Tennessee’s 2026 recruiting class has officially hit 20 total members after a commitment from three-star safety Jowell Combay on Wednesday afternoon.
Combay’s commitment comes less than 24 hours after the commitment from his teammate and four-star linebacker Brayden Rouse on Tuesday night. Both players are based out of Kell High School in Marietta, GA.
Combay committed to Tennessee over a group that included three SEC and one Big Ten schools: Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
247Sports has Combay as the No. 46 safety and the No. 53 player from the state of Georgia.
“Instinctive safety who plays with range in single-high looks and can rally to the football,” 247’s Hudson Standish wrote in a July evaluation of the Peach State prospect. “Estimated to hover around 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, frame and athleticism have not been verified in a third-party combine but owns track and field multi-sport highlighted by a 42-4 PR in the triple jump. Playmaker at the catch point on both sides of the ball who will make high-degree-of-difficulty snags at the top of the ladder.”
Standish also mentions that Combay is viewed as “a Power Four caliber safety prospect who could develop into an impact starter on Saturdays.”
Combay has nice burst to his game, too. His highlight tape is full of plays jumping routes and closing in on ball carriers in a quick fashion.
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Here’s a look at some of the playmaking talent that Combay is bringing with him to the Tennessee secondary in the near future:
