After junior nickel Rashaan Gaulden declared for the NFL Draft, Tennessee’s number one need was pretty clear. The Vols saw four contributors walk out the door at cornerback and very little experience set to return.
That gaping need wasn’t exactly filled with immediate help on national signing day either. Tennessee missed on a few big targets, making things pretty interesting and shallow for 2018.
Baylen Buchanan, Shawn Shamburger, Marquill Osborne, Cheyenne Labruzza are some of the obvious options, but offensive players like Tyler Byrd, Carlin Fils-Aime and Alontae Taylor have each spent time working with the defensive backs during the spring too.