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Tennessee Vols National Signing Day: Five Players That Could See Significant Action In 2017

By Zach Ragan

Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of the Tennessee Volunteers running through the T before the game against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of the Tennessee Volunteers running through the T before the game against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ty Chandler

Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy)

Position: Running Back

247Sports Rating: Four-star

247Sports Position Rating: 5

247Sports Overall Rating: 79

Ty Chandler is in a perfect position as a freshman running back.

The Vols suffered a plenty of attrition at the running back position this past season.

Starting running back Jalen Hurd left the program after Tennessee’s brutal loss to South Carolina, and the criminally underused Alvin Kamara declared for the NFL draft, leaving a year of eligibility on the table.

That leaves rising junior John Kelly as the incumbent starting running back.

Kelly will be a solid starter for the Vols — he’s incredibly underrated. But he can’t do it all on his own.

That means Chandler will have plenty of chances to overtake Carlin Fils-aime as the primary backup to Kelly.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Chandler is able to rise to number two on the depth chart at the conclusion of fall practice.

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