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Tennessee football: Ranking biggest loss among 2021 signees who left

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers helmet is seen pregame before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers helmet is seen pregame before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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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) /

3. Cody Brown

Running back; Lilburn, Ga.

This past offseason, Tennessee football lost its two best offensive players to transfer. Eric Gray joined the Oklahoma Sooners and Ty Chandler joined the North Carolina Tar Heels. Both were running backs, and Gray actually had two years of eligibility left. Simply put, this is a position in which the Vols needed some help for the future.

It seemed as if they would get just that in Cody Brown. A four-star across the board out of Parkview High School in Georgia’s Gwinnett County, Brown stands at 6’0″ and weighs in the range of 210 to 220 pounds. He’s the perfect type of complete back to complement all-purpose backs in Josh Heupel’s offensive system, and make no mistake, both types of backs are critical.

Brown, however, was released from his letter of intent early on in the process. He has since gone down to South Florida to join the Miami Hurricanes. As a result, the Vols suffered a huge loss in a potentially elite weapon for the future.

Of course, the addition of junior college transfer Tiyon Evans and speedster Jaylen Wright helps to offset that along with the return of Jabari Small. Brown, though, could have been the complete back of the future, even if he sat behind Evans this year.

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