Prospect Fits: Jaden Reddell Would Continue Tennessee's TE Revolution

2024 four-star tight end Jaden Reddell has the Tennessee Volunteers among his top schools, and he would bring an interesting fit to Knoxville.

Some prospects and programs just fit together. Tennessee and four-star tight end Jaden Reddell certainly do - the Vols' offense would fit Reddell well, and vice versa. Though he is down to five schools and has not made a decision, we examine what his potential would be if he chose to play college football on Rocky Top.

Reddell isn't your traditional tight end. He won't often line up attached to the formation with his hand in the dirt. He's an H-back with a lot of versatility; Reddell stands 6-4 and 220 pounds while running a 4.5-second forty-yard dash. He benches 255 pounds and squats 365 pounds, meaning he's essentially an oversized wideout with dynamic athletic traits. Raymore-Peculiar High School splits him out wide frequently, and he spent a large chunk of his junior year lining up outside the numbers.

Fortunately, the Vols run a pace and space offense where tight ends don't have to attach to the line of scrimmage. Freshman tight end Ethan Davis made numerous grabs in the spring game where he initially began the play split out wide. Head coach Josh Heupel wants to get the ball into his playmakers' hands, and anytime you can get Reddell in space, it's a win. 

The intriguing thing about Reddell is how many route combinations you can form on the boundary with him. Few high school tight ends have as much knowledge about manipulating defensive backs as Reddell. He's routinely reading body leverage, redirecting, and implementing subtle nuances into his movements so that the defender isn't clued in on his ultimate destination.

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