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Tennessee football: Ranking position groups in Vols 2020 recruiting class with grades

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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7. Secondary: B-

Number of commitments: 4

  • Dee Beckwith; Athlete

3-star; 6’5″ 215 pounds; Florence, Ala.; Florence High School

  • Jimmy Holiday; Athlete

3-star; 6’1″ 180 pounds; Flora, Miss.; Madison Central High School

  • Keshawn Lawrence

4-star; 6’1″ 197 pounds; Nashville, Tenn.; Ensworth High School

  • Doneiko Slaughter

4-star; 6’0″ 180 pounds; Roswell, Ga.; Roswell High School

This unit is low on the list for the opposite reason that the running backs unit is. It has quality talent, but in sheer numbers, it may not have been enough. However, the quality combined with the potential numbers pushes it ahead of the running backs for Tennessee football’s 2020 recruiting class.

The Vols just lost Nigel Warrior to graduation. Baylen Buchanan, Shawn Shamburger, Kenneth George Jr. and Theo Jackson will all be gone after 2020. So Jeremy Pruitt, despite securing a great secondary class in 2019, still had work to do. He didn’t fully accomplish things.

Now, Keshawn Lawrence and Doneiko slaughter are both four-star safeties, so they definitely provide future depth and value. And there is going to be plenty of quality talent to choose from among starters at this point. The problem is depth.

Dee Beckwith is almost certainly going to play wideout. Jimmy Holiday committed as a quarterback, and if he makes a transition, it will likely be to wide receiver. So the probability of either moving over to this side is low, meaning Pruitt only has two reliable pickups at the position. Their quality makes this an above average grade. He needed more, though.

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