As Tennessee football looks to build on its 2027 recruiting class, it’s also strengthening the relationship it has with its current commits. This includes the first player to pledge to the Vols in the cycle, linebacker JP Peace.
Peace is a local recruit, initially playing for West High School in Knoxville before transferring to Maryville. He’s also as connected to the program as it gets. His father is Robert Peace, a former UT linebacker from 2000-03. His grandfather is former Tennessee national championship head coach and co-captain as a player, Phillip Fulmer.
Peace is ranked as a three-star recruit by 247 Composite. He is listed as the No. 583 player in the nation, No. 46 linebacker and No. 26 player from the state of Tennessee.
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Other offers on the table for Peace include Florida State, Kentucky, Maryland, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, App State, Georgia State, Marshall, Memphis, South Florida, Southern Miss, MTSU and UAB. However, he’s been strong in his commitment to UT, which he announced back on June 16, 2025.
While this marks Peace’s official visit, he’s made his way to campus plenty of times in the recruiting process. This includes as recently as March of this year for spring practice.
Peace is one of 16 commitments in the class for Tennessee to this point. The group ranks as the No. 42 class in the country on 247.
He’s one of two linebackers in the group, joining Kenneth Simon II. Simon is also a legacy recruit and is the son of former UT star linebacker Kevin Simon. He recently flipped his commitment from Alabama to Tennessee and ranks as the No. 139 player in the class by 247 Composite. Naturally, both Peace and Simon’s primary recruiter at UT is linebackers coach William Inge.
