4-star WR James Madison II sets Tennessee visit

Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star wide receiver James Madison II is visiting Tennessee on April 5. He announced the news over social media.

Madison II is the No. 265 overall prospect and No. 41 wide receiver in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 37 player in Florida.

university of tennessee on wednesday !🍊#GBO @CoachKelseyPope @maxwellthurmond @coachjoshheupel

— James Madison ii (@JamesJTMadison2) April 1, 2023

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wideout announced his top 10 schools on Jan. 8, which included the Volunteers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Georgia is currently leading for his commitment at 36.1%.

At the moment, Tennessee’s 2024 recruiting class contains six players. It ranks No. 6 in the 2024 On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 4 in the SEC.

The Volunteers have a commitment from one wide receiver in Sardis (Miss.) North Panola four-star wide receiver JJ Harrell. Savannah (Ga.) Calvary Day School four-star quarterback Jake Merklinger, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star tight end Jonathan Echols and Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy four-star cornerback Kaleb Beasley are other players pledged to head coach Josh Heupel and his staff.

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Robinson II is also interested in other top programs

Madison II made a trip to Michigan on March 26. He broke down his visit with EJ Holland of The Wolverine.

“It was a pretty good visit,” Madison said on March 27. “It was nice to put faces to all the names. I had already met Coach (Ron) Bellamy, but to be able to meet Coach (Jim) Harbaugh and the rest of the staff was great. It was also good to just see everything up there, It felt like everybody was striving for one goal. It was very family oriented and traditional. They are upholding a tradition that they work for every day.”

Alabama is another school under consideration by Madison II. The four-star spoke with Joseph Hastings of BamaInsider about the Crimson Tide. 

“It’s Alabama, so I have a high interest level in them just because of what they’ve produced and put into the league over the years,” Madison said on Jan. 25. “They have a good track record. I know they’ll be able to hold me to that standard if I go there.”

Madison II also told Hastings he is hoping to commit ahead of his senior season. There is a chance that Miami will be in contention for his pledge, as the Florida native is impressed by the new-look Hurricanes under head coach Mario Cristobal. 

“They may not even be all the way established yet, but that their players are saying and the coaches are saying that they’re moving forward,” Madison II told Stephen Wagner of CaneSport on Jan. 30. “Like, this is totally different. I feel like that’s the main thing, that they’re working toward getting toward that and they have a plan to do it instead of just saying that they’re going to do it.”