The conversation on signing day usually starts and ends with where a team is ranked. This year the Vols go to NSD 14th in the 247 Composite. But they do so on the strength of 28 commitments; as of Tuesday evening that was more than any of the 13 teams ahead of them, with only Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M holding more than 25 commits of that group.
If the average player rating is a better indicator of who wins on signing day, blue-chip ratio is a better indicator of who’s going to win in the fall.