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Vols Recruiting: Grading Tennessee’s 2017 Signing Class

By Zach Ragan

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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Wide Receiver/Tight End

Players signed: 

  • Jordan Murphy — Three-star
  • Josh Palmer — Three-star
  • Princeton Fant — Three-star
  • Jacquez Jones — Three-star
  • James Brown — Three-star

Grade: B-

The Vols added several quality wide receivers this recruiting cycle, but the quality wasn’t what we’ve come to expect in a Butch Jones class.

This is the first year at Tennessee that he didn’t sign at least a four-star wide receiver.

Obviously that could end up not being very important, given the fact that recruiting rankings are incredibly subjective, but it’s still a bit of a concern.

I feel the Vols could’ve done better in this area, but it’s not a cause for panic by any means.

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