Tennessee is in the top three for 2022 four-star weakside defensive end Ken Talley, the Philadelphia native announced on Twitter Wednesday night.
Talley also confirmed that he would be making his decision on his grandmother’s birthday, Sept. 8. The Vols were joined by Penn State and Arizona State in his top three.
TOP 3 SEPT 8TH COMMITT DAY pic.twitter.com/HnSc63r67P
— KEN “??? ?????“ TALLEY (@KenTalley22) September 2, 2020
Tennessee made the for Talley when he announced his top 13 on Aug. 2. The Vols were joined by Texas A&M, Michigan, Kentucky, Nebraska, West Virginia, Maryland, Arizona State, Ole Miss and Rutgers at the time.
Two weeks later, Talley cut his list nearly in half when he announced a final seven of Tennessee, Penn State, Texas A&M, Michigan, West Virginia, Arizona State and Rutgers. Talley was in a West Virginia jersey in the edit he posted to announce his final seven schools.
Talley is considered a four-star by both 247Sports’ rankings, and the 247Sports composite rankings. 247’s personal rankings list Talley as the No. 235 overall player in the country, while the composite ranks him No. 164 overall. The composite ranks him as the 11th-best weakside defensive end and the No. 8 overall player in the state of Pennsylvania.
Tennessee offered Talley on Jan. 30. He currently has over 20 scholarship offers, five of which are from SEC programs. Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Texas A&M have offered the Northeast High School product in addition to the Vols.
Talley visited Knoxville on March 7 with several Philadelphia-area prospects for one of Tennessee’s junior days before COVID-19 shutdown on-campus recruiting.
All four of the crystal ball predictions on 247 are in Penn State’s favor.
