Last week, Tennessee football added two pieces to its 2027 recruiting class. Both in-state prospects, the Vols landed the commitment of three-star athlete Jaden Butler and four-star wide receiver Kesean Bowman, a top-50 recruit.
Bowman headlines the class now as the highest-ranked commit. Picking UT over Ohio State, Alabama, Miami and Vanderbilt, he plays for Brentwood Academy. Bowman was previously committed to Oregon, but backed off of that pledge and ultimately has decided to stay home and join UT.
This has shaken up where Tennessee is placed in recruiting rankings on both 247 and Rivals. Here’s a look at where the class and individual commits are ranked on both services at this point.
Team Ranking
- 247
- Nationally: 15
- SEC: 5
- Behind Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Georgia and Texas
- Rivals
- Nationally: 12
- SEC: 6
- Behind Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas
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Player Rankings
In order of most recent to commit to first to commit
WR – Kesean Bowman
- 247
- 4-star
- No. 70 nationally
- No. 11 WR
- No. 4 TN
- Rivals
- 4-star
- No. 49 nationally
- No. 8 WR
- No. 2 TN
ATH – Jaden Butler
- 247
- 3-star
- No. 41 ATH
- No. 25 TN
- Rivals
- 3-star
- No. 27 ATH
- No. 27 TN
QB – Derrick Baker
- 247
- 3-star
- No. 52 QB
- No. 103 GA
- Rivals
- 3-star
- No. 41 QB
- No. 53 GA
DL – Kadin Fife
- 247
- 3-star
- No. 44 DL
- No. 40 GA
- Rivals
- 4-star
- No. 215 nationally
- No. 28 DL
- No. 25 GA
OT – Princeton Uwaifo
- 247
- 4-star
- No. 106 nationally
- No. 14 OT
- No. 5 TN
- Rivals
- 4-star
- No. 162 nationally
- No. 12 OT
- No. 7 TN
LB – JP Peace
- 247
- 3-star
- No. 48 LB
- No. 25 TN
- Rivals
- 3-star
- No. 48 LB
- No. 26 TN
