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Evaluating Tennessee football’s 2023 class at dead period: RBs

By Caleb Calhoun

Smokey and the Volunteer celebrate a touchdown during a NCAA football game against Tennessee Tech at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.Kns Tennessee Tenn Tech Football
Smokey and the Volunteer celebrate a touchdown during a NCAA football game against Tennessee Tech at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.Kns Tennessee Tenn Tech Football /
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Karns’ running back DeSean Bishop during football practice on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.Px Karns Football
Karns’ running back DeSean Bishop during football practice on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.Px Karns Football /

Top available targets for 2023

Samuel Singleton 

  • Four-star (Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN); Three-star (On3)
  • 5’11”-6’0″; 170-180 lbs
  • Orange Park, Fla.; Fleming Island High School

Ryan Bullard

  • Four-star (Rivals); Three-star (247Sports, ESPN, On3)
  • 5’9″ 175-180 lbs
  • Miami, Fla.; Killian High School

DeSean Bishop (Athlete)

  • Three-star
  • 5’10”-5’11”; 190-195 lbs
  • Knoxville, Tenn.; Karns High School

Marquez Taylor (Athlete)

  • Three-star (Rivals, 247Sports); Unrated (On3, ESPN)
  • 5’10”-6’0″; 170-180 lbs
  • McKenzie, Tenn.; McKenzie High School

A.C. Mason-Young

  • Three-star (Rivals, 247Sports); Unrated (On3, ESPN)
  • 5’11”; 170-175 lbs
  • Covington, Tenn.; Covington High School

Jaylen Johnson (Athlete)

  • Three-star
  • 5’9″-5’10” 190 lbs
  • Baxley, Ga.; Appling County High School

Sawyer Deerman (Athlete)

  • Three-star
  • 5’10” 170-180 lbs
  • Tuscaloosa, Ala.; American Christian Academy

Amaris Shaw (Athlete)

  • Three-star (Rivals, On3, 247Sports); Unrated (ESPN)
  • 6’0″; 170-175 lbs
  • Winter Park, Fla.; Winter Park High School

Jaylon Cunningham

  • Three-star (Rivals); Unrated (On3, 247Sports, ESPN)
  • 5’9″ 160-170 lbs
  • Anniston, Ala.; Anniston High School

Christian Davis

  • Three-star
  • 5’11”-6’0″; 190-195 lbs
  • Miamisburg, Ohio; Miamisburg High School

Nic Strong

  • Unrated
  • 5’10”; 175-180 lbs
  • Huntsville, Ala.; Randolph School

Parker Jenkins

  • Four-star (247Sports, On3); Three-star (Rivals, ESPN)
  • 5’10”-5’11”; 185-190 lbs
  • Houston, Texas; Klein Forest High School

John Randle Jr. 

  • Four-star (Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN); Three-star (On3)
  • 6’0″; 180-185 lbs
  • Wichita, Kan.; Heights High School

Josh Heupel’s connections to Florida could pay off here, as Tennessee football’s two best targets when you combine talent with the possibility of securing a commitment come out of there in Samuel Singleton and Ryan Bullard. Getting either of those prospects would be a huge boost and add another offensive weapon to the system.

Marquez Taylor and A.C. Mason-Young are slight anomalies given the fact that they aren’t fully rated everywhere, and Nic Strong not being rated anywhere should keep all three of them near the bottom or off this list. However, Taylor and Mason-Young are in-state prospects that the Vols have a great chance with. Strong appears to be eyeing UT most heavily.

Despite their elite ratings and no favorites yet, Parker Jenkins and John Randle Jr. appear to be eyeing schools beyond the Vols, which is why they’re near the bottom. Singleton and Bullard are the goals, DeSean Bishop is a nice consolation, and Jaylen Johnson and Sawyer Deerman as athletes would also be nice pickups for Tennessee football.

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