Tennessee football: Evaluating 2021 RB class at dead period
Elite prospects
Camar Wheaton
- Ratings: Five-star (Rivals, 247Sports); Four-star (ESPN)
- Size: 6’1″ 190 pounds
- Hometown: Garland, Texas
- High School: Washington
Byron Cardwell
- Ratings: Four-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 6’0″ 200 pounds
- Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
- High School: Samuel F B Morse
Donavan Edwards
- Ratings: Four-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 5’11” 193 pounds
- Hometown: West Bloomfield, Mich.
- High School: West Bloomfield
LJ Johnson
- Ratings: Four-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 5’10” 205 pounds
- Hometown: Cypress, Texas
- High School: Cypress Fairbanks
Jaylin White
- Ratings: Four-star (247Sports, ESPN); Three-star (Rivals)
- Size: 5’11” 180 pounds
- Hometown: Dothan, Ala.
- High School: Dothan
All four of these prospects would be huge pickups for Tennessee football, but they have trimmed their lists, and none of them involve the Vols. As a result, these are pipe dreams for UT, but they are still technically targets, so we are mentioning them as guys to keep an eye on.
Other prospects Vols are pursuing
Max Balthazar
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 5’11” 190 pounds
- Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School: University School
Dylan Betts-Pauley
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 6’0″ 220 pounds
- Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
- High School: Hoover
Charlie Dixon
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 6’2″ 205 pounds
- Hometown: Hogansville, Ga.
- High School: Callaway
Jordan Ford (JuCo: Garden City Community College; Garden City, Kan.)
- Ratings: Not yet rated
- Size: 5’9″ 170 pounds
- Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School: Notre Dame
Keith Jackson
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 5’11” 202 pounds
- Hometown: Missouri City, Texas
- High School: Ridge Point
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Montrell Johnson
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 5’11” 200 pounds
- Hometown: New Orleans, La.
- High School: De La Salle
Joshua McCray
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 6’1″ 207 pounds
- Hometown: Enterprise, Ala.
- High School: Enterprise
KeyShawn Spencer
- Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
- Size: 5’10” 175 pounds
- Hometown: Palm Bay, Fla.
- High School: Palm Bay
Chavion Smith
- Ratings: Three-star (247Sports); Two-star (Rivals)
- Size: 5’10” 205 pounds
- Hometown: Statesville, N.C.
- High School: Statesville
None of these prospects have really shown any proof that the Vols are among the top contenders for them just yet. Many of them haven’t trimmed their lists at all. Still, they could be guys to keep an eye on, even if they don’t have the elite talent of the other prospects.
Possible prospects Vols haven’t yet offered
Harrison Allen
- Ratings: Not rated
- Size: 5’11” 190 pounds
- Hometown: Cartersville, Ga.
- High School: Cartersville
Corey Danner
- Ratings: Not rated
- Size: 5’10” 182 pounds
- Hometown: Washington, Ga.
- High School: Washington-Wilkes
Jonathan Michael Morton II
- Ratings: Not rated
- Size: 185 pounds
- Hometown: Elizabethton, Tenn.
- High School: Elizabethton
Marcus Taylor II
- Ratings: Not rated
- Size: 6’0″ 222 pounds
- Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
- High School: Whitehaven
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These final prospects don’t have really high recruiting stock right now. However, whether due to in-state connections or just some sort of fandom, UT is on their radar. The Vols haven’t offered any of these potential prospects yet, but things could change on that front.