Tennessee football made the top four for instate tight end Max LeBlanc Wednesday afternoon. The Vols joined Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio State in the top group for the four-star tight end.
TOP 4‼️‼️ @ErikKimrey @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong247 @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/LQCVhVz75d
— Max LeBlanc (@MaxenceLeblanc5) April 5, 2023
LeBlanc ranks as a low four-star recruit coming in as the No. 347 player and No. 17 tight end in the country according to the 247sports composite rankings. The Baylor School in Chattanooga standout ranks as the sixth best player in the state of Tennessee.
The 6-foot-4, 222 pound tight end isn’t the only player Tennessee is recruiting at Baylor. Josh Heupel and his staff are also heavily pursuing athlete Amari Jefferson.
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LeBlanc hasn’t been overly active in his recruitment, taking only six visits to this point in his recruitment. Three of those visits went to schools (Kentucky, North Carolina State and Penn State) that didn’t make the tight ends top group.
The four-star unofficially visited both Michigan, Ohio State and Tennessee last month but has yet to visit North Carolina. The Tar Heels are a particularly new contender in LeBlanc’s recruitment having previously missed the recruit’s top 10.
Tennessee commit Jonathan Echols ranks as an athlete in recruiting rankings but projects as a tight end in Knoxville. However, the Vols need to sign multiple tight ends in the 2024 recruiting class. Tennessee is lacking tight end depth right now and is poised to lose Jacob Warren and McCallan Castles following this season.
The Vols 2024 recruiting class currently contains six commits and ranks seventh nationally according to the 247sports team rankings.
