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KNOXVILLE — Tennessee welcomes a new commitment in 2020 linebacker Eunique Valentine, who will start his college football career as a preferred walk-on.
Recruitment closed. @Vol_Football @CoachJPruitt @CoachStiff @CoachRosser2x pic.twitter.com/B6QrN9UrI5
— Eunique Valentine (@euniquev3) February 15, 2020
The Knoxville Central High School linebacker had scholarship offers from other schools outside of the Power 5, and was committed to Navy late in 2019. Citing a desire to stay closer to home, Valentine will join Tennessee in 2020.
Jeremy Pruitt and Tennessee’s staff have never been shy about their affinity for recruits who were champions in high school, and Valentine was a key member of a Knoxville Central program coming off back-to-back 5A state championships.
In 2019, Valentine racked up 102 total tackles with 15.5 TFLs and 10 sacks.