Ja’Quain Blakely is one of two highly rated linebackers Butch Jones brought in from the 2016 recruiting class after the departure of Curt Maggitt, who missed the majority of the 2015 season anyway.
That spells a lot more depth for the Volunteers going into this year, and it also sets them up nicely for the future.
Blakely is a four-star linebacker on Rivals who comes in at 6’2″ 210 pounds. The Moultrie, Ga. native out of Colquitt County High School committed to the Vols back in August and is part of the athletic Georgia pipeline to Tennessee.