AMARI MC NEILL, 3-STARS OL / DL, PEACHTREE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, SUWANEE, GA.
Effort: August 31th
247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 792 General Outlook, no. 72 offensive equipment
Height: 6 feet-4
Weight: 280 lb
Offers: 26 (Virginia Tech, Washington State, Minnesota, Memphis, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, FIU, Georgia State, South Alabama)
McNeill, a two-way lineman who was recruited by the former Tennessee staff as a possible defensive lineman, chose the Vols over Minnesota and Memphis on Dec. 7 after getting his first SEC offering from Tennessee on Nov. 19. Most teams recruited him as an attacking lineman, and he was still able to play on either side of the ball for the Vols, one of the few Power Five programs to offer him after seeing his senior season movie. McNeill signed with Tennessee in December and will enroll in May.
JEREMIA CRAWFORD, 3-STARS OL, BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EL DORADO, CAN.
Effort: February 3
247Sports Composite Ranking: No. 41 general junior-college prospect, No. 3 juco offensive tackle
Height: 6 feet-6
Weight: 315 lb
Offers: 22 (Baylor, Kansas State, UCF, Ole Miss, Iowa State, Maryland, UAB, USF, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Arkansas State, East Carolina, Houston, Louisiana)
Crawford had long been a target for Hipel’s staff at UCF, and Tennessee didn’t wait long to reach Crawford after hiring Hipel, bringing him on National Signing Day after chasing him for less than a week. He planned to sign during or after his upcoming junior college season, which will be played this spring, before the Vols contact him. An athletic outfit expected to play the left tackle at Butler this season, Crawford will arrive in Tennessee as a red-shirt sophomore with three seasons remaining to qualify.