Maryland DE hopes to see Vols

With a signee from Washington D.C. enrolling in June and a commitment from Eric Crosby from the Tidewater, Virginia area, the Vols putting in work along the eastern seaboard.

A prospect the Vols hope to get on campus in May is defense end Chase Young from Maryland.

Young is a 6-5 220 pound four star from Hyattsville, Maryland with a ton of college options. One of those is Tennessee and Young is listening.

“I probably talk to coach Strip (Steve Stripling) three times a week,” Young said. “I also talk to coach Ollie and so do my parents.

“Coach Strip is a good coach. Their d-line is the best part of their defense because they are fast up front.”

In addition to talk to the Vols a lot, Young also has regular conversations with Southern Cal, Maryland, Miami, Arizona State, and Ohio State where he most recently visited.

“My last visit was to Ohio State. Next month I plan on making a trip down to see both Tennessee and Alabama.”

Despite all the attention and conversations with multiple schools weekly, Young said the recruiting process has been anything but hectic.

“It just phone conversations,” Young said. “It's not hard to do or manage.”

While it's just conversations right now, Young knows that at some point a decision has to be made and he has pretty clear vision of what's important to him.

“The relationships you have with everyone in the program,” Young said. “Coaches, players and all the support people and then my major is important in all of this. I want to major in criminology because I would like to work for the F.B.I.”

As for his game, Young feels his athletic ability and desire is what has drawn so much attention from schools.

“They like my quickness off the ball,” Young said. “I bend well and I have a good frame. Coach say you can see my will to win on tape and my competitiveness is something all the schools mention.

“I like to model my game after Julius Peppers when he was young.”

Rivals.com ranks Young as the 4th best weakside defensive end in the country.