Four-star defensive lineman Christian Garrett released his top seven including Tennessee football on Thursday afternoon. The Vols joined Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss and Southern Cal in the Peach State native’s top group.
NEWS: 4-star DL Christian Garrett is down to 7 schools, he tells @ChadSimmons_‼️
Garrett ranks No. 71 NATL. (No. 9 DL) in the 2025 On300⭐️
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— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 15, 2024
Garrett ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 118 player in the 2025 recruiting class according to the 247sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound defensive lineman ranks as the 13th best player at his position in his class as well as the 17th best player in the state of Georgia.
The blue-chip recruit is a Bogart, Georgia native where he stars at Prince Avenue Christian School. Garrett and the Wolverines posted a 14-1 record during the 2023 season and claimed the Georgia A State Championship.
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Garrett has twice visited Tennessee, coming to Knoxville for the Vols’ matchups against Texas A&M and Georgia last fall. While Garrett is no stranger to Tennessee, he’s been to a number of other schools more often.
The four-star defensive lineman has visited the instate Bulldogs eight total times including four times this fall and again last month. Garrett has also twice visited both Alabama and Clemson but hasn’t yet visited Georgia Tech, Ole Miss or Southern Cal.
If Tennessee wants to become a major player in Garrett’s recruitment, they need to get him on campus more times this spring.
The Vols’ 2025 recruiting class currently contains six commits but none of them are currently from defensive linemen. Tennessee’s six-player recruiting class ranks No. 10 nationally according to the 247sports team rankings.
