Tennessee’s 2022 class was a struggle at times, but it came together nicely at the end of the cycle. Josh Heupel and his staff got a late start and spent much of the spring and summer months simply trying to build relationships.
What really wasn’t a struggle though was the quarterback position. Heupel made a last minute effort to lure top in-state passer Ty Simpson, but the timing of that situation was working against them. However, they quickly snatched up Tayven Jackson, who never once wavered from his Tennessee pledge.
The four-star quarterback ranks just outside of the top 200 players in the class, per 247Sports.