Just two short years ago, we had no idea what the Tennessee secondary would look like. The Volunteers had just lost several contributors after the 2017 season, and Jeremy Pruitt’s first job in regards of roster construction was to fix that.
Quite honestly, it didn’t go well on the recruiting trail that first cycle at cornerback, but Pruitt made it work. He converted Alontae Taylor to cornerback, then signed athlete Bryce Thompson after signing day and moved him to defensive back as well. They immediately became starters and took their lumps to become the players that they are today.