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

By Dean Zulkofske

Walter Nolen listens to instruction from a coach Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, during a practice at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School in Cordova.091520 Walternolen 04 Msg
Walter Nolen listens to instruction from a coach Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, during a practice at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School in Cordova.091520 Walternolen 04 Msg /
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Why chosen: Franklin’s Fisher Anderson was the Region 6-6A offensive lineman of the year and is the No. 5 college football prospect in the state for the Class of 2022.Preps 00314
Why chosen: Franklin’s Fisher Anderson was the Region 6-6A offensive lineman of the year and is the No. 5 college football prospect in the state for the Class of 2022.Preps 00314 /

4. Fisher Anderson – Offensive Lineman

Hometown: Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin High School)

We oftentimes mention positions where you can never have enough depth. That ideology pertains to a team’s offensive line more so than any other position group. In 2012, Derek Dooley didn’t sign one offensive lineman, and while it made sense given how many they had signed the previous three years, it proved costly in a huge way in 2014, Butch Jones’ second year.

Fisher Anderson is the only top-300 offensive lineman in the Tri-Star state, and because of that, he’s a must-have for the Tennessee football program. We already mentioned the losses of Trey Smith, Wanya Morris and Jahmir Johnson in an earlier slide to show the unit is already depleted.

However, Cade Mays, Jerome Carvin and K’Rojhn Calbert won’t be in Knoxville by the time Anderson would arrive on campus either. As a result, Heupel is going to need a ton of help up front very soon, particularly at offensive tackle, which Anderson is listed as.

There’s no question that Heupel will have his eye on elite skill players to implement his exciting offense on Rocky Top, but without stout linemen like Anderson doing the dirty work, exciting football won’t have a chance to happen. The Vols inked four offensive linemen in their 2021 recruiting class – they’ll need to fortify the trenches again in 2022.

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