However, on ESPN's top-100 list, only three of those four made the group. Stafford finished No. 72, Verse finished No. 55 and Nacua earned No. 36. ESPN asked 10 different analysts and insiders to rank their 100 players and then built a composite list based on that survey.

He transferred to Tennessee from UC Davis ahead of the 2023 campaign. Castles played at UC Davis from 2021-22, starting 28 contests, and recorded 68 receptions, 928 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. The former Vol also played at California for two seasons (2018-19).