Quart'e Sapp to Tennessee: Volunteers Land 4-Star LB Prospect

One of the prized linebackers in the 2015 recruiting class, Quart'e Sapp, has made one program very happy with his announcement on Thursday. 

According to Radi Nabulsi of UGASports.com, Sapp has decided to attend Tennessee:

According to 247Sports.com rankings, Sapp is the No. 14 outside linebacker in the country. He's been making the rounds lately, with an official visit to Michigan State last weekend. 

One reason the Spartans appealed to Sapp, according to his high school coach Tony DeCristofaro in Alpharetta, Georgia, is because of the way Mark Dantonio runs his defense before acknowledging two key reasons why they may not be the school for him, via Allen Trieu of The Detroit News:

"Michigan State runs a scheme that's similar to ours," DeCristofaro told Scout affiliate InsideTennessee. "But I think he'd rather be closer to home than go that far away. That's just my opinion. I think the weather would also have something to do with it."

Early on Thursday, Sapp posted on Twitter that he was going to officially announce his decision on a local Atlanta news show:

Sapp also posted recently that his decision came down to Michigan State, Tennessee, Missouri and Miami:

Using the 247Sports.com Crystal Ball predictions, Tennessee was seen as the overwhelming favorite with 92 percent of the votes from recruiting insiders and experts. That certainly falls in line with what DeCristofaro said about proximity to home and being in a warm-weather environment. 

Sapp's presence is a huge boost to the 2015 recruiting class. He's a known commodity but still flies under the radar based on his overall ranking. The Georgia native isn't coming in as a ready-made product with room to grow physically at 203 pounds, but the raw pieces give him star potential. 

Despite the lack of bulk presently, Sapp is a tremendous athlete with speed, range and good tackling instincts. He's the kind of player that every coach wants to have, so for Butch Jones to get this kind of talent is a great gift before National Signing Day on February 4.