Tennessee added a terrific 2026 prospect to the class on Monday afternoon.
The Vols landed a commitment from Joel Wyatt, a four-star athlete from Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, TN, as their 22nd prospect in the 2026 class. The 6-foot-4 athlete ranks as the No. 48 player in the class according to 247Sports’ Composite Rankings.
Josh Heupel and his staff worked hard to bring Wyatt to East Tennessee, winning a recruiting battle over Vanderbilt for the blue-chip player.
Wyatt is a do-it-all type of player on the high school scene. He’s got experience on both sides of the ball, playing safety, EDGE rusher, linebacker, and wide receiver. The assumption is that Wyatt will land on the defensive side of the ball at Tennessee, but that’s a long way away and this is the type of prospect you don’t want to put in a box without seeing what the coaches want to do with him on the field.
All that to say, he’s a tremendous, versatile player for Tennessee and a standout piece of the Vols’ class.
“Although his collegiate position projection is still coming into focus, Wyatt unquestionably possesses the elite physical traits to play receiver or defensive back on Saturdays while his lack of lower body mass will more than likely prevent him from playing any closer to the line of scrimmage,” 247Sports’ Cooper Petanga wrote about Wyatt in a spring evaluation. “Either way, the Top247 standout projects as an all-conference prospect at the Power Four level with the potential to develop into an early day NFL Draft choice.”
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