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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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Number of players by star rating (based on Rivals)

Five-stars: 1

Four-stars: 12

Three-stars: 10*

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And this is the thing Tennessee football fans pay attention to the most because it dictates the future of their program. Well, the Vols can safely say they had the best recruiting class based on breakdown by star rating in four years.

On some sites, they had two five-stars, as Wanya Morris was one. And Quavaris Crouch would’ve been one had he not gotten hurt. But Rivals still gives them one five-star. That combined with 12 four-stars makes the highest number of combined four and five-star recruits since 2015.

Again, it’s true that we can’t say for sure if these star ratings will turn out to mean anything. But the Vols, at least on paper, should be happy with 23 commitments in which 13 of them are either a four-star or a five-star.

The last time they even had a five-star commitment was 2016, and they only had one then as well. The commit was Jonathan Kongbo, a junior college transfer. Meanwhile, they only had 10 four-star commitments in that class. In 2017 and 2018, they had fewer than 10 four-stars both times.

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Simply put, this number is not the standard that Jeremy Pruitt is going to set for Tennessee football in the future. But it’s a dramatic improvement overall, and it’s enough to allow these guys to be competitive very soon. Once they get more competitive, they should then be able to get many more five-stars, and yes, more four-stars.

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