Favorite recruiting class of all time?

[GetEmVols]

I love this class! All these kids
from former UT greats! Not to mention the talent level.. This has to rank up as one of the beat classes, not all because of talent, but on dedication and love of our program.. Go vols!

 

[esarmstrong]

This one and the 94 class, to be sure. If this one holds together, it could be the best of all time.

Go Butch! Hold 'em!

 

[inTNseVol]

I would say 1997.

Deon Grant
Travis Henry
Jamal Lewis
Travis Stephens
Andre Lott
Cedrick Wilson
Cosey Coleman
David Martin

 

[cgbtn]

Mine is the 1927 class which included Dodd, McEver, and Hackman. Freshmen were not eligible to play at that time. They became the Flaming Sophomores of 1928. They lost only one game in the 3 years they were eligible to play.

 

[VOLinNC]

I started following recruiting during the 08 class which sucked so I missed the 07 class. These guys coming in are something special I think and like the op said not just on the field

 

[90VOL]

Take a look back at the 1986 class, they were involved in back to back SEC championships when the Conference was very strong.

 

[RichRollin]

It's easier to name newer ones due to having recruiting rankings imo. But man Johnny Majors could recruit. He kept rosters loaded with NFL talent, and Fulmer did a fabulous job continuing the trend.

 

[YorkVol]

Johnny's 2nd or 3rd class was the Blue Chip All American Class, what we called the #1 recruiting class in those days. It had some decent players, a few went on to play in the NFL.

 

[esarmstrong]

I would say 1997.

Deon Grant
Travis Henry
Jamal Lewis
Travis Stephens
Andre Lott
Cedrick Wilson
Cosey Coleman
David Martin

Yes, thanks in great measure to Rodney Garner.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Take a look back at the 1986 class, they were involved in back to back SEC championships when the Conference was very strong.

The Conference was strong, but not even close to being as strong as it has been the last 5 years. No Conference has been as the SEC over the last 5-6 years.

 

[macrovol]

Mine is the 1927 class which included Dodd, McEver, and Hackman. Freshmen were not eligible to play at that time. They became the Flaming Sophomores of 1928. They lost only one game in the 3 years they were eligible to play.

Hack, Mack, and Dodd!

 

[ChattanoogaVols]

I would say 1997.

Deon Grant
Travis Henry
Jamal Lewis
Travis Stephens
Andre Lott
Cedrick Wilson
Cosey Coleman
David Martin

Definitely one of my favorites as well. I'll never stop being amazed by Henry's 4,000+ rushing yards in his senior season alone.

 

[velovol]

I thought mine was gonna be that 07 class
I didnt have the internet in 94 or access to volnation I just thought all kids wanted to go to UT

 

[butchna]

Hack, Mack, and Dodd!

Mom used to read that one to me
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[sonofUT62]

Definitely one of my favorites as well. I'll never stop being amazed by Henry's 4,000+ rushing yards in his senior season alone.

What? That's for a career, not one season.

 

[butchna]

What? That's for a career, not one season.

High school
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[eazyTD]

Definitely one of my favorites as well. I'll never stop being amazed by Henry's 4,000+ rushing yards in his senior season alone.

 

[90VOL]

The Conference was strong, but not even close to being as strong as it has been the last 5 years. No Conference has been as the SEC over the last 5-6 years.

What does that have to do with his string ghe recruiting class was? They had success in a very tough conference arguably as competitive as the last 5 years plus a high percentage of guys played NFL ball. It his was before recruiting ranking services too do it's hard to compare apples to apples,

 

[OddFuture]

I've only been following since the '10 class and the have all been about the same at the time, until this year. This one will clearly be my favorite at the time (before they start their UT careers).

 

[BigBadVol]

This one and the 94 class, to be sure. If this one holds together, it could be the best of all time.

Go Butch! Hold 'em!

This! I still love that 94 class.:hi:

 

[Special Ed]

1937
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[Dust10]

I'll agree this class has been my favorite since I've been following recruiting. Although I was pretty jacked when Eric Berry committed.

 

[ChattanoogaVols]

What? That's for a career, not one season.

No. It was his senior season. He rushed for 4,087 yards and 42 TD's in 14 games that year. He broke the national record, and it may be/probably still is the record.

Read the small section under "Early Years"

I didn't just get this from wiki. I remember watching a game during his freshman year at Tennessee when the commentators mentioned his 4,000 yard season. At first I assumed they meant career, but they emphasized that was just his senior season alone.

edit: Sorry, I thought more people knew about his senior high school season, and would therefore know that's what I was referring to.

 

[ChattanoogaVols]

Sorry, double post.

 

[butchna]

Take a look back at the 1986 class, they were involved in back to back SEC championships when the Conference was very strong.

Wasn't that the class that was loaded with Tennessee high school linemen?...Lenoir and Mays?...if so it's the first year I started financing preseason magazines...recruiting was in my blood...I remember preinternet that there was a lot of negative rumblings about the relative lack of skill players to big uglies...that class was big...like you said...in reestablishing physicality in the TVA years
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