Four-star offensive lineman Carter Jones released a top four including Tennessee football on Sunday night, Rivals Hayes Fawcett first reported. Clemson, Georgia and Penn State joined Tennessee in Jones’ top group.
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The 6’6 295 IOL is ranked as the No. 2 IOL in Virginia (per Rivals Industry)
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Jones ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 408 player in the country according to the 247sports composite rankings. He also ranks as the No. 22 interior offensive lineman and No. 10 player in the state of Virginia in the 2027 recruiting class.
The 6-foot-5, 291-pound offensive lineman is in the midst of taking his official visits to all four of his top contenders. Jones visited both Georgia and Penn State earlier this month. He plans on officially visiting both Tennessee and Clemson next month.
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The Poquoson native has taken two visits to Tennessee to date. He unofficially visited the Vols last April and again in last June.
Jones does not have a commitment date set but a summer commitment would make sense after he takes official visits to all four schools.
Tennessee football’s 2027 recruiting class currently contains six commitments including from four-star offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo. A Murfreesboro native, Uwaifo is the second highest rated commit in the Vols class at this point in time.
The Vols’ six-commit recruiting class currently ranks No. 28 nationally and No. 9 in the SEC according to the 247sports team rankings.
