Tennessee football made the top 10 for four-star Georgia athlete Demello Jones Monday afternoon. The Vols joined Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt in Jones’ top group.
TOP 10 ! @Mansell247 @ChadSimmons_ @scottroberts11 @_DwightSmith @n_david88 @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/Go7Yg8o5ff
— 1 † (@TheMelloJones) February 20, 2023
Jones ranks as the nation’s No. 194 player and No. 23 athlete in the country according to the 247sports composite rankings. The Swainsboro native ranks as the 28th best player in the Peach Street.
The 6-foot-1, 176-pound athlete could play on either side of the ball in college but seems more likely to play receiver at the college level.
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Jones has yet to visit Tennessee during his recruitment after taking visits to UCF, South Carolina and Georgia this fall. The four-star recruit made a return visit to Columbia and his first visit to Alabama this January. Jones has official visits to both Alabama and Georgia scheduled for this June.
If Tennessee is going to become a serious players in Jones’ recruitment, they need to get the four-star recruit on campus this summer.
Tennessee’s 2024 recruiting class contains four commits currently including two defensive backs— Marcus Goree Jr. and Kaleb Beasley— but no receiver commits. Three of the Vols’ first four commits are from inside the Volunteer State.
