Where Tennessee’s Top Commits Land in Rivals’ Updated Rankings

Tennessee Football went on a recruiting hot streak over the summer and leading into the 2025 season. Josh Heupel’s class continued to shoot up the rankings as it won out-of-state recruiting battles, kept high-level prospects inside the Volunteer State, and even flipped some blue-chip talent from other teams around the Southeastern Conference.

With time starting to wind down in the 2026 recruiting cycle, Tennessee currently has the eighth-ranked class in the nation, according to Rivals’ Industry team rankings. The Vols have the fifth-highest rated class from the SEC, trailing only No. 2 Georgia, No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Texas A&M, and No. 7 Alabama. The industry rankings have Tennessee with two five-star commits, 12 four-star commits, and 10 three-star commits.

That’s the industry rankings, though, which factor in ratings from both 247Sports and ESPN. Rivals recently released an update to its own Top 300 player rankings this week, which features 10 commitments in Tennessee’s class. That update does not factor in the other two publications.

Here’s a look at every Tennessee commit who lands in the Rivals 300 rankings:

• No. 19 – WR Tristen Keys: 4-star
• No. 33 – QB Faizon Brandon: 4-star
• No. 58 – WR Tyreek King: 4-star
• No. 69 – ATH Salesi Moa: 4-star
• No. 71 – LB T.J. White: 4-star
• No. 122 – S Joel Wyatt: 4-star
• No. 143 – LB Brayden Rouse: 4-star
• No. 147 – EDGE Hezekiah Harris: 4-star
• No. 173 – OT Kamari Blair: 4-star
• No. 273 – ATH Legend Bey: 4-star

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It is interesting to compare each publication’s own rankings. ESPN, for instance, has 11 of Tennessee’s commits in its Top 300 rankings in a fairly different order. 247Sports, meanwhile, has 10 UT commits in its Top 247 rankings. 247Sports is by far the highest on Tennessee’s recruiting class, with five players in the Top 50 compared to two from Rivals and three from ESPN.

Here’s a look at how all three sites stack up with Tennessee’s commits:

(Note: positions are based on what each publication has listed)

Regardless of rankings, Tennessee’s recruiting class is an exciting one. Not only have the Vols found their potential quarterback and wide receiver tandem of the future with Brandon and Keys, but there’s incoming talent all over the offensive side of the ball. Tyreek King is a high-rising talent from Knoxville, while Kamari Blair, a former South Carolina flip, can hold his own on the outside of the offensive line.

Tennessee is also bringing in highly versatile players. Salesi Moa and Joel Wyatt are both looked at as two of the top athletes in the class with the ability to play multiple positions on the field.

And from a defensive perspective, Tennessee looks to continue some recent trends. Hezekiah Harris and Zach Groves are solid pieces on the edge, and Rodney Garner bolsters his defensive line with a player such as Dereon Albert. Tennessee also adds to its stacking linebacker room with TJ White and Brayden Rouse.

As proven each year, rankings are just an educated guess on how these players turn out. They can be right and they can be wrong. It’s up to the program and the talent to continue developing once they step onto campus, when rankings and ratings are completely thrown out the door.