KNOXVILLE – Tennessee picked up its third verbal commitment for the 2019 recruiting class Wednesday when defensive tackle LeDarrius Cox pledged to the Vols.
Cox, who will be a senior at McGill-Toolen Catholic High in Mobile, Ala., next school year, announced his commitment on Twitter.
“I want to thank God for this opportunity and putting me in this situation,” Cox wrote. “I am verbally committing to the University of Tennessee.”
Committed. pic.twitter.com/mYEWYmad5j
— LeDarrius Cox (@darrius_55) April 4, 2018
Cox, a three-star prospect according to recruiting services Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, is 6-foot-4 and weighs 310 pounds. He also has scholarship offers from Georgia and Ole Miss, among others. Verbal commitments are nonbinding, and Cox’s first opportunity to sign a national letter of intent will come in December.