Coveted LB Tausili Akana Currently Visiting Tennessee

Tennessee has continued to get elite prospects to campus within the current weeks, and one other high prospect is at the moment visiting with the Vols on Thursday afternoon. Skyridge (Utah) linebacker Tausili Akana made the cross-country journey to Knoxville to take one other have a look at Tennessee’s campus.

He confirmed to Volunteer Nation on Thursday afternoon that he was on campus and, “loving it.” 

Akana is taken into account a top-50 prospect nationally and measures in at 6’4″, 225lbs, whereas projecting as a rise up pass-rusher.

He holds provides from practically 50 Division 1 applications, however his curiosity within the Vols has elevated since they landed the dedication of Nico Iamaleava in March.

“Tausili Akana, he is from Utah, an out of doors backer, undoubtedly a man (I’m recruiting arduous),” Iamaleava instructed Volunteer Nation throughout a Might interview in Nashville.

Akana can also be the cousin of former Tennessee defensive lineman J.T. Mapu, who performed in 27 video games throughout his profession as a Volunteer.

Akana already has a few official visits deliberate, together with stops at LSU and Oklahoma within the months of June and July. Time will inform if Tennessee will have the ability to convey him on an official go to, however his curiosity within the Vols definitely appears optimistic at this stage of the method, as he continues to listen to from Iamaleava day by day.

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