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Tennessee football has largest recruiting footprint in SEC

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 12: General view of a Tennessee Volunteers flag during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

The 2021 Tennessee football Volunteers class dominates the Southeastern Conference region.

It’s no secret that Tennessee football has always gone more national than other elite SEC schools when it was at its best. The Vols just haven’t ever had the luxury of loading up with elite in-state talent the way schools in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana have.

As a result, when they have the No.