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It’s your first astonishment of nan portal season! Much of nan sound astir Missouri and nan transportation portal has been astir Bryson Tiller and Jamier Jones, but sometimes Dennis Gates likes to sneak successful a astonishment addition, and this clip he kept nan Tigers pursuit of a erstwhile Tennessee Volunteer nether wraps.
Tonight Jaylen Carey, a erstwhile Vol and Vanderbilt Commodore, announced his committedness to nan Tigers via societal media.
Carey is nan boy of a erstwhile All Pro Offensive Tackle Vernon Carey, and 1 of nan nations champion rebounders. At 267 pounds, he’s a cement artifact astir nan rim, and 1 of nan tougher station players to move disconnected his spot. At 6’8 he isn’t nan tallest guy, but he has a 7’1”+ wingspan and a opinionated scope of 8.9 1/4’ which makes his existent tallness little of an rumor erstwhile defending.
- From: Southwest Ranches, Florida
- Previous School: Tennessee
- Position: Post
- Ht/Wt: 6-8/267
- 247Composite Ranking: 0.8900 (No. 171)
- On3 Sports Ranking: 92.13 (No. 159)
- EvanMiya Forecasted BPR: 3.30 (No. 67)
| School | Year | %Min | ORtg | %Poss | %Shots | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TOR% | FCp40 | FDp40 | FTRate | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% |
| Tennessee | 2026 | 45.7% | 111.1 | 22.7% | 21.8% | 48.7% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 13.0% | 3.4 | 4.8 | 48.7% | 49.8% | 0.0% | 49.1% |
| Vanderbilt | 2025 | 50.2% | 103.1 | 22.8% | 21.1% | 50.9% | 12.5% | 20.8% | 17.7% | 4.9 | 4.0 | 37.7% | 54.5% | 23.1% | 56.8% |
| James Madison | 2024 | 36.9% | 126.9 | 19.0% | 18.4% | 68.0% | 9.3% | 20.5% | 11.9% | 4.6 | 4.0 | 47.6% | 71.1% | 31.6% | 51.4% |
There’s small wonderment astir Carey’s game. He attempted 223 shots this past play astatine Tennessee, per Synergy, and 186 of those came astatine nan rim. That’s fundamentally 83% of this shots. He’s not a awesome finisher, but not a bad 1 either. This is simply a move that will instantly up your toughness and rebounding astatine nan outset.
He’s 1 of nan nations champion violative rebounders, and has a affirmative effect connected nan protect extremity of nan floor, and doesn’t foul very often.
We will person a afloat scout connected Carey successful nan coming days. And erstwhile immoderate much particulate has settled we will person a roster mathematics station fresh to spell arsenic well.
