Tennessee football recruiting: Ranking position groups of Vols 2019 class with grades

Tennessee football shored up lots of position groups in its 2019 recruiting class. Here is how the Volunteers units rank and what their grades are.

With a top 12 class and 23 commitments, Tennessee football recruiting in 2019 saw more success than it had in a few years. The Vols and Jeremy Pruitt built a solid foundation for their future, and a strong National Signing Day only helped that.

As we’ve been saying throughout our coverage of these recruiting classes, the notable observation is that Pruitt focused specifically on shoring up needs for this class. Given how badly so many units struggled last year and the departing talent, that was a big deal.

But how did he succeed on that front? After all, we can sell the fact that Tennessee football did not need a Top 10 class because it was addressing specific needs. It just won’t mean anything unless Pruitt was actually able to address those needs.

Well, as with many classes, some needs were fully addressed, and others, not so much. In this post, we’re going to break down the different position groups of the Vols’ 2019 class and how they fared overall.

Our post will rank the groups based on how great they were for the class, and we’ll also give them a grade. Let’s be clear. Despite the success of many groups, not all the grades in this recruiting class were good.

The criteria for this list includes the number of players committed, the star rating of the commitments, and the need at each position. Yes, that need factor changes how the grades would otherwise be in many cases. We’ll go into detail with those.

So which units are in good shape for the future? Are there any in serious trouble? What is the scope of the program now heading into Pruitt’s second year? Take a look here with our ranking and grading of all 10 position units for Tennessee football’s 2019 recruiting class.