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The Tennessee Vols are one of a few projects seeking after 2026 four-star running back Kaydin Jones.

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Jones, 6-foot/170 lbs structure Jenks, alright, is evaluated by On3 as the No. 10 running, thinking back to the 2026 enlisting class and the No. 1 player in the territory of Oklahoma.

The gifted running back as of late visited Tennessee, however the Sooners are viewed as the top choices in this enlisting fight since Jones’ dad, Kejuan, played at Oklahoma from 2001 to 2005.

Strangely, Kejuan endorsed with Oklahoma over Tennessee in the mid 2000s. Furthermore, one justification for that choice was on the grounds that the Sooners were losing beginning quarterback Josh Heupel, presently UT’s lead trainer, after the 2000 season.

“OU is losing its predominant power on offense in Josh Heupel,” expressed Kejuan to The Tulsa World in late 2000. “Tennessee and TCU are losing their top running backs. The two of them run the ball a ton yet I just felt OU was a solid match.”

Kejuan in the end mourned his choice to stay close by at Oklahoma for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, in any event, faulting the Sooners’ mentors for his NFL draft stock falling.

(Note: Heupel was an alumni colleague at Oklahoma in 2004 preceding joining Arizona’s staff in 2005. He got back to Oklahoma as the Sooners’ quarterbacks mentor in 2006.)

The senior Jones lost conveys to future NFL genius Adrian Peterson during his last two seasons at Oklahoma.

“I simply feel they (OU mentors) didn’t use me as well as they ought to have,” Jones said. “Take a gander at the Reggie Shrub LenDale White circumstance.”
Kejuan has noticed various times throughout the long term that he’s as yet a stalwart Sooners fan, so it’s dicey that his inconvenience with how he was utilized during his last a long time at Oklahoma will influence his child’s enrollment.

In any case, almost certainly, getting to the NFL will be something that Kejuan stresses as critical to Kaydin. Furthermore, Kejuan could alert Kaydin against pursuing a choice dependent exclusively upon being a fan or nearness to home. Perhaps they’ll check out at Jaylen Wright’s rising at Tennessee under Heupel and give the Vols a more extended look.