TENNESSEE 2019 SIGNEES
After signing 19 players during the early period in December, the Tennessee football program added a handful of signees and commitments to its 2019 recruiting class on Wednesday. Here are signee bios not previously published by the Times Free Press, with height, weight, hometown and previous school (in parentheses):
ATH Quavaris Crouch
› 6-2, 230, Charlotte, N.C. (Harding University HS)
› The top-ranked recruit in North Carolina and the second-ranked athlete in the country, Crouch is expected to play linebacker for the Volunteers. He initially wasn’t expected to announce his decision until last month, but he signed with Tennessee in December and enrolled in January. He was injured most of 2018, but as a junior in 2017, he rushed for 3,246 yards and 33 touchdowns while racking up 48 tackles and 14 sacks.
DB DeAngelo Gibbs
› 6-1, 205, Loganville, Ga. (Georgia) › Once rated a five-star prospect, Gibbs spent the past two seasons with the Georgia Bulldogs before transferring. He could play on either side of the ball, but he was a safety for Georgia, appearing in 13 games with 10 tackles during his time there. He’s expected to be eligible in 2020 with two seasons of eligibility remaining.
RB Eric Gray
› 5-10, 195, Memphis (Lausanne)
› A consensus four-star prospect who is rated the fifth-best player in Tennessee and the fourth-best running back/all-purpose back in the country, he signed after the Vols announced their December signees. He was a three-time Tennessee Mr. Football winner, was twice named the state’s Gatorade player of the year and set the state record for career touchdowns with 138.
DL Aubrey Solomon
› 6-3, 297, Leesburg, Ga. (Michigan) › Once a consensus top-five defensive tackle in the 2017 class, he spent two years at Michigan, where he appeared in 18 games and recorded 24 tackles, including two for loss. Most of that production came in 2017, when he had 18 tackles (two for loss) while appearing in all 13 games. As a transfer, he is expected to have two seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2020.
LB Henry To’oto’o
›6-2, 230, Pittsburg, Calif. (De La Salle)
› The consensus four-star prospect was the last Vols signee to submit his paperwork on Wednesday, and he added an important piece to coach Jeremy Pruitt’s puzzle. To’oto’o, who picked the Vols over Alabama and Washington, was a first-team MaxPreps All-American who led his school to a 12-1 record and the state title game as a senior.
OL Darnell Wright
› 6-6, 320, Huntington, W.Va. (Huntington)
› A consensus five-star prospect, he didn’t sign until Wednesday but had long been considered to lean toward the Vols. His addition gave Tennessee five offensive linemen in this class, with Wright and early enrollee Wanya Morris both fivestar recruits. He chose the Vols over offers from 22 other programs, including West Virginia, which made a late push.