Scout says on a scale of "A" - "C" Tennessee is a "C" school in talent.

[Fingers]

Was talking to an NFL scout this weekend who has Tennessee as a region. He was telling me that in the NFL, they categorize programs as "A schools" "B schools" and "C schools"

An A school is a program that has potential first or second rounders that is a must-hit and worth investing a lot of time and planning a trip around. B school has possible late round guys or guys that are worth seeing a practice or at least a walk-through and getting a firm eval on. A C school is a school with limited draftable prospects that is often just a stop to watch film if time allows. practice/in-person eval may not even be a priority or worth the time.

For context, this team currently views MTSU as a "B school". It views Tennessee as a "C school"

-Barton Simmons

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

what about Trey Smith? Jennings? Warrior?

 

[strongj81]

Dang how we've fallen! Coach pruitt will get us back to A status!

 

[Volatility]

Thanks Haslams

 

[Devo182]

what about Trey Smith? Jennings? Warrior?

Not counting Trey. This is an NFL scout - only focusing on guys that can possibly jump next year. I imagine Warrior and JJ will get longer looks as Seniors, as well as Trey as a 3-year guy. This is basically saying guys like Tuttle, KP, AJ, etc. aren't getting much interest. Not too surprising.

 

[Pacer92]

Sad times...

 

[Devo182]

Then again, who is this guy scouting for? That matters. Is it a Browns scout???

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Not counting Trey. This is an NFL scout - only focusing on guys that can possibly jump next year. I imagine Warrior and JJ will get longer looks as Seniors, as well as Trey as a 3-year guy. This is basically saying guys like Tuttle, KP, AJ, etc. aren't getting much interest. Not too surprising.

AJ?
I think JJ is gone after this year.

 

[Cartervol]

I bet over the last 10 years Alabama has by far put the most players in the NFL. Love to see the stat, but i bet it's pretty lopsided. It really is about the Jimmy's and the Joe's. Saban is a great coach, but he also has the best roster in college football year in and year out. The C grade is probably good for Tennessee, not pumping out the quality it once did, you see the drop off in wins. You got to have players, i don't care how good a coach you are.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

One thing to consider is that this info isn’t as much of news as it is just echoing what we’ve all been saying. Does our team have the talent to be an A school? Yes. But from an NFL scout perspective, this talent has not been coached up to a degree where they are ready for the big leagues.

 

[MWAVolfan]

what about Trey Smith? Jennings? Warrior?

three players out of 22 starters does not a talented team make.

 

[HoptownVol]

Hmmmn, seems to be a trend here.

NFL scout: Tennessee football upperclassmen 'pretty damn soft'

 

[chargervol]

Then again, who is this guy scouting for? That matters. Is it a Browns scout???

Don't know who but it's not a very inclusive article. There are several scouts at UT on a regular basis. Not saying we have a ton of talent but this story isn't very telling either.

Run with the most extreme take, that's just how it works now.

 

[EZE]

Unfortunately, that has been the culture at UT for years. I don’t know if CJP can change it, but goodness knows it needs to be changed

 

[jarhead]

How profound.

 

[bpalmer28]

Jennings, Warrior, and Tuttle are probably the only draftable upperclassmen on the roster

 

[bpalmer28]

And we thought we had more talent than WV, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Just because some little girl in To Kill a Mockingbird hasn't heard of our best players ....

 

[Bloodrunsorange27]

You should have reminded him of their star ratings out of high school.

 

[howie87]

I bet over the last 10 years Alabama has by far put the most players in the NFL. Love to see the stat, but i bet it's pretty lopsided. It really is about the Jimmy's and the Joe's. Saban is a great coach, but he also has the best roster in college football year in and year out. The C grade is probably good for Tennessee, not pumping out the quality it once did, you see the drop off in wins. You got to have players, i don't care how good a coach you are.

Cause all of those Alabama players in the NFL have been amazing, right???

 

[peerless98]

Just because some little girl in To Kill a Mockingbird hasn't heard of our best players ....

Do you really expect folks on here to read a book about birds?

 

[Memphisvol87]

Cause all of those Alabama players in the NFL have been amazing, right???

Irrelevant, just like recruiting rankings don’t always pan out... you still want the players. I’d rather have Bamas problem of the drafted guys not producing at the next level vs. our guys not being drafted because they suck in college.

 

[Type Orange+]

For context, this team currently views MTSU as a "B school". It views Tennessee as a "C school"

No comforting illusions there. That is a bitter pill to swallow.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

I can’t for the life of me get why Warrior gets so hyped up on here. What has he done exactly? Jennings is only hyped up bc of 2 catches, neither of them would start on our past great teams. Trey smith however is a stud.

 

[OrangeTsar]

great.....so the one silver lining with which we attempted to console ourselves turns out to be just more Butch Jones snake oil. Discouraging