One of the best stories of Tennessee’s 2021 team was Cedric Tillman, who emerged as the clear No. 1 target for Hendon Hooker this fall. The former three-star recruit ranked outside of the top 1,500 overall players back in the class of 2018. Tillman has gone from that, to a legitimate NFL Draft prospect.
However, on Thursday, Tillman announced that he would return to the Volunteers for one more season in 2022.
“Since I arrived at Tennessee in 2018, it’s been an amazing experience, and Vol Nation is second to none.