Tennessee football: Top 10 Vols with 2020 NFL Draft potential

If Trey Smith were fully healthy, he’d be at the top of this list. When on the field, the guy has lived up to every bit of the hype that was behind him as one of the top players in the nation to commit to Rocky Top back in 2017.

That year, he started at guard in a spread offense and became a freshman All-American. Then, last year, Jeremy Pruitt and Tyson Helton moved him over to left tackle, the most important position up front, and he again thrived until blood clots kept him out of the final five games.

If Smith can overcome the blood clots this year and get back into the rotation, Tennessee football may have the best offensive lineman in the SEC. Considering the fact that Smith was already the best lineman last year while learning a new system and switching positions, his potential is amazing this year.

A full season at left tackle would make the 6’6″ 337-pound lineman potentially the most sought-after player in the draft. Again, though, he’s first got to focus on getting fully healthy. Once that happens, his pro prospects are through the roof. They are so high that he could enter the draft even if he took this year off to get right.