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Tennessee football recruiting: Vols 2019 class by the numbers

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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5. Number of junior college recruits: 2

Jeremy Pruitt would have had three junior college commitments had Lakia Henry stayed on, but as it stands, he only got two. And both are at the same position: defensive tackle. But the good news is, with Alexis Johnson, Kyle Phillips and Shy Tuttle all leaving, that’s where the Vols need immediate help.

Four-star Savion Williams of Upper Marlboro, Md. has been going to Lackawanna Community College in Scranton, Pa. The 6’4″ 315-pound prospect was the top JuCo player in the nation and figures to be the type of player who could help early along with Emmit Gooden, last year’s junior college transfer.

Then there’s three-star Darel Middleton, a 6’6″ 280-pound prospect from Oak Ridge, Tenn. He’s been going to East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss. Middleton will probably need a bit more time, but with Williams and Gooden and potentially Aubrey Solomon, a transfer trying to get eligible to play, Pruitt may have restocked this group with experienced transfers everywhere.

What’s clear is that Pruitt is not as reliant on junior college transfers this year as he was last year. Gooden was one junior college transfer, and two others were four-star tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson and four-star outside rusher Jordan Allen.

Three-star offensive lineman Jahmir Johnson and three-star defensive back Kenneth George Jr. were both in the class as well. So Pruitt went from five transfers to two, and that’s good news for the program overall, as it shows that Tennessee football is finally getting to where it needs to be and not as much in desperate need of immediate help.

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