Recruiting has gone national, which means the challenge of signing the best in-state talent is exponentially more difficult than, say, 30 years ago.

With that in mind, we’re building a six-man all-star in-state team of sorts for each program in the SEC, looking for more recent recruits with more options who chose to stay home.

Here are the best, by position, Tennessee kids who became Volunteers.

Quarterback — Andy Kelly

The best QBs in Vols history — Peyton Manning, Tee Martin, Heath Shuler, etc., — were imports.

Kelly starred at Rhea County High, about 90 minutes southwest of Knoxville and was recruited to run offensive coordinator Phil Fulmer’s offense in the late 1980s.

He got to Tennessee just before Todd Helton, Manning and Martin, and he led the Vols to SEC championships in 1989 and 1990.

Kelly went 24-5-2 as a starter, leaving school as the winningest quarterback in program history. He’s still fifth in career passing yards (6,397).

Running back — Jalen Hurd

Franklin County’s Johnny Majors, a college Hall of Famer whose No. 45 is retired, set the bar for in-state talent choosing Tennessee, but he arrived in the 1950s — before Bear Bryant got to Alabama.

Hurd, from suburban Nashville, was the key piece in the 2014 recruiting class that has led to the Vols’ resurgence. Ranked the No. 4 athlete in the country, Hurd chose the Vols over Alabama, among others.

Hurd on pace to shatter Travis Henry’s career rushing record (3,078 yards) even if he leaves after his junior year.

WR — Cedrick Wilson

Wilson, from Memphis, spent one season with Manning in 1997 and, along with Peerless Price, was a key piece on the 1998 national championship team.

He is second on the Vols’ career list with 24 touchdowns, third in receptions (159) and fifth in yards yards (2,137).

DL — Reggie White

The Minister of Defense traveled just 100 miles up I-75 from Chattanooga to Knoxville, where he became a Vols and SEC icon.

White set the Tennessee career sack record with 32, almost half of which (15) came during a dominant senior season in 1983.

White, whose jersey No. 92 was retired in 2005, was elected to the College Hall of Fame in 2002.

Derek Barnett, another in-state talent from suburban Nashville, is chasing White’s sack records.

LB — Al Wilson

Wilson, from Jackson in western Tennessee, was the most dominant defensive player on the 1998 championship team.

Wilson was the only All-American on that team.

DB — Andre Lott

The Berry brothers have taken up residence in the Vols’ record book, but they went to high school out of state. So did Dale Carter, and his son, Nigel Warrior, a four-star get in the 2016 class.

Lott, from Memphis, also was part of the 1998 championship team, and he developed into a first-team All-SEC defensive back in 2001.

The Vols haven’t signed many elite, in-state defensive backs since, but as long as the legends’ legacies continue to choose to wear orange, there’s probably not a whole lot of complaining coming out of Rocky Top.