Brent Cimaglia K Franklin, TN 6’0″ 215 (3-star) Committed 6/4/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Cimaglia should help answer Tennessee’s question at the placekicking position in the future. Aaron Medley returns for his senior season at Tennessee, which opens the door for Cimaglia to take over in 2018. http://www.hudl.com/v/1FT2aW… MORE
Trey Coleman RB West Monroe, LA 6’1″ 201 (3-star) Committed 6/17/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Coleman has good size at running back and will have an opportunity to beat out Chandler for snaps in Tennessee’s offense. Coleman is a good enough athlete that he could play offense or defense in college.… MORE
Marquez Bembry DE Atlanta, GA 6’3″ 210 (3-star) Committed 3/17/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Bembry is one of the top athletes in the class. Tennessee’s staff will have to figure out where to play him on the field. How his body develops at the college level will help determine his best position,…… MORE
Jordan Murphy WR Hattiesburg, MS 6’1″ 165 (4-star) Committed 7/20/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Murphy is one of the top athletes in the class and someone who can help fill the void left by Josh Malone, who departed early for the NFL Draft. Murphy was a Mr. Football winner who declined heavy pursuit from Ole Miss.…… MORE
Jacquez Jones WR Clearwater, FL 5’11” 164 (3-star) Committed 5/20/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Tennessee hopes Jones can push for playing time right away. The Vols have an open competition at receiver and Jones, who isn’t the biggest player in the class, has play-making ability when he receives the ball. … MORE
Tim Jordan RB Bartow, FL 6’0″ 185 (2-star) Committed 1/22/17 Josh Ward’s Take: Jordan was the third running back in this class that Tennessee desperately needed to add. Depth is a question at the position for Tennessee, and Jordan provides it. His profile continued to rise through the recruiting cycle as he ended…… MORE
K’Rojhn Calbert OL McMinnville, TN 6’6″ 285 (3-star) Committed 11/15/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Calbert is an athletic offensive tackle who will be given plenty of time to develop at Tennessee. He’ll spend the 2017 season focusing on physical development with the goal of contributing for the Vols in the future. He has major…… MORE
LaTrell Bumphus DE Savannah, TN 6’4″ 230 (4-star) Committed 6/17/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Bumphus could help Tennessee as a defensive end or tight end. That could be determined by how he plays or the way others in this class perform on the defensive side. Either way, Bumphus is a versatile athlete and one of…… MORE
Ty Chandler RB Nashville, TN 5’11” 194 (4-star) Committed 8/14/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Chandler might provide the biggest impact right away in this class. The Vols need someone to spare John Kelly in the backfield. Chandler, a U.S. Army All-American, offers Tennessee the playmaking ability it was looking for in this class. … MORE
Eric Crosby DT Virginia Beach, VA 6’3″ 275 (3-star) Committed 4/22/16 Josh Ward’s Take: Crosby is an important signee at defensive tackle, where the Vols need help due to attrition and injury. Crosby has played defensive end and tackle in high school but will focus on playing inside for the Vols. … MORE
