Tennessee Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville • TN
Recruiting context
Tennessee recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Tennessee commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2000 class includes 11 commits, including 11 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 4.45. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2000 Tennessee: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 238.24
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 100.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- GA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
11
Average Stars
4.45
Blue-Chip Recruits
11(100%)
Top Pipeline State
GA • 2
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2000.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
11 recruits found in 2000.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Munoz | OT | 5★ | 99.6 | 6'7" | 290 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | Retained |
| O.J. Owens | S | 5★ | 99.3 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | New London, NC | North Stanly | Retained |
| Jason Respert | OC | 5★ | 99.0 | 6'3" | 300 lbs | Warner Robins, GA | Northside | Retained |
| Casey Clausen | PRO | 5★ | 99.0 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | Mission Hills, CA | Bishop Alemany | Retained |
| Sean Young | OG | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'6" | 293 lbs | Tunnel Hill, GA | Northwest Whitfield County | Retained |
| Karlton Neal | WDE | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'5" | 235 lbs | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park | Retained |
| Rashad Baker | S | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Camden, NJ | Eastside | Retained |
| Robert Peace | ILB | 4★ | 96.4 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Ruston, LA | Ruston | Retained |
| John Rattay | PRO | 4★ | 96.2 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | Phoenix, AZ | Desert Vista | Retained |
| Jason Witten | WDE | 4★ | 96.1 | 6'7" | 265 lbs | Elizabethton, TN | Elizabethton | Retained |
| Lynn McGruder | DT | 4★ | 96.1 | 6'3" | 285 lbs | North Las Vegas, NV | Cheyenne | Retained |
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