The class fills positions of need for Tennessee. The Vols needed serious help in the secondary, and they got it with an impressive defensive back haul led by Nigel Warrior. They also needed to shore up depth at offensive tackle and signed three players the staff feels can develop into SEC-caliber tackles. They also signed the Jarrett Guarantano, the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the class.
One of the more impressive things about this class is that the vast majority of committments stayed committed to the Vols. They didn’t have any bad National Signing Day surprises and even got some good news when DE Jonathan Kongbo, the nation’s No.