Peach State TE picks up Tennessee offer, schedules visit

As Tennessee transitions to a more pro-style offense, the Vols are in need of a few physical, in-line blocking tight ends.

They signed a pair of hybrid prospects in the 2018 class (Dominick Wood-Anderson and Jacob Warren), but they’ve offered several traditional tight ends in the 2019 class, including 3-star Sean Brown.

Brown picked up a Tennessee scholarship on Tuesday, getting a pair of calls from position coach Brian Nidermeyer and head coach Jeremy Pruitt.

“I talked to coach Pruitt on the phone. He’s the one who offered me personally,” Brown told VolQuest.

“They told me they needed a tight end who was physical and wasn’t worried about catching the ball too much. They think I would fit perfectly right in their system.”

The Cossa (Ga.) High prospect is 6-foot-5, 240-pounds and has recent offers from Kentucky, Maryland and N.C. State.

The Rome, Ga., native grew up an Alabama fan and has visited Auburn, who just offered Wednesday, and Georgia recently. He’s very familiar with Pruitt and is looking forward to meeting him on March 3 when he plans to visit Tennessee for the first time.

“(Pruitt) grew up probably about 45 minutes from where I live at. He knows what kind of football we play down here and he expects a lot out of it,” Brown said.

“Growing up down here, it was all about SEC football. That’s all I really knew as a kid. I always knew that I wanted to play in the SEC somewhere, no matter where it was.”