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Impact Analysis: CJ Edwards

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Tennessee picked up another defensive piece on Tuesday as New Jersey EDGE CJ Edwards committed to the Vols. Volquest breaks down what his pledge means with the impact analysis of Edwards and so much more.

The Scout

“CJ Edwards, is an interesting edge prospect and one who we saw have some flashes while playing for a top program at Bergen Catholic as a junior,” Charles Power said. “For starters he’s a good athlete in the combine setting and on the field and you can see his play speed and get off on his junior film. Just kind of a twitched up active edge defender. And I think he shows very good effort level in the ability to kind of make second effort plays.

“He plays to the whistle and shows effort and pursuit and kind of just plays at a really high speed and is all go at the snap. I think that the effort level and ability to strain to finish plays is very encouraging. He embraces the physical aspect of the game. He initiates contact and looks to be a solid, edge setter run defender and I think one who is gonna each continue getting better on that front. We haven’t seen a ton of film or I guess our exposure to him is fairly limited to this point. But, you know, the, the bits we’ve seen are encouraging and we look forward to kind of continuing to evaluate him. He is an intriguing prospect and one who certainly showed some flashes as a junior at Bergen Catholic.”

— Charles Power (On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings)

What’s next?

The Vols have continued to make a strong impression on Rodney Dunham. He was in town in January, and he has continued to express a strong interest in the Vols. He could potentially be back in the spring, depending on his baseball schedule. He has yet to announce an official visit schedule, but all indications suggest the Vols are in line to get one from him.

Additionally, Tristian Givens, Dre Quinn Zach Groves, Luke Wafle and JJ Finch are all versatile defenders Tennessee has continued recruit aggressively and are expected back on campus the next few months for visits.

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