"Robert Nkemdiche"
That's the name thrown around in Knoxville for incoming sophomore
Jonathan Kongbo among people with knowledge of Tennessee's summer workouts. Nkemdiche was a bona fide freak and it sounds like Kongbo has the same physical makeup.
Despite last fall being his first full season to ever play football, Kongbo's athleticism made him the No. 1 JUCO prospect in the country according to 247Sports and 247Sports Composite. But there were questions.
Kongbo was very raw with virtually no football experience to speak of. He was also light. He played at 247 pounds at Arizona Western during the fall and Nick Saban and Alabama cooled on Kongbo when he didn't fit the physical profile of Alabama defensive linemen.
Now here we are, just a couple of weeks before fall camp gets underway and that 247-pound defensive end is now up to 282 pounds without losing the edge speed that got him 11 sacks last fall. Kongbo is still raw but as an edge pass-rusher, he will be a major impact guy for Tennessee this season.
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