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Continuing our daily look at top recruits in each of the SEC states, the next stop in Tennessee. One would think that the Volunteers have a clear edge with top prospects in Tennessee, but things were spread out in 2016 with the top two recruits in Memphis choosing Oregon and Notre Dame, respectively.
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The state is still clearly SEC-first, however, as seven of the top 10 are committed to SEC schools.
Based on 247Sports’ 2016 composite rankings by state, here are Tennessee’s 10 best prospects and where they’re headed (comments where necessary):
1. Dillon Mitchell, WR, 6-1, 190, Memphis (four stars, committed to Oregon): Mitchell has signed his financial paperwork with the Ducks to enroll in January.
2. Daniel Bituli, LB, 6-4, 230, Nashville (four stars, committed to Tennessee)
#Vols commit Daniel Bituli kisses trophy among #BlueCrossBowl photos by @LarryMcCormack1 https://t.co/Fyb61HVoSk pic.twitter.com/XrYgFHvCtq
— Kevin Procter (@KProcterTN) December 5, 2015
3. Joejuan Williams, CB, 6-2, 195, Hendersonville (four stars, committed to Vanderbilt)
Officially a Vanderbilt Commodore thanks to everyone who helped me come this far! #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/RGcDyeBlDk
— Joejuan Williams (@JoejuanW) December 14, 2015
4. Bryce Mathews, OT, 6-5, 280, Brentwood (four stars, committed to Ole Miss)
Huge thanks to @CoachHughFreeze and @mauricejharris for coming to visit yesterday! #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/zfZtqW75Mc
— Bryce Mathews (@bmathews76) December 11, 2015
5. Ryan Johnson, OT, 6-6, 285, Brentwood (four stars, committed to Tennessee): Johnson is solid to the Volunteers and committed to being a strong student, too.
Well I've been accepted into the engineering honors college at @UTKnoxville #GBO #VFL pic.twitter.com/rwLm0OFd8J
— Ryan Johnson (@ryancj96) November 22, 2015
6. Donte Vaughn, CB, 6-3, 190, Memphis (four stars, committed to Notre Dame)
7. Emmit Gooden, DE, 6-4, 280, Brownsville (four stars, committed to Mississippi State): Gooden is the highest rated player in the Bulldogs’ class.
Mississippi State's newest commit, 4-star DE Emmit Gooden, details why he chose the Bulldogs over Bama, LSU: https://t.co/RW7O6UpEv9
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) December 18, 2015
8. Gabe Angel, TE, 6-3, 220, Cookeville (four stars, committed to Ole Miss): Angel has signed his paperwork to enroll at Ole Miss in January
Congrats to @Flyest_Angel_7 on signing with Ole Miss. Not everyday you have an SEC signing. #hottytoddy Cav? pic.twitter.com/EjiJ2dzNEw
— Cookeville Football (@Cavs_Football) December 19, 2015
9. Nygel Edmonds, CB, 5-11, 180, Chattanooga (three stars, committed to Stanford)
10. Ikenna Okeke, S, 6-2, 200, Smyrna (three stars, committed to Texas A&M).
Corey Long is a freelance writer for SaturdayDownSouth.com. Follow Corey on Twitter @CoreyLong.
