Tennessee picked up a verbal commitment from Toney Williams on Saturday, giving the Vols their fourth commit so far for the 2009 class. Williams is a 6-foot-1, 235-pound running back (who will likely never see that spot as a Vol).
The thought is Williams will likely move to linebacker or H-back because his frame can hold a little extra weight. He chose the Vols over offers from Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Kentucky, North Carolina State and Indiana. He had interest and was going to visit Clemson, Georgia and Florida but did not yet have offers. He’d sent film to Alabama before receiving the UT offer.
This is a good, solid pickup for UT. Nothing wrong with taking a guy like this. I initially said, “Huh?” since it is thought that we lead for star RBs Jarvis Giles of Florida and David Oku of Oklahoma, but I saw this kid as a bruiser who will not play RB. His film looks pretty good despite the lack of top-tier offers. I project him as being a mid-range three-star kid and somebody who won’t play running back. You simply don’t see a lot of kids with 4.6 speed play RB in the SEC. He has LB written all over him.
He is from Milton H.S. in Alpharetta, Ga. Here’s a nice link from the AJC about him and some comments from some obviously biased people who’ve seen him play. He is a Tennessee native.
He is from Milton H.S. in Alpharetta, Ga. … He is a Tennessee native.
I don’t doubt you, but how does that work?
Hooper, maybe this will clear things up…it’s the first comment from the AJC article:
“Toney Williams is the best tailback in GA and probably in the State.”
Okay, maybe not.
Well, a “native” means he was born in Tennessee, which if I’m not mistaken, it said in the AJC article. He could have moved to Alpharetta, but he’s a “resident” of Alpharetta and a “native” of Tennessee.
Gotcha. I new there was logic somewhere; I just didn’t see it initially.
I believe the AJC put it the same way you did, Ghost, but you are correct about the meaning. Fortunately for the Vols, he moved outside of the state of Tennessee so that Fulmer was able to successfully recruit him.
^^^^HAHAHA. I like that TFIT.
I agree this is a nice addition to the team. If anything, it provides depth and a potential special teams player. Who knows, the kid may end up as the SEC Player of the Year one day.