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Tennessee Football: Jeremy Pruitt isn’t done recruiting yet

By Colton Pickard

JACKSONVILLE, FL - JANUARY 02: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers looks on in the first half of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Indiana Hoosiers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - JANUARY 02: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers looks on in the first half of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Indiana Hoosiers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Football and Jeremy Pruitt have been working hard on the recruiting trail, and it looks like he’s not done recruiting yet.

When Jeremy Pruitt was announced as Tennessee football’s head coach, Tennessee fans knew that they were getting a good recruiter. Soon the Vols would be competing with the best teams in college football for the top talent in the country.

Pruitt is holding up his end of the deal so far, as we’ve seen with the 2021 recruiting class. Pruitt has gotten some great verbal commitments as he works to bring in his players and build his Tennessee football team.

The Vols received some pretty good news recently, too. The No. 1 JUCO cornerback in the country narrowed his list down to seven, and Tennessee made the cut.

De’Jahn Warren listed Tennessee alongside Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Maryland, and Penn State.

Tennessee might have some influence on the roster with Savion Williams, who played for Lackawanna Community College, where Warren plays now.

It has been a common theme for Pruitt to double-dip when it comes to finding talent at the same school for multiple years in a row. It’s an interesting strategy as he could lean on his current players to help him out indirectly during the recruiting process. I don’t know if that’s the case with Williams, but it couldn’t hurt for Warren to know that Williams is in Knoxville.

Warren is the No. 2 JUCO player in the country, as well as being the No. 1 JUCO corner. He was a JUCO All-American in 2019 and has been a force to be reckoned with in between the hashes. He finished the season with 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, five interceptions, three forced fumbles, and five blocked kicks.

He seems like he would fit the mold of a Jeremy Pruitt cornerback, too. He’s physical, tough, and has great coverage skills.

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I think Pruitt has found another solid JUCO player that is talented enough to contribute when he arrives on campus. He will have two years of JUCO experience when he gets to Knoxville, so he won’t need to go through the transition from high school to the SEC. It’s up to Pruitt to make sure he gets Warren’s commitment and keep it.

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