ESPN national recruiting analysts Tom Luginbill and Craig Haubert rate the Vols’ running back class as the best in the nation for 2014.
Tom Luginbill: Time for the running back position, Craig. The Vols were happy in Knoxville. They’ve got a bunch of them.
Craig Haubert: Yeah, there were a few candidates there. If you look at the Clemson Tigers—Georgia with Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. But you’re right, Tom, Tennessee took the overall top running back class led by Jalen Hurd, a huge in-state pick up—a nice combination of size and speed. Then Darrell Scott late in the process is a versatile player. Overall, Tom, three 4-star running backs in this class.
Tom Luginbill: Adding depth, adding speed and some explosiveness to the backfield: much needed at Tennessee.
ESPN rated Jalen Hurd as the No. 8 overall running back in the class and Darrell Scott as the No. 11 overall back.
The other tailback signee not directly mentioned in the segment is 5-8, 195-pound Treyvon Paulk from Alpharetta, GA, whom ESPN also rates as a 4-star and the No. 33 running back overall.