'20 Recruiting Rankings Tracker

[ionaVOL]

Just wanna give this class a little perspective - just checked Rivals and we are currently 12th, behind the below teams

Clemson, OSU, LSU, bama, A&M, Georgia, Fla, Barn, Okla, Oregon and Michigan

Here is a list with each teams wins the past 5 years and their playoff appearances. Amazing to me we can even try and justify being disappointed in fringe top 10 classes at this point...

Basically, us and A&M are the only teams not to win at least 10 games in a season (and they recruit Texas with a big name coach) Oregon and Florida are the only other teams that had a single season with less than 7 wins and Oregon was in the playoffs in the 14/15 season.

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

Just wanna give this class a little perspective - just checked Rivals and we are currently 12th, behind the below teams

Clemson, OSU, LSU, bama, A&M, Georgia, Fla, Barn, Okla, Oregon and Michigan

Here is a list with each teams wins the past 5 years and their playoff appearances. Amazing to me we can even try and justify being disappointed in fringe top 10 classes at this point...

Basically, us and A&M are the only teams not to win at least 10 games in a season (and they recruit Texas with a big name coach) Oregon and Florida are the only other teams that had a single season with less than 7 wins and Oregon was in the playoffs in the 14/15 season.

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Recruiting highly rated talent has never been our problem, that’s for sure.

 

[CA_Vol]

I think this class checks a lot of boxes and fills our areas of need. Hopefully we can put together a 9-3 season next year and continue the momentum. It’s pretty clear Pruitt & Co. can develop talent, but we will need to be recruiting on the same level as our biggest rivals if we hope to consistently challenge them.

It’s nuts that a Top 15 class could place you barely inside the Top 10 of the SEC.

 

[mrmax86]

Updated after the signing of Morven Joseph.

 

[ionaVOL]

Updated after the signing of Morven Joseph.

Nice! Don't think Rivals is showing Morven yet, hopefully that will boost us another spot back into 10th

 

[jakez4ut]

Nice! Don't think Rivals is showing Morven yet, hopefully that will boost us another spot back into 10th

correct.

 

[Ty4Vols]

T-9 on rivals with OK currently.

 

[SweetasSoda]

T-9 on rivals with OK currently.

Tied with 1 PO team, and the only ones ahead of us are other PO teams and the top SEC teams. Amazing actually that we got there.

 

[vettefool]

Tied with 1 PO team, and the only ones ahead of us are other PO teams and the top SEC teams. Amazing actually that we got there.

Great class. Unfortunately there are six SEC teams ahead of us. and we play at least three of them every year. Damn it’s tough in this conference. We are getting better , on paper anyway. Let’s hope our coaches can make a difference. We really need a quality QB. Maybe we have one coming in. We will see.

 

[Blake25p]

Lets not forget we still have 4-5 spots left so this class will be rated even higher than it is now.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Great class. Unfortunately there are six SEC teams ahead of us. and we play at least three of them every year. Damn it’s tough in this conference. We are getting better , on paper anyway. Let’s hope our coaches can make a difference. We really need a quality QB. Maybe we have one coming in. We will see.

Not sure how much better a few of those classes ranked 3 or 4 spots higher really are, and you can only put 11 on the field at a time. We are gaining on them. Just have to keep climbing.

 

[Vol524]

How good this class is ranked doesn't mean much. What matters most is how this class is ranked in 3 or 4 years. I think Pruitt has filled a lot of the needs we have. He can coach up players. We are on our way back. It will just take hard work, desire and patience.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

How good this class is ranked doesn't mean much. What matters most is how this class is ranked in 3 or 4 years. I think Pruitt has filled a lot of the needs we have. He can coach up players. We are on our way back. It will just take hard work, desire and patience.

Excellent post. Hopefully more Vol fans will realize and embrace this line of thinking. I believe Pruitt was a little picky with this class. Not that he could be like Dabo or Saban but that he just wasnt going to take any commitment just because he needed bodies. This is a very good sign imo. It shows we are starting to build some quality depth in key areas.

 

[jakez4ut]

This is a tracker where we can go back and see historically where we are and where we've been for recruiting rankings.

I'm only doing 247 for the following list:

11/28/2018: 33rd
11/29/2018: 20th (Added Harrison Bailey)
12/11/2018: 20th
01/07/2019: 21st
01/15/2019: 23rd
02/04/2019: 24th
02/16/2019: 21st (Added Dominic Bailey)
02/22/2019: 21st
03/10/2019: 20th
04/04/2019: 27th
04/06/2019: 25th (Added Ebony Jackson)
04/11/2019: 25th
04/13/2019: 22nd (Added Jimmy Calloway)
04/26/2019: 26th
05/01/2019: 28th
05/13/2019: 30th (Added Art Green (unranked))
05/14/2019: 22nd (Art Green ranked on 247)
05/16/2019: 23rd
05/28/2019: 30th (Lost Ebony Jackson)
06/07/2019: 24th (Added Javontez Spraggins and Antonio Johnson)
06/08/2019: 25th
06/11/2019: 29th
06/12/2019: 25th (Added Lovie Jenkins)
06/19/2019: 28th
06/21/2019: 26th (Added Cooper Mays)
06/22/2019: 27th
06/24/2019: 24th (Added Keshawn Lawrence)
06/27/2019: 23rd
06/28/2019: 20th (Added Tee Hodge)
07/03/2019: 23rd
07/05/2019: 28th (Lost Jordan Davis)
07/19/2019: 26th (Added Darion Williamson)
07/23/2019: 28th
07/26/2019: 27th
07/27/2019: 24th (Added Jalin Hyatt)
07/28/2019: 31st (Lost Antonio Johnson)
08/01/2019: 27th (Added James Robinson)
08/16/2019: 22nd (Added BJ Ojulari)
08/20/2019: 23rd
08/21/2019: 22nd (Added Mordecai McDaniel)
09/10/2019: 23rd (Lost Lovie Jenkins)
10/22/2019: 24th
10/23/2019: 20th (Added Bryson Eason, Martavius French, & Tamarion McDonald)
10/27/2019: 21st (Lost BJ Ojulari)
11/05/2019: 21st (Added Kyree Miller)
11/08/2019: 20th (Added Jimari Butler)
12/03/2019: 20th
12/08/2019: 20th (Lost Jimari Butler)
12/09/2019: 19th (Added Omari Thomas, lost Art Green)
12/10/2019: 18th (Added Jabari Small)
12/13/2019: 19th (Lost Mordecai McDaniel)
12/14/2019: 19th (Added Doneiko Slaughter)
12/16/2019: 20th (Lost Kyree Miller)
12/17/2019 (9:00): 18th (Added/Signed Len'Neth Whitehead)
12/17/2019 (9:15): 18th (Added/Signed Jimmy Holiday)
12/17/2019 (10:15): 18th (Added/Signed Reginald Perry)
12/17/2019 (12:15): 16th (Added/Signed Tyler Baron)
12/17/2019 (16:00): 15th (Added/Signed Morven Joseph)
01/07/2020: 16th

As of right now (01/07/2020), we are 16th on the 247 Composite, and 11th on Rivals.

Bailey bump moves us to 8th on rivals... Lol

 

[GojiraVol17]

Bailey bump moves us to 8th on rivals... Lol

Bump. Bump. Holy bump, batman! Put on more steam!

 

[RhodesVol]

Has 247 already adjusted their composite rating following Bailey's bump on Rivals, or will that take additional time?

 

[mrmax86]

Bailey bump moves us to 8th on rivals... Lol

I don't see it...

 

[wrangler]

16th on 247 now.

 

[mrmax86]

A couple rankings re-shuffles have boosted us in the 247 Composite Rankings.

 

[daugag02]

 

[mrmax86]

Updated after adding Dee Beckwith

 

[swampfoxfan]

I have to say this staff closes ground quick.

 

[peaygolf]

Numbers, rankings, 5*'s, etc............(All are subject to interpretation and can't be evaluated until we see how they are coached, how they improve, and how they play)

With that being said, this staff did a phenomenal job and should be commended with what they are doing in Knoxville. Things are looking quite positive. If this class "hits" like last year's, 2020 (especially '21) could be a very special year for Tennessee.