John Mincey, a 3-star defensive end from Homerville, Georgia, has spurned the South Carolina Gamecocks to become a Tennessee Volunteer.
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John Mincey / @JdcMincey
➡️ Defensive End
📍 Homerville, GA
📈 6-4 / 255
🎖️ Georgia Region 2-A Defensive Player of the Year pic.twitter.com/ERO2Aj4V85— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) February 7, 2018
According to the 247Sports Composite, Mincey is the nation’s No. 38 strongside defensive end in this year’s class. He chose Tennessee over South Carolina and Arkansas and also had offers from the following schools:
- Georgia
- Florida State
- Florida
- Auburn
- LSU
- Kentucky
- Mississippi State
- Ole Miss
- Georgia Tech
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Cincinnati
- Colorado State
- Georgia Southern
- Troy
- Tulane
- USF
| 247 Composite | Rivals | ESPN | |
| Stars | 3 | 3 | - |
| Overall Rank | 797 | - | - |
| Position Rank | 38 | 40 | - |
| State Rank | 80 | 68 | - |
Mincey is the 15th player in this year’s class and joins Greg Emerson, Kingston Harris, and Brant Lawless as the new guys on the defensive line.