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Evaluating the 2018 Tennessee football recruiting class at dead period: Quarterbacks

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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2018 Tennessee football QB recruiting prediction and final take

Tennessee football has all the commitments it’s going to get for its 2018 class. The Vols have nailed two four-star recruits, and with Jarrett Guarantano and Quinten Dormady already on the roster, nobody else will want to deal with that cluster.

Right now, there are only two real prospects for the Vols to pursue at the position, and neither of them have given any indication of putting the Vols over any other major school pursuing them. With two other unlikely long-shots, it’s a good bet that no other 2018 quarterback is going to choose the Vols.

But honestly, that’s okay.

With Adrian Martinez and Michael Penix Jr., Butch Jones has already set the program up for a successful future. Regardless of what happens between Dormady and Guarantano this year, Jones can redshirt both of these quarterbacks next year.

Then, at the very least, he’ll have them ready to compete to start for two years when 2020 rolls around. And that would only be if Guarantano won the starting job and stayed until his senior season.

Add in Will McBride, and Jones is completely set at the quarterback spot for the future. Perhaps the best part about Penix and Martinez is that they complement each other. It’s pro-style vs dual-threat if they eventually compete for the starting job, which is exactly what you want.

Because of their commitments, Tennessee football is not likely to spend much time trying to recruit anymore quarterbacks to this class. They have work to do elsewhere, and that’s why they won’t get anybody new. They don’t need anybody.

This is an elite quarterback class. And no matter what happens, it gets a very high grade.

Tennessee football 2018 recruiting class quarterback grade so far: A

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