Tennessee lands commitment from four-star offensive lineman Nic Moore
Tennessee picked up a big commitment on the offensive line on Thursday morning, adding four-star prospect Nic Moore to their class of 2025. The Dandridge, Tennessee native announced his decision via X.
Moore stands in at 6-3, 300 pounds and projects as an interior offensive lineman. According to 247Sports, Moore ranks 228th overall in the class of 2025 — the 13rd rated interior offensive lineman in the country. He’s the fifth-rated prospect in the state of Tennessee.
Tennessee sent out their offer to Moore back on May 10th after a visit to Moore’s high school.
Moore chose Tennessee coming off of his official visit last weekend. The Volunteers get the nod over Vanderbilt and West Virginia, who also hosted Moore on official visits this month. Both Vanderbilt and West Virginia were recruiting Moore as a defensive lineman. At Tennessee he’s expected to land with Glen Elarbee on the offensive side of the ball.
The two-way lineman also competes on the track and field team.
With the addition of Moore, Tennessee now has 12 commitments in their 2025 class. Moore joins Antoni Kade Ogumoro on the offensive line in the group. Per 247Sports, Tennessee’s class moves up to No. 16 in the early class rankings.
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In ridiculous take, analyst says former South Carolina football player could be first pick of NFL Draft
The 2024 NFL Draft was less than two months ago, and the four South Carolina football players picked (wide receiver Xavier Legette, 1st round, Carolina Panthers; quarterback Spencer Rattler, 5th round, New Orleans Saints; defensive back Marcellas Dial, 6th round, New England Patriots; offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo, 7th round, Denver Broncos) were well-deserving of their selections. However, from the moment the draft ended, there have been talking heads thinking about next year’s festivities.
One of the most ridiculous takes about the 2025 NFL Draft came in on Tuesday.
In an article on ten candidates who could be the 2025 NFL Draft’s top pick, CBS Sports’ Chris Trapasso included former Gamecock defensive end Jordan Burch as a potential 1st overall pick in next year’s draft.
Jordan Burch was a former 5-star prospect out of Hammond School in Columbia, and he’s a good college football player. But the 1st overall pick in the NFL Draft? Not a chance.
To Trapasso’s credit, he named Burch a “dark horse” to be the top pick, but still, the take is hilariously bad.
In four years of play (three with the South Carolina football program and one with the Oregon Ducks after transferring before the 2023 season), Burch has 7.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss. That’s less than an average of 2 sacks and just 5 tackles for loss per season.
As much of an athletic freak as Burch is (6’6″ and around 290 pounds while possessing borderline elite athleticism), he has been a moderately productive starter at the college level. That is not the type of player taken with the first pick of the NFL Draft.
For reference, some other notable defensive ends who were taken with the top pick include Jadeveon Clowney (ever heard of him?), all-time sack leader Bruce Smith, Dallas Cowboys legend Ed “Too Tall” Jones, and 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett.
