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Vols Football: Ranking Butch Jones’ First Four Recruiting Classes

By Zach Ragan

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones looks on during the first half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones looks on during the first half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) rolls out to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeated the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) rolls out to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeated the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

2013 Class

Score: 11.3

Top players: Cam Sutton, Josh Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Biggest surprise: Cam Sutton, Dylan Wiesman, 

Biggest disappointments: Jason Carr, Jaylen Miller

I’m not going to say it’s shocking to see the 2013 class at number two, but I was a bit surprised to see how close it was to being the number one class.

Butch Jones’ 2013 class is quite underrated, even with the attrition that the class suffered.

Riley Ferguson and Malik Brown, for example, never played a down at Tennessee.

Jason Carr, a four-star defensive end, played in three games, made one tackle, and then transferred from UT.

But on the other hand, there were some unexpected stars in this class.

Cam Sutton was a three-star defensive back coming out of high school, and he turned into one of the premier cornerbacks in the SEC.

Jalen Reeves-Maybin proved to be one of the all-time great linebackers at Tennessee, while quarterback Josh Dobbs……well his work speaks for itself.

Dylan Wiesman proved to be a stalwart on the offensive line, starting 25 games during his time at Tennessee, including the final 23 games of his career.

Other players that made significant contributions from this class were Brett Kendrick, Marquez North, Kendall Vickers, Corey Vereen, and Josh Smith.

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