Five-Star Tennessee Offensive Tackle Target Cuts List, Schedules Commitment Date

Five-star offensive tackle David Sanders cut his top group to four schools while scheduling his commitment date on Sunday night.

Sanders is announcing his college commitment on Aug. 17 and is deciding between a top group that includes Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio State and Tennessee.

🚨NEWS🚨 Five-Star Plus+ OT David Sanders Jr. is set to announce his commitment on August 17, per @Hayesfawcett3⏳

He will choose between Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio State and Tennessee🤔

Read: https://t.co/Osj5PTJOCc pic.twitter.com/VL0jqIntRd

— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) July 7, 2024

Sanders is one of the top players in the entire 2025 recruiting cycle. He ranks as a five-star recruit and the No. 2 player in the recruiting cycle according to the 247sports composite rankings. The Charlotte native ranks as the top player in the state of North Carolina and the top offensive line recruit in the entire 2025 cycle.

The 6-foot-6, 290-pound prospect is a consensus five-star recruit. On3 sports ranks Sanders lower than any other recruiting service and they tabbed Sanders as the No. 6 player in the country.

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Sanders has visited Tennessee more than any other school in his top four, taking a visit to Knoxville for the Georgia game last fall and then taking two unofficial visits in April and another in May before his June official visit.

The blue-chip recruit has taken three visits to both Georgia and Ohio State in 2024 and just a lone visit to Nebraska. Sanders has took official visits to all three schools in either May or June. The big surprise of Sanders top group is that Clemson did not make the cut.

Clemson and Ohio State have long been viewed as Tennessee’s top competition to land the elite recruit. Sanders took five total visits to Clemson starting back in September and concluding with an official visit in late May.

Tennessee football’s 2025 recruiting class currently contains 16 commitments including from three offensive linemen. Douglas Utu and Nic Moore rank as four-star recruits while Antoni Kade Ogumoro ranks as a three-star.

The Vols’ 2025 recruiting class currently ranks No. 14 nationally and No. 8 in the SEC according to the 247sports team rankings.