Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is arguably the greatest recruiting prospect ever signed by the University of Tennessee.
In a time before most recruiting evaluation services existed, Manning was the most famous high school prospect in the country when deciding where he would sign as part of the 1994 recruiting class.
The son of Ole Miss legend Archie Manning, it was almost assumed Manning would end up in Oxford.
But after an incredibly lengthy recruiting process, Manning was won over by Tennessee as he set out to create a path of his own.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Manning threw for over 11,000 yards and 89 touchdowns during his Tennessee career, won the 1997 SEC championship and was the top pick in the 1998 NFL draft.
He went on to have one of the greatest NFL careers of all time, winning Super Bowl championships with two different teams.
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