Where Tennessee Football’s 2027 Recruiting Class Ranks a Dozen Commitments In

It’s official visit season, and Tennessee football is hosting a number of priority prospects as it builds on its 2027 class. While the Vols are still awaiting the decision of multiple big-name recruits, it has landed a trio of commits over the weekend to boost the group.

This featured four-star and in-state tight end, Malik Howard. Out of Oak Ridge, he’s from just down the street from Knoxville and adds to an impressive tight end room. Then, junior college defensive lineman Christian Mays, out of Northeast Mississippi C.C., joined. Finally, on Sunday night, three-star defensive back Dylan Haley entered the fold.

Here’s an updated look at where both the team and individual recruits rank in the 2027 class at this point.

Team Ranking

• 247
  • Nationally: 39
  • SEC: 10
    • Behind Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Auburn and Missouri
• Rivals
  • Nationally: 32
  • SEC: 10
    • Behind Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Auburn, Texas and Missouri

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Player Rankings

In order of most recent to commit to first to commit

DB – Dylan Haley

• 247
  • 3-star
  • No. 55 ATH
  • No. 84 GA
• Rivals
  • 3-star
  • No. 45 CB
  • No. 37 GA

DL – Christian Mays (JUCO)

• 247:
  • N/a
• Rivals:
  • N/a

TE – Malik Howard

• 247
  • 4-star
  • No. 183 nationally
  • No. 8 TE
  • No. 8 TN
• Rivals
  • 3-star
  • No. 27 TE
  • No. 20 TN

LS – Sam McKeown

• 247
  • Unranked
• Rivals
  • 3-star
  • No. 1 LS
  • No. 21 Oklahoma

DB – Brandon ‘Slim’ Leavell

• 247
  • 3-star
  • No. 47 S
  • No. 28 TN
• Rivals
  • 3-star
  • No. 44 CB
  • No. 15 TN