Tennessee pulled off a stunner Tuesday afternoon, swooping in and landing a signature from Dominick Wood-Anderson, the nation’s #1 JUCO Tight End and a recruit coveted by blueblood programs across the country. Thought to be a strong Alabama lean, Wood-Anderson took what was undoubtedly a tremendous visit to Knoxville this past weekend and decided he wanted to be part of what Jeremy Pruitt is building at Tennessee.
After Deeply Thinking About The Biggest Decision Of My Life With My Family, I Proudly Signed My Letter Of Intent And Will Be Continuing My Journey At The University Of Tennesse!🍊 #VolNation #GBO pic.twitter.com/hG9hXbMBiE
— 16Reasons (@TheRealYungDom) December 20, 2017
“DWA” is without a doubt a plug and play starter at a position of need in Tyson Helton’s pro-style offense and where the current roster has real deficiencies. As an early enrollee he’ll jump right in for spring practice and the expectation here is that he’ll be a star. Pairing him with longtime commit and local star Jacob Warren means Pruitt has done yeoman’s work at a real position of need.
What that means for Glenn Beal remains to be seen. Beal is a huge kid with experience both being an inline blocking TE and getting out in the passing game, and is a high level SEC recruit coveted by LSU and Alabama among others. He took his OV to Knoxville this past weekend and has been silent since – he’s by all accounts he’s a quiet kid, but that’s rarely a great sign. That said, with two TEs already in the barn and needs elsewhere who knows if he is a take for the Vols; however, given his size/skill level and potential ability to play DE, it wouldn’t be a shock to see the staff keep recruiting Beal until NSD.
The signing of Wood-Anderson is the strongest sign yet of what Jeremy Pruitt and this staff can do on the recruiting trail. With more time to build relationships the imagination runs wild thinking what might be next…
