Vols Recruiting: Grading Tennessee’s 2017 Signing Class

Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones celebrates with players after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones celebrates with players after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones celebrates with players after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones celebrates with players after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

Fans of the Tennessee Vols have plenty of reasons to be excited with the addition of the 2017 signing class.

Butch Jones and the Tennessee Vols put together yet another solid recruiting class in 2017.

The class is headlined by one of the top offensive linemen in the nation, Trey Smith.

But there are plenty of other players in the class that are cause for excitement.

Tennessee’s 2017 class isn’t a class loaded with flashy players, but it is loaded with the type of players that are necessary to win in the SEC.

The Vols added some quality defensive backs, offensive linemen, and defensive linemen.

Players like Deandre Johnson, Will Ignont, and Maleik Gray could very well end up being key contributors for the Volunteers.

Let’s take a look at how the Vols fared at each position.