KNOXVILLE, Tenn. โ Twenty high school football players signed with Tennessee on early national signing day.
Coach Heupel held a press conference to speak about their decisions and to discuss what he hoped to see from future players. Those players included four-star DL Tyre West, choosing to play for Tennessee over Georgia and Florida State. West is 6 feet three inches tall and weighs 280 pounds. He earned all-region honors in all four years at Tifton County High School in Tifton, Georgia.
Four-star RB Justin Williams also signed to the Vols, choosing Tennessee over Auburn. He announced his decision over his Instagram on Wednesday.
"I'm ready to be a Vol," he said after putting on a Tennessee hat.
West and Williams are two of the nine Georgia natives that signed on Wednesday. They are also two of the seven four-stars in the early signing class for 2022.
Here are all 20 early Vols signees:
- Maurice Clipper Jr., OL, Alpharetta, Georgia
- Brian Grant, OL, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Christian Harrison, DB, Atlanta, Georgia
- Elijah Herring, LB, Newnan, Georgia
- Tayven Jackson, QB, Greenwood, Indiana
- Joshua Josephs, DE, Kennesaw, Georgia
- Cameron Miller, WR, Memphis, Tennessee
- Addison Nichols, OL, Atlanta, Georgia
- Chas Nimrod, WR, Bentonville, Arkansas
- James Pearce, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Kalib Perry, LB, Georgetown, Kentucky
- Jordan Phillips, DL, Orlando, Florida
- Masai Reddick, OL, Detroit, Michigan
- Dylan Sampson, RB, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Jourdan Thomas, DB, Montgomery, Alabama
- Kaleb Webb, WR, Powder Springs, Georgia
- Tyre West, DL, Tifton, Georgia
- Marquarius White, Birmingham, Alabama
- Desmond Williams, DB, Forsyth, Georgia
- Justin Williams, RB, Dallas, Georgia
You can watch Hepuel's conference live here.
