Tennessee senior-to-be offensive lineman Jashon Robertson

Generally speaking, a team full of five-star and four-star prospects will beat a team full of three-star prospects more often than not.

That doesn’t mean three-star prospects can’t turn into really good college players, though.

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In other words, those worrying about Tennessee’s plethora of three-star commitments in the 2017 class would be wise to consider just how good some of the Vols’ three-star signees have been in the Butch Jones era. Talent evaluation has been a strength of the Tennessee staff the past few years, and the Vols have unearthed plenty of under-the-radar prospects who were big-time SEC players.

Here’s GoVols247’s list of the ten best three-star signees in the Jones era.

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Players on this list might have been four-star prospects according to some networks, but fortunately we have the industry-generated 247Sports Composite to level the playing field. All ten players on this list were three-star prospects in the 247Sports Composite.

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