Trio of Tanks in 2026 class making followers bear in mind their title

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Tank Jones (Photograph by Nick Lucero/Rivals.com) There's Tank Dell and Tank Bigsby. New Seattle Seahawks defensive finish Demarcus Lawrence, who spent a decade with the Dallas Cowboys, goes by Tank.

Massive, sturdy, powerful guys play soccer so the nickname applies. However this recruiting cycle there appears to be an inordinate quantity of Tanks and all of them are extremely rated prospects with the genesis of their nicknames all coming from distinctive locations.

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There's five-star edge rusher Anthony “Tank” Jones, the most effective of the bunch. The Cellular (Ala.) St. Paul’s standout has Alabama main his recruitment with Texas A&M proper there and a number of different SEC suitors as properly.

His story could be the most effective of all and probably the most befitting of such an apt nickname.

“My dad named me that once I was youthful as a result of I used to be large, gradual, used to interrupt every little thing,” Jones stated. “I additionally like broke my arm once I was youthful and I didn’t cry. I used to be at all times more durable, at all times performed with large youngsters.”

The five-star Jones is now the massive child and he’s dominated at the highschool stage. That’s why he’s being so closely pursued by powerhouses throughout the Southeast and past.

James “Tank” Carrington has not been known as his first title for years since he picked up his nickname in youth soccer.

The excessive three-star defensive sort out now at Irvine (Calif.) Crean Lutheran was 9 years outdated taking part in boys a lot older than him and nonetheless dominating.

His coach on the time, Frankie Knox, took to calling him Tank. It caught.

“I used to be taking part in junior pee wee at 9 and a few youngsters had been 11,” Carrington stated. “I used to be the strongest and most dominant participant on the workforce. We went to nationals. I had performed rec ball earlier than that however my weight made me play up.

“They known as me Tank trigger no one might deal with me. (Knox) stated in 30 years he had by no means seen a child like me and I'd play on Sunday. Been Tank ever since.”

These are distinctive tales. For Tai’Yion “Tank” King, his is even additional particular as a result of it reminds him of his grandfather.

The four-star linebacker, who has Texas A&M, Notre Dame and others closely concerned in his recruitment, was not born large. The Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial standout was solely three kilos and born untimely however that didn’t cease his grandfather, Todd, from giving him that nickname.

“I used to be a preemie once I was born, simply three kilos, and once I was about 2 years outdated my grandpa began to name me Tank as a result of I used to be sturdy for the youngsters that had been my age,” King stated. “And, in fact, being a preemie at beginning, nobody would actually take into consideration being sturdy like that. And the title actually simply caught.

"Lots of people do not know my actual title and I am cool with that. I really like the title Tank so once they name my title on the soccer sport I do know I am making my grandpa proud.”