Simmons said the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Young could be “a game-changing type of pickup” for new Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt’s staff.
“I mean, this is one of the most eye-popping late finds that I can remember,” Simmons said of Young, who’s ranked by 247Sports as the No. 190 overall prospect and No. 27 wide receiver in the 2018 class. “I think, based on film and based on profile and just what we know on the surface of this kid, he could be one of the best receivers in this class.”
Young received his initial rating from 247Sports on Thursday and made his debut in the final update to the Top247 for the 2018 class.
Simmons said Young’s highlights, combined with his history as a state champion in the 110-meter hurdles in Georgia’s Class AAAAAA, quickly caught the attention of 247Sports’ analysts.
“We put him in the Top247 based on that profile, that highlight film,” Simmons said. “And I think, if we had more time to get confident with this kid, that there’s no reason he doesn’t have top-100 or five-star ceiling. That’s how good his film and his profile — being a track state champion and a productive kid on the high-school level — that’s the kind of upside I think he’s got.
“So, to me, I think this is a game-changing type of pickup.”
“I mean, this is one of the most eye-popping late finds that I can remember,” Simmons said of Young, who’s ranked by 247Sports as the No. 190 overall prospect and No. 27 wide receiver in the 2018 class. “I think, based on film and based on profile and just what we know on the surface of this kid, he could be one of the best receivers in this class.”
Young received his initial rating from 247Sports on Thursday and made his debut in the final update to the Top247 for the 2018 class.
Simmons said Young’s highlights, combined with his history as a state champion in the 110-meter hurdles in Georgia’s Class AAAAAA, quickly caught the attention of 247Sports’ analysts.
“We put him in the Top247 based on that profile, that highlight film,” Simmons said. “And I think, if we had more time to get confident with this kid, that there’s no reason he doesn’t have top-100 or five-star ceiling. That’s how good his film and his profile — being a track state champion and a productive kid on the high-school level — that’s the kind of upside I think he’s got.
“So, to me, I think this is a game-changing type of pickup.”
