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Evaluating Tennessee football’s 2020 recruiting class at dead period: Vols Running Backs

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Top elite prospects for Vols at RB

Cartavious Bigsby; 4-star

6’1″ 195 lbs; Hogansville, Ga.; Callaway High School

Another pure running back, Tennessee football’s top prospect still on the board at the position is Cartavious Bigsby. Also known as Tank Bigsby, the Vols are in contention with the Auburn Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks and Georgia Bulldogs to land him. And they are going hard after him with David Johnson and Derrick Ansley doing the recruiting.

However, landing him is an uphill climb. South Carolina is the favorite to get him by a majority on the Rivals FutureCast, the Rivals FanFutureCast and the 247Sports Crystal Ball. If the Vols are to make a push, they’ll likely have to make a statement on the field.

Michael Drennen II – 4-star

5’11” 190 lbs; Dublin, Ohio; Coffman High School

Michael Drennen II is looking at schools all over and the top all-purpose back the Vols are targeting. To land him, UT has to compete with the Kentucky Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils, Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes.

Right now, the Rivals FutureCast and 247Sports Crystal Ball have Ohio State as the favorites to land him by an overall majority, but Kentucky is a favorite on the Rivals FanFutureCast by a plurality. So his recruitment could be a little more open, and with OSU under transition after losing Urban Meyer and Kentucky being Kentucky, the Vols may have a great chance down the road.

Caziah Holmes; 4-star

5’11” 181 lbs; Cocoa, Fla.; Cocoa High School

He’s listed as an athlete, but Caziah Holmes is most likely to be another all-purpose back. A speedy Florida prospect, the Vols have lots of competition to land him. After all, Kentucky, Penn State, Ohio State, the Florida State Seminoles, the Miami Hurricanes and the West Virginia Mountaineers are all in the running.

Meanwhile, Penn State is the favorite on the 247Sports Crystal Ball and the Rivals FutureCast by a large majority with Florida State a distant second, and FSU leads in the Rivals FanFutureCast by a plurality. Simply put, it’s a bit of an uphill climb for Tennessee football to make a play, but the Vols are still in the running, so they should keep trying.

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