There's more talent in Tennessee now than Alabama and South Carolina combined.
People are gonna be surprised by how heavy on Tennessee players our team is gonna be in coming years. We're still gonna recruit nationally and get some of the top players from across the country. But at its core, this will be a Tennessee heavy roster.
No reason not to with how much talent there is coming up in the state right now. There are currently 19 composite 4-stars in the class of 2019 in the state of Tennessee. That's 5th most in the country after Florida, Texas, Georgia, and California. Class of 2020 looks to be even more talented. Right now 247sports only has the top 107 players in the class of 2020 ranked. Tennessee has 8 players in that top 107 right now. That twice as much as Louisiana which has only 4 players in the top 107. And trails only Florida, Texas, Georgia, and California (who each have about 12-13 players in the top 107) for 5th most in the nation.
As Coach Pruitt said, the first goal is lock down the state. Keep the very best players instate and playing for the University of Tennessee. And then supplement our roster with the top players from across the country. There's honestly no reason why Tennessee shouldn't be a perennial top 5 team in recruiting from 2019 on.
