After debuting with the No. 32-ranked recruiting class in the country in his first year, Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea followed it up with an equally impressive class in his second season.
Although Vanderbilt's top commit, four-star tight end Ka'Morreun Pimpton, flipped to LSU, Lea still signed 21 members of Vandy’s 2023 recruiting class during Wednesday’s early signing day, headlined by a trio of Nashville-area prospects.
Here’s a further look at Vanderbilt’s early signees:
Ethan Crisp, LB, Mt. Juliet
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 66 linebacker nationally, No. 25 player in Tennessee
Other offers: Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Ole Miss, TCU, Tennessee, Wisconsin
London Humphreys, WR, CPA
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 69 receiver nationally, No. 15 player in Tennessee
Other offers: Boston College, Charlotte, Memphis, MTSU, Minnesota, South Carolina, Virginia
Junior Sherrill, WR, Lipscomb Academy
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 175 receiver nationally, No. 32 player in Tennessee
Other offers: Ball State, Charlotte, Liberty, MTSU, UAB, Western Kentucky
Sedrick Alexander, RB
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 51 running back nationally, No. 112 player in Texas
Other offers: Air Force, Iowa State, Navy, UTSA
Deago Benson, RB
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 82 running back nationally, No. 209 player in Texas
Other offers: Boise State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas State, Washington State
Jalen Gilbert, DB
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 95 safety nationally, No. 187 player in Texas
Other offers: Arizona State, UNLV, Washington State, West Virginia
Ted Gregoire, DL
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 147 defensive lineman nationally, No. 25 player in New Jersey
Other offers: Army, Kent State, Rice, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tulane, Wisconsin
Evan Herrmann, DE
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 105 defensive end nationally, No. 2 player in Wisconsin
Other offers: Ohio, Wyoming
Martel Hight, CB
Four-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 37 cornerback nationally, No. 38 player in Georgia
Other offers: Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Wake Forest
Kamrean Johnson, TE
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 70 tight end nationally, No. 66 player in Alabama
Other offers: Austin Peay, Georgia Southern
Dante Kelly, LB
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 98 athlete nationally, No. 22 player in Mississippi
Other offers: Arkansas State, Memphis, Mississippi State, South Florida
Barrett Maddox, OL
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 59 offensive tackle nationally, No. 26 player in Tennessee
Other offers: Kansas, Marshall, MTSU, South Florida, Tulane, UCLA, Western Kentucky
Anthony Miles, OL
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 81 interior offensive lineman nationally, No. 41 player in Alabama
Other offers: Georgia Tech, Indiana, Memphis, MTSU, Mississippi State, Missouri
A.J. Newberry, RB
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 72 running back nationally, No. 195 player in Texas
Other offers: Colorado, Georgia Tech, California, Indiana, Nebraska, Tulane
Duran Parish, WR
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 163 receiver nationally, No. 23 player in Mississippi
Other offers: South Alabama, Tulane
Jalien Ruth, LB
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 81 linebacker nationally, No. 144 player in Florida
Other offers: Central Michigan, Iowa State, Marshall, Western Kentucky, Washington State
Misael Sandoval, OL
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 144 offensive tackle nationally, No. 170 player in California
Other offers: San Diego State, Nevada, New Mexico State
Cooper Starks, OL
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 109 offensive tackle nationally, No. 30 player in Illinois
Other offers: Army, Ball State, Central Michigan, Miami (OH), Toledo
Brock Taylor, K
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 2 kicker nationally, No. 67 player in Tennessee
Other offers: Air Force, Tennessee Tech
De’Marion Thomas, DL
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 82 defensive lineman nationally, No. 11 player in Oklahoma
Other offers: Arkansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Memphis, Texas Tech
Keegan Wechsler, OL
Not ranked in 247Sports composite rankings
Aeneas DiCosmo, LB
Stanford transfer
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports composite rankings
Rankings: No. 34 defensive end nationally, No. 12 player in New Jersey in class of 2019
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