Tennessee football’s 2025 recruiting class is flirting with the top 5 after five-star offensive tackle David Sanders committed to the Vols on Saturday.
But a breakdown of individual prospects reveals even better news for UT, especially in the SEC recruiting race.
The Vols have landed the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation, the No. 1 guard in the SEC, another top quarterback and a deep haul of defensive linemen in this class.
UT has 22 commitments, including one five-star prospect and 12 four-star recruits. They can sign on Dec. 4, when the early signing period begins.
According to 247Sports Composite team rankings, UT has the No. 6 class, behind Ohio State, Alabama, LSU, Georgia and Auburn. The Vols haven’t been that high since finishing No. 4 in the 2015 rankings.
Using those 247Sports Composite ratings, here are the highlights of UT’s class under coach Josh Heupel with an emphasis on how it compares to SEC foes.
FIVE-STAR DAVID SANDERS COMMITS Vols land No. 2 recruit in 2025 class
It starts at tackle, where Tennessee has the best
Sanders would be UT’s first five-star offensive tackle signee since it landed Darnell Wright and Wanya Morris in the 2019 class. Wright became a first-round pick of the Chicago Bears. Morris transferred to Oklahoma and became a third-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Lance Heard, the Vols’ current left tackle, was a five-star signee of LSU in 2023, but he transferred to UT this season.
All this bodes well for the Vols, but it gets even better.
Getting the No. 1 offensive tackle is a different level for UT. A few years ago, Alabama would routinely land that recruit. It got the No. 1 offensive tackle in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023.
But Sanders is not only the No. 1 offensive tackle in this class. He’s also the No. 2 overall player. Only quarterback Bryce Underwood, an LSU commitment, is…
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Author : Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-08-17 18:48:38
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