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Texas QB Kaidon Salter commits to Tennessee football for 2021

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: The Tennessee Volunteers run onto the field before the start of their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks on October 29, 2005 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: The Tennessee Volunteers run onto the field before the start of their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks on October 29, 2005 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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The first quarterback of Tennessee football’s 2021 recruiting class committed out of Cedar Hill, Texas. Kaidon Salter picked Jeremy Pruitt’s Volunteers.

Jeremy Pruitt took Tennessee football national with two four-star commitments from Maryland over the weekend. This time, though, he went back to SEC country for his third commitment in these two days.

Dual-threat quarterback Kaidon Salter, a three-star on Rivals, committed to the Vols’ 2021 recruiting class. Coming out of Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, Salter is actually a four-star on 247Sports and 247Sports Composite.

Ranked the No. 20 player in the country at his position on Rivals, Salter is the first quarterback in 2021 the class for Rocky Top. He announced his commitment to Tennessee football with a video on Twitter.

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Salter is the 21st commitment overall to the Vols, who have the No. 2 ranked recruiting class across all major services now, albeit being significantly behind the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is the 11th commitment in the class over the past two weeks.

With his commitment, Salter also adds another SEC state to the Vols’ class in Texas. Other states include Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. That’s the majority of SEC states, and it covers eight of the 14 schools.

At 6’1″ 185 pounds, Salter clocked in a 4.85 40-time before his junior season, according to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports. He threw for 2,550 yards and ran for 616 while scoring 38 total touchdowns in 2019. Here is a look at his highlight reel.

As you can see, Salter’s mobility is a huge strength, but he also has a huge arm and is pretty accurate on deep passes. Him being able to throw from the pocket is a huge advantage. However, he’s not very tall, and most of his successful throws from the pocket were against three-man rushes with great protection. So he still has a lot to prove.

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Given the commitment of five-star Harrison Bailey in 2020 along with Brian Maurer, Kasim Hill, JT Shrout and Jimmy Holiday being on the roster, Salter’s commitment gives Tennessee football options after 2020 when searching to replace Jarrett Guarantano. They have veterans in Hill, big arms in Bailey and Shrout and mobility in Hill, Holiday, Maurer and Salter. So Pruitt is set there.

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