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Tennessee Football: Five Most Underrated Recruits from the Vols 2016 National Signing Day Class

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 14, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the North Texas Mean Green. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the North Texas Mean Green. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 15, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium during the first half of the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kentucky Wildcats. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 15, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium during the first half of the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kentucky Wildcats. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

That’s normal.

What’s not normal is the uncanny ability of Devante Brooks to be a complete tight end, which he should easily evolve into once he gets fully healthy again.

Brooks is a very fast player who plays both defensive end and tight end in high school, which is a trademark of usually the best tight ends. Jason Witten anyone?

The 6’5″ 225 pound DC prospect brings the perfect physical abilities as a tight end to the program.

Brooks has the receiver abilities, showing that he can catch the ball over opponents, and he has the physical abilities, as he has run through tacklers. But he also appears to have receiver speed. If he can pick up more blocking schemes, he will be incredible, and with Alex Ellis gone, there’s nobody to back up Ethan Wolf going into this year.

Brooks and Austin Pope are the main guys in competition to do it, but Brooks is the one with the raw talent. He has the potential to be a huge star and even spend some time on the field alongside Wolf this season.

Mark it down. Brooks is a future star for the Vols at this position, right along the same lines as Brad Cottam, Luke Stocker, and Witten.

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Devante Brooks

Tight End, Washington, D.C.

Just like Carlin Fils-aime, Devante Brooks was held back a bit by injury. By all accounts, he would have been a four-star tight end for the Vols, but after suffering an injury his junior year, he struggled to recover his senior year.

That’s normal.

What’s not normal is the uncanny ability of Devante Brooks to be a complete tight end, which he should easily evolve into once he gets fully healthy again.

Brooks is a very fast player who plays both defensive end and tight end in high school, which is a trademark of usually the best tight ends. Jason Witten anyone?

The 6’5″ 225 pound DC prospect brings the perfect physical abilities as a tight end to the program.

Brooks has the receiver abilities, showing that he can catch the ball over opponents, and he has the physical abilities, as he has run through tacklers. But he also appears to have receiver speed. If he can pick up more blocking schemes, he will be incredible, and with Alex Ellis gone, there’s nobody to back up Ethan Wolf going into this year.

Brooks and Austin Pope are the main guys in competition to do it, but Brooks is the one with the raw talent. He has the potential to be a huge star and even spend some time on the field alongside Wolf this season.

Mark it down. Brooks is a future star for the Vols at this position, right along the same lines as Brad Cottam, Luke Stocker, and Witten.

Next: #1: Latrell Williams-WR

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