Entering the stretch run in the 2023 class, Tennessee knew it had to close on edge rusher Caleb Herring. The Vols offered the Murfreesboro native in January 2020 after his freshman season of high school, third to only Eastern Kentucky and Kentucky. Tennessee got Herring on campus more than any other program in his recruitment, but national suitors quickly came calling.
Herring had 15 offers after his junior season and was a top-100 player in America on several recruiting websites. However, the months leading into his senior year were when he really jumped onto the scene. Herring added 17 offers between January and April of 2022, including the likes of Georgia, Miami, and USC, who were all major contenders when it came time for him to make a decision. Georgia got him on campus a week before his scheduled decision date, but the long-time Tennessee lean decided to stay home and don orange.
He then compiled a dominant senior season for Murfreesboro High School, tallying 21 tackles for loss and seven sacks in his final season of high school football. Herring was an Adidas All-American before enrolling at the University of Tennessee and beginning practices with the team this spring. Though he just graduated high school, Herring is one of the most talented defensive linemen on Tennessee’s roster and could be making more ground up than we thought in his high school evaluation.
