Vols’ Drew Richmond works toward ‘bright’ future while redshirting

Drew Richmond has gone from five-star recruit to redshirt freshman at Tennessee, but coaches are doing their best to offer perspective to the offensive lineman, and they expect big things out of him in the coming seasons. Drew Richmond has gone from five-star recruit to redshirt freshman at Tennessee, but coaches are doing their best to offer perspective to the offensive lineman, and they expect big things out of him in the coming seasons.

By Patrick Brown November 12, 2015 5 min read

KNOXVILLE – When he stepped on the University of Tennessee campus earlier this year, Drew Richmond had aspirations of starting right away.

The offensive tackle out of Memphis had plenty of reasons to believe that was possible.

Richmond was a five-star recruit, one of the top prospects in the state of Tennessee and at his position. When he flipped to Tennessee from his longtime verbal commitment to Ole Miss just before signing day last February, he became one of the Volunteers’ biggest recruiting coups in recent memory.

Tennessee needed help at tackle, too, given its struggles at the position in 2014.

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