Tennessee football: No reason to panic over Vols 2020 recruiting class
Tennessee football’s 2020 recruiting class is currently outside of the top 25. But there’s no reason to panic yet over where the Volunteers are.
In early May of 2019, a report ran on Gridiron Now of Tennessee football struggling to recruit under new head coach Jeremy Pruitt. A month later, they added six new recruits, four of them who were four-star recruits on Rivals.
This year, it’s happening again. An updated article on the Knoxville News Sentinel notes that the Vols’ recruiting rankings have dropped recently. With six commitments, four of whom are four-stars on Rivals, one who is a three-star and one who is a two-star, the Vols have the No. 27 ranked class right now.
So, once again, panic voices are rising. And once again, it’s far too early for that. Sure, the panic stories are coming a little bit later in the game than they did last year, but Tennessee football remains ahead of its pace from last year as well.
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At this point in 2019, the Vols did have one more commitment. But only three of their commitments were four-stars, and four were three-stars. Then, between the end of Memorial Day and the beginning of football season, they racked up 10 commitments, six of whom were four-star recruits.
Simply put, there’s plenty of time for Tennessee football to build up its recruiting class. They are in the running for a lot more elite talent than they were last year, and the prospects of a much better season could increase their chances with top talent.
Panicking over a recruiting class in May is always ridiculous, just as it is to celebrate a recruiting class in May. Butch Jones was consistently in line to rack up a top 5 2017 class before the collapse of the Vols’ 2016 season down the stretch.
There is plenty of top talent still out there, and since Jeremy Pruitt has the ability to shoot higher this year than he did last year, he is likely to go for more players who will take a bit more time to commit. So stop worrying.
Projecting the Vols' 2019 2-deep depth chart. dark. Next
Last year, Gridiron Now praised Pruitt’s recruiting just a month after writing the “rocky start” he had gotten off to. That same thing could be happening again. Just a couple of June commits could completely change the narrative surrounding the 2020 Tennessee football recruiting class. Recruiting is always a rocky ride on Rocky Top, so sit back and analyze it later.