Enterprise High School safety Eric Winters is one of the top defensive backs in the country. He ranks as the No. 79 prospect in the 2025 class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, and holds 28 offers. Many national programs are invested in this recruitment, but Winters cut his list to five schools on Friday.
Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Miami, and Tennessee will continue competing for the talented defender. Winters explained his interest in the Volunteers with On3’s Chad Simmons, and their family vibe once again has Tennesssee in the running for another national prospect.
“I’ve been around those guys and they give you that vibe,” Winters told Simmons in an exlusive interview. “Those are the type of guys you want to go to work with every day and the type of guys you want to be around for the next three-to-four years. Coach Josh Heupel, he’s a really good guy who sets the energy.”
The NFL Draft is just days away, and soon enough hundreds of college football players will hear their names called across three days and seven rounds from Detroit, Michigan.
A handful of former Tennessee Volunteers could hear their names called, and the first among them will almost certainly be RB Jaylen Wright. Wright projects by many draft pundits to be among the first running backs selected after a strong Combine showing.
The Cowboys were surprising non-players in free agency, which saw starting RB Tony Pollard off to the Tennessee Titans in free agency. The 2023 NFC 2 seed Cowboys could use a playmaker at the position to help them get over the hump, so spending a day two pick (they hold picks 56 and 87) could make a lot of sense for them. Protecting Dak Prescott should also be a priority, so picking up the draft’s best pass blocking back in Wright makes sense.
