Tennessee football: 10 must-have 2022 in-state football prospects

9. Destin Wade – Athlete, Quarterback

Hometown: Spring Hill, Tenn. (Summit High School)

Recently, the Vols lost out on numerous quarterbacks, all of whom are elite prospects and have connections to Rocky Top. Within six days, in-state quarterback Ty Simpson chose the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia quarterback Sam Horn, who grew up a Vols fan, chose the Missouri Tigers, and local prospect Kaden Martin, son of Tee Martin, chose the Miami Hurricanes.

Obviously, Tennessee football needs to set its sights on other quarterbacks with those losses. Like Martin, Destin Wade is a dual-threat while Simpson and Martin are pro-style guys. Although Wade doesn’t have the ratings the other three guys have, he could be a nice pickup in their place.

Standing at 6’3″ 205 pounds, Wade is only a the No. 9 ranked dual-threat quarterback nationally. We should note that he’s also considered an athlete on Rivals, so there’s a chance he plays another position when he lands on Rocky Top.

Either way, he’s a solid prospect for the Vols to pursue. He’s got a brother the Vols should also be pursuing, which we’ll get to later, but Wade could fill a void in multiple spots if UT manages to land him. As a result, he’s somebody they should target.