Bethel defensive end prospect Chris Ellis has three schools that have risen to the top of his list. Along with the two in-state schools, the Tennessee Volunteers are now up at the top.

“UVa, Virginia Tech, and Tennessee are at the top, and they are the ones probably recruiting me the hardest,” said Ellis. “Tennessee made some in-home visits and their head coach came by to see me, and we talked about football, the bowl game, and where their program is going. They said I could maybe play early in some nickel packages and long distance downs.

“This was all information I didn’t know before, so it was new to me. Me and my parents didn’t know what to think of them before, but they stopped by and we enjoyed their visit.”

With the three schools possibly pulling away from Maryland and NC State, it’s possible Ellis could make a decision without taking all of his visits. He will not decide until after his Tennessee, Virginia, and Virginia Tech official visits.

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