and National Signing Day, it’s still clear the conference remains the king of recruiting. Today we put a bow on the Early Signing Period storylines in the conference and take a look ahead to what the next six weeks will hold.

MORE: SEC team rankings

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TideSaint,

I lost a family member this morning as well. It has been difficult day for us and I can imgaine the same for you. Please continue to pray for both of us.

Praying for comfort for that side of the family.

Vols among early favorites for in-state 5-star
GoVols247 | embedded highlights video)

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Five-star Class of 2020 defensive end/linebacker Reggie Grimes of Mount Juliet (Tenn.) High School celebrated Christmas by announcing Tuesday on his Twitter account that Alabama, Clemson, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Ohio State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt are the 10 schools standing out to him.

The 6-foot-3.5, 220-pound Grimes, who’s currently the No. 1 prospect from the state of Tennessee in the 2020 class, added that his current favorites were listed in alphabetical order.

Grimes wrote in a note accompanying his top contenders that the “list is only made up of schools that have offered me a scholarship and is subject to change anytime between now and when I release my top 5 during my senior season.”

He’s ranked the No. 23 overall prospect and No. 2 weakside defensive end in the 2020 class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, where he’s ranked the No. 21 overall player and No. 3 weakside defensive end in the 2020 class.

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Grimes is the son of former Alabama defensive lineman Reggie Grimes Sr., who briefly played for the NFL’s New England Patriots.

In August, he told GoVols247 that Tennessee was one of a handful of schools standing out to him, along with Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and South Carolina.

The younger Grimes has visited Tennessee at least three times this year, most recently attending the Vols’ 59-3 rout of East Tennessee State on Sept. 8 in their home opener. He also traveled to Knoxville in June and attended one of Tennessee’s spring scrimmages in April.

Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt spent two years with Grimes’ father at Alabama — first as a teammate, then for one year during Pruitt’s time as a graduate assistant for the Crimson Tide.

Grimes said earlier this year that Pruitt already had shown him that he’s a priority for the Vols. “He knows my dad. He’s recruiting me really hard,” the younger Grimes told GoVols247 at the time. “He really wants me.”

The fact that Pruitt and his father “played together” and have a strong relationship, Grimes said earlier this year, is just one of the reason he likes Tennessee.

“(I like) the fact that Coach Pruitt came down (to Mount Juliet to see) just me multiple times,” Grimes said. “They’re all competitive, the coaching staff. It’s a complete shift from the previous coaching staff.”

Grimes said in August that he’s convinced the Vols will have success under Pruitt because of “just the way that the players are now,” based on his trips to Tennessee this year.

“It’s different from the way they were when the last coaches were there,” Grimes said at the time. “It’s completely different.”

All three predictions on the 247Sports Crystal Ball point to Alabama as the favorite to land him.

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Note: One of the CBs is from Hank South.

Sorry to hear that Saint. Saying a prayer for your uncle and his family.

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Who the hell is downvoting condolence posts about a death?

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Maybe it's Oklahomey. I wonder if SOG or Flesh can tell who downvoted specific posts.

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Another committed prospect that is yet to make things official, Robinson is unlikely to look around in the months ahead. In fact, some wonder if he’s already signed, but electing to keep things quiet. 

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I'm starting to feel that Robinson, unless he was told to hold off, signed already and is keeping it quiet based on how confident the reports are from 247 and Rivals that he is sticking with his commitment. He doesn't seem like a kid that advertises his activities but since he has committed to Bama his timeline is all Tide and there are no other official visits to any other schools listed. We will know if some officials pop up next month. Even though his schools doesn't do a ceremony until Feb, 2 of his teammates show signed to Syracuse and Vandy and 2 other committed kids are unsigned to Michigan and Colgate.

Nice detective work, Carlton. Since Hank's article said none of Keilan Robinson's teammates had signed early, I just now DMd him about that not jiving with 247's data, quoted what the Rivals article said, and also ask if he thinks Robinson might've signed already but is keeping it secret until a signing announcement event. Keilan is an Under Armor All-American and that game is Jan 3rd. It might be tomorrow before Hank replies.

Edit: Hank said "we were told" Robinson hasn't signed, but noted that could be to keep it secret. He said a teammate did sign secretly and that he'll talk to Keilan at Under Armor practices this weekend. Hank also said "I believe that's correct" about To'oto'o announcing his decision Jan 19th at the Polynesian Bowl. He said he'll see him too and confirm it at the All-American Bowl.