Tennessee looks to be rapidly gaining ground in the race to land former UCF wide receiver Jaylon Robinson.
According to a report from 247 Sports’ Rusty Mansell on Saturday, Robinson is down to two schools: Josh Heupel’s Tennessee Volunteers and Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels. The former UCF wideout is currently in Knoxville this weekend for an official visit with his former coach. Heupel and Robinson were paired up for one year together at UCF, which paved way for Robinson to have a breakout year.
“I am not expecting Jaylon Robinson (UCF WR transfer) to visit UGA now. It sounds like it is down to Ole Miss and Tennessee according to sources I have spoken with. the Vols may be in a good spot.“
Can the Vols land another Transfer WR? 😵💫🍊 pic.twitter.com/A59ChOiMNs
— Vol Scoops (@VolScoops) May 7, 2022
Robinson began his football journey as a three-star prospect in the 2018 class. The Fort Worth, Texas native chose to take his talent to Oklahoma but did not see much production during the 2018 season.
After his debut year with Oklahoma, Robinson would then transfer to UCF but would be forced to sit out the 2019 season. The time wasn’t a waste though as Robinson worked considerably with the Knight’s scout team.
At the time that Robinson was at UCF, now-Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel was the man in charge of the Knight’s program. And when Robinson finally hit the field in 2020, Heupel helped turn him into one of the nation’s breakout wide receivers. In his one season paired with Heupel, Jaylon Robinson exploded for 979 yards and six touchdowns on 55 receptions.
Even without Heupel in 2021, Robinson was poised for another big season with UCF, but it never came to fruition. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound receiver only finished the season with 322 yards and two touchdowns on 18 receptions after a knee injury helped derail the redshirt junior’s season by six games in the middle of the schedule.
The news of Robinson’s involvement with Tennessee comes in a long line of wide receiver related news. Last week, Tennessee hauled in a commitment from 6-foot-3 USC transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy. Tennessee also looks to be in a good position for a pair of IMG Academy receivers in Carnell Tate and Devin Hyatt, two highly-touted receivers in the class of 2023. In addition, the Vols and Heupel also look to be gaining ground on Hutchinson Community College transfer receiver Malik Benson after the JUCO receiver dropped a new top five on Saturday.
