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 2018 class includes 17 commits, including 5 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.29. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 Tennessee: Balanced class
Balanced class 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
- 121.61
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 29.4%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- TN
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.29
Blue-Chip Recruits
5(29%)
Top Pipeline State
TN • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
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
17 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Peterson | OLB | 4★ | 97.6 | 6'3" | 231 lbs | Moultrie, GA | Colquitt County | Retained |
| Alontae Taylor | WR | 4★ | 94.7 | 6'0" | 184 lbs | Manchester, TN | Coffee County Central | Retained |
| Greg Emerson | DT | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'3" | 280 lbs | Jackson, TN | North Side | Retained |
| Bryce Thompson | ATH | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Irmo, SC | Dutch Fork | Retained |
| Jerome Carvin | OT | 4★ | 89.0 | 6'4" | 330 lbs | Cordova, TN | Cordova | Retained |
| Jeremy Banks | RB | 3★ | 88.8 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Cordova, TN | Cordova | Retained |
| J.T. Shrout | PRO | 3★ | 87.0 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Newhall, CA | William S. Hart Senior | Retained |
| Jacob Warren | TE | 3★ | 86.5 | 6'6" | 211 lbs | Knoxville, TN | Farragut | Retained |
| Tanner Antonutti | OT | 3★ | 86.3 | 6'5" | 273 lbs | Nashville, TN | Ensworth | Retained |
| John Mincey | SDE | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Homerville, GA | Clinch County | Retained |
| Ollie Lane | OG | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'5" | 285 lbs | Corryton, TN | Gibbs | Retained |
| Trevon Flowers | S | 3★ | 85.5 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Tucker, GA | Tucker | Retained |
| Kurott Garland | SDE | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'2" | 273 lbs | Conyers, GA | Heritage | Retained |
| Kingston Harris | DT | 3★ | 84.5 | 6'3" | 285 lbs | Orlando, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Cedric Tillman | WR | 3★ | 82.5 | 6'3" | 205 lbs | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman | Retained |
| Brandon Davis | CB | 3★ | 82.0 | 5'11" | 160 lbs | New Orleans, LA | John Curtis | Retained |
| Paxton Brooks | K | 3★ | 81.7 | 6'5" | 170 lbs | West Columbia, SC | Airport | Retained |
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