Unstoppable: Tennessee lands second 4-star commitment of the day, a QB from Texas
Mother’s Day has been yet another huge day for the Tennessee Volunteers on the recruiting trails, as they’ve now landed 2 4-star prospects.
First, 4-star OLB Aaron Willis from Baltimore committed to the Vols. Then, it was 4-star dual-threat QB Kaidon Salter’s turn to announce his commitment to Tennessee.
As you can see below, Salter announced his decision with a video posted on Twitter. The Vols beat out Auburn, Arkansas, Baylor and others for his services:
Cool, Calm, Collected, and Commited #7UP
🎥: @jetervideovault pic.twitter.com/9H5S67Qshp
— ksalt (@KaidonSalter_7) May 10, 2020
Per the 247Sports composite ratings, Salter is the No. 10 dual-threat quarterback in the 2021 class and the No. 43 overall recruit from the state of Texas.
The Vols now have 21 players in their 2021 recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 2 in the country and No. 1 in the SEC, per 247Sports.
Below, check out some of Salter’s high school highlights, courtesy of Hudl:
Nice! Welcome home young man.
This is getting ridiculous.
indeed
We agree.
Salter is a pretty good player. No doubt will start someday.
Wow, good job Pruitt and company! Keep it rolling.
Keep what rolling? Whatever is luring them to UT? We can only imagine at this point.
Never seen anything like this in modern era of recruiting.
Even some of Tenn’s 3 stars were sought by FL, GA, AL, AU. State, A&M and other SEC teams. Amazing, esp after Butch left UT with nothing.
Welcome men.
GBO
@Vol1……What you mean you never saw anything like this?. You must mean by Tennessee. Because UGA has put 4 classes in a row together that were better than this one!!!!
Don’t forget. These guys haven’t signed yet. I have a feeling they just want to be a part of something exciting while this covid 19 talk is going. KEEPING THEM WILL BE THE HARD PART!!!!!
PS. Your schedule is way too tough to think your going unbeaten. And these guys probably won’t stay with just a average season!!! But keep them warm for us LOL. GO DAWGS!!!!!! UGA THE NEW DYNASTY
King Hudson
Are we a little salty? You honestly didn’t expect Georgia to continue winning the recruiting battles year in and year out did you? I mean I applaud your dedication to the dogs but those days are coming to an end.
Keep relishing in those RECRUITING championships Like most Dwag Fans. Recruiting has always gone in cycles and people seem to forget this UT staff has three former “Recruiter of the Year” Winners On staff. As someone who loves to talk about recruiting success year in and year out surely you can appreciate that.
No one is saying the Vols will go unbeaten. But with Pruitt at the helm, Vol fans feel far more confident in the player development taking place, which has lead to some far greater production on the field. So imagine what can happen when you start working with better talent.
Interesting take tho, Mr. Negan or Hudson or whatever your name is. But for your Dwags to be the new Dynasty… they’d better start actually winning some championships. If you have forgotten, they currently have a reputation for falling short, while also having the very best players on the field. Ouch.
Ut must want recruiting over with now in May.
At this rate, everyone else should want that.
@UsmcDawg………….Tennessee has to obey scholarship rules like everyone else!!! They filled this class with 3 stars 12 of them!!! I believe Pruitt might could pull more 5 stars if he wasn’t so in a hurry!!!! But in order to do that now he would have to start PULLING SCHOLARSHIPS AND THAT WOULD LOOK AWFUL ON HIM!!!!!! It would be the END OF PRUITT AS A RECRUITER!!!!!
Still this class is just about finished. So he is going to have to roll with those 3 star guys!!!! And I still say UGA will finish higher in recruiting!!!! Kirby plays the long game and KIRBY SELECTS!!!!
PS. But it is good for UT as of now. So congrats for now.
King Negan
So you think the dawgs don’t recruit over some already committed guys…..riiiiight! Are you that ill formed or just naive?
King this lesson in recruiting is free. Next one you must pay for. Coaches frequently take tge bird in the hand until the one in the bush commits. Look for a couple of the lower ranked players to move on as we back fill with higher rated players.
King Fuzzy
And I still say UGA will finish higher in recruiting!!!! Kirby plays the long game and KIRBY SELECTS!!!! And… Georgia will still be irrelevant.
Everyone with any recruiting sense, knows that some offers are not takes. Every team does it, especially the bullpuppies of Mr. Get Smart. If Pruitt can get more 5 stars, he will have room for them.
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WOOOO boy! Tennessee has got to be broke by now!
Naw…we upped our recruiting budget, we’re in good shape.
I’ll say you upped your recruiting budget.
TN is killing it right now!
Average PLAYER ranking in SEC recruiting classes so far:
1. Georgia
2. Bama
3. LSU
4. Auburn
5. A&M
6. Floriduh
7. Tennessee
Hmm. Maybe Pruitt ain’t “killing it” after all.
I think we’ll call him the Three Star General. Hah!
Salty, eh? Getting worried? You should. Pruitt and company will continue to narrow the gap and eventually there will be no gap. UGA and UF have all celebrated a “down” Tennessee. Those days are going to be over soon, and this evidence of outstanding recruiting is just a key performance indicator that demonstrates “these times are a changing.” The SEC runs in cycles. It was only a matter of time before UT was back. Kind of funny seeing all of the fuss by our SEC opponents.
Why the quotation marks?
Why would I be worried. You now have 20 verbal commits and this entire “Class” doesn’t come close to what Kirby has done the last four years.
You guys are doing a great job in convincing yourselves this is something, though.
Follow your Three Star General straight to 8-win mediocrity!!!
@Corch Apparently Recruiting Championships don’t lead to National Championships. Surely you as a reigning recruiting champion realize that.
If you wanna talk about stars do some research. The reason why everyone is talking Tennessee is because they have landed all of these 4 & 5 Star guys AFTER already having the three stars. Since you seem to know recruiting so well I’m sure you also realize that Jeremy Pruitt has one of the better reputations in college football for evaluating and developing talent.
I encourage you to study the offers some of these players have before writing them off. I’ll take a 3 star with offers from your big brother Bama, Auburn, A&M, LSU, Florida any day. With that being said, we’re on a streak of grabbing guys that your beloved Dwags seemed to have also offered. Here’s to another season of coming up short with the best talent on the field. Ouch.
“Hah!”
Coming up short? The Vols have not had a team ranked in the final Top 20 in over 10 years? 2007 @ #12 to be exact. Top 20?? Talk about ouch.
Yeah, I hate top-5 finishes. I hate winning the division and Rose Bowls and Sugar Bowls. I hate going to the playoffs and playing in a National Title Game. I hate recruiting classes full of blue chip players.
I hate all those things so much.
Now imagine how much I’d hate being an afterthought, as Tennessee has been, for so so so so so so so long.
So you officially get the participation trophy! When the dogs actually win a Nat. Championship get back to us. Until then thanks for “participating”!
By your definition, every team but one has a season that doesn’t mean anything. The rivalry games you dominate don’t matter. The division doesn’t matter. Winning a conference doesn’t matter. Winning a Rose Bowl (the Granddaddy of Them All!) doesn’t matter.
NONE OF THAT MATTERS UNLESS YOU WIN A NATIONAL TITLE.
Which only one team per year can do. So all those other teams are just wasting their time if they fall short.
You’re an idiot, Snapshot.
I would hate to have that much talent and still come up short.
The evidence highly supports one fact above others, when Pruitt has equally talented players, he will win big games. Something Mr. Bumbling out of Athens does not do.
What evidence is that?
redsox2004
I’m not here to pick UT, Pruitt is definitely making progress on getting UT turned around.
If any coach in the SECE is “closing the gap” it is Pruitt.
But
“The evidence highly supports one fact above others, when Pruitt has equally talented players, he will win big games.”
That has to be the dumbest statement posted on SDS in monthes.
What are you talking about? Do the Ga State and BYU games count as evidence.
Idk, beating Indian for the Gator Bowel win to cap off a “turn around”season was pretty rad.
All those three stars came before this recent recruiting run. Yes, there are a lot of three stars, but what UT has done recently is impressive- 2 five stars and 6 four stars. It will take a lot more to get up to UGA’s standards though.
3 star general is next to the top. How about maybe, Captain Pruitt?
Or better yet, 2nd Lieutenant Pruitt. Those here with military experience will get what I am saying.
Yeah, except that makes no sense.
He’s a Three Star General because he fills his classes with Three Stars Players.
OK, good point.
Y’all keep rolling with recruits with an erector set stadium…we continue to spends multi millions in stadium upgrades and over pay a bad coach…we’re just dumb.
It may not look the best from the outside, however there isn’t a better stadium in the SEC for watching a game.
Do feel to bad. You are right there with Georgia in over paying a coach if results mean anything.
* too *
So an SEC Title, a Rose Bowl, a Sugar Bowl, and three straight divisions is nothing?
Hmm. Remember life before Saban? You morons would’ve killed for three years like that from 2002-2004.
The kind of moron who would rather see a game in a new park than Wrigley or Fenway. If you want to play putt putt instead of watch the game, go to your local single or double A ballpark
Not sure I would go that far. Cubs have made some upgrades recently but Wrigley Field is still a dump. But if seeing or getting caught between Cub fan vs Cub fan throwing beer at each other is your thing then who needs the game anyway?
We want to make sure that we provide only the very best game experience for our visiting fans and teams.
We plan to take you up on that offer this season.
Kids coming out of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville are close to a perfect signee. There is such serious talent southwest of Dallas. These kids can ball and when it’s said and done their 3 or 4 stars should of been 5. I have no doubt Tennessee got a stating QB or whatever position he plays. These kids at QB are usually the most talented off the team.
We were a university before you were a state. But that’s a conversation for another day.
Just the facts sir!
You here because you may not have a season this year? Your California universities boss says the fall semester will not be fully back in class in California. Gonna be hard to field teams in that western conference like that.
Now y’all beat us like a birth right, I’ll give ya that. And you’re on the come up, Pruitt may get ya to the Taxslayer bowl this year. But if we can avoid layin an egg on Rocky Top, Kentucky is comin for the SEC East, this year! Break it down, top 5 O Line, Top 10 defense, long drives with the threat to take the top off. Be a miracle but I feel a Kentucky Shocker comin! 3 fingers of 20 year pappy right down the throat! As long as we have football this fall, we are all gonna be alright! With fans, no asterisks!
Sounds like that pappy is treating you right.
If……
So far, it doesn’t look quite as good as the class they had last year. But another top 10 class would be impressive, anyway. BTW, I enjoyed reading the trash talk on here. Good stuff.