Josh Heupel holds top 10 Tennessee recruiting class ahead of signing day

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Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel has his highest-rated recruiting class to date as the NCAA early signing period approaches.

UT's 2026 class is ranked No. 7 in the 247Sports Composite, with 23 recruits committed. Heupel’s best classes finished No. 10 in 2023 and No. 11 in 2025.

Commitments are nonbinding. UT hopes to stave off competitors and sign its entire class in the early signing period Dec. 3-5. Here are UT's commitments so far.

Faizon Brandon, QB​

High school/Hometown: Grimsley/Greensboro, North Carolina

Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 200 pounds

Rank: 5 stars, No. 7 in nation, No. 3 at position

Tristen Keys, WR​

High school/Hometown: Hattiesburg/Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Height/Weight: 6-3, 180

Rank: 5 stars, No. 11 in nation, No. 2 at position

Salesi Moa, ATH​

High school/Hometown: Fremont/Ogden, Utah

Height/Weight: 6-1, 190

Rank: 4 stars, No. 45 in nation, No. 3 at position

TJ White, LB​

High school/Hometown: Jackson Academy/Jackson, Mississippi

Height/Weight: 6-2, 230

Rank: 4 stars, No. 55 in nation, No. 4 at position

Joel Wyatt, ATH​

High school/Hometown: Oakland/Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-4, 195

Rank: 4 stars, No. 65 in nation, No. 4 at position

Brayden Rouse, LB​

High school/Hometown: Kell/Marietta, Georgia

Height/Weight: 6-3, 210

Rank: 4 stars, No. 86 in nation, No. 7 at position

Gabriel Osenda, OT​

High school/Hometown: Baylor School/Chattanooga, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-7, 330

Rank: 4 stars, No. 90 in nation, No. 11 at position

Tyreek King, WR​

High school/Hometown: Knoxville Catholic/Knoxville, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 5-11, 168

Rank: 4 stars, No. 108 in nation, No. 15 at position

Kamari Blair, OT​

High school/Hometown: Kirkwood/Clarksville, TN

Height/Weight: 6-6, 281

Rank: 4 stars, No. 152 in nation, No. 15 at position

Hezekiah Harris, EDGE​

High school/Hometown: Jemison/Jemison, Alabama

Height/Weight: 6-6, 235

Rank: 4 stars, No. 165 in nation, No. 21 at position

Zay Anderson, CB​

High school/Hometown: Greeneville/Greeneville, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-0, 165

Rank: 4 stars, No. 240 in nation, No. 11 at position

Zach Groves, EDGE​

High school/Hometown: East Robertson/Cross Plains, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-4, 255

Rank: 4 stars, No. 279 in nation, No. 27 at position

Dereon Albert, DL​

High school/Hometown: Jackson Academy/Jackson, Mississippi

Height/Weight: 6-2, 305

Rank: 4 stars, No. 382 in nation, No. 41 at position

Kedric Golston II, DL​

High school/Hometown: Stone Bridge/Ashburn, Virginia

Height/Weight: 6-2, 235

Rank: 4 stars, No. 448 in nation, No. 43 at position

Darryl Rivers, DL​

High school/Hometown: McEachern/Powder Springs, Georgia

Height/Weight: 6-5, 270

Rank: 4 stars, No. 514 in nation, No. 58 at position

Javonte Smith, CB​

High school/Hometown: Jackson North Side/Jackson, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-0, 170

Rank: 3 stars, No. 601 in nation, No. 46 at position

Jowell Combay, S​

High school/Hometown: Kell/Marietta, Georgia

Height/Weight: 6-1, 192

Rank: 3 stars, No. 629 in nation, No. 49 at position

Luke Thompson, S​

High school/Hometown: Franklin/Franklin, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-1, 176

Rank: 3 stars, No. 629 in nation, No. 38 at position

CJ Edwards, EDGE​

High school/Hometown: St. Joseph/Metuchen, New Jersey

Height/Weight: 6-3, 215

Rank: 3 stars, No. 676 in nation, No. 68 at position

KJ McClain, S​

High school/Hometown: St. Joseph Regional/Montvale, New Jersey

Height/Weight: 6-0, 165

Rank: 3 stars, No. 676 in nation, No. 50 at position

Jamyan Theodore, CB​

High school/Hometown: Baylor School/Chattanooga, Tennessee

Height/Weight: 6-0, 171

Rank: 3 stars, No. 896 in nation, No. 71 at position

Edward Baker, OL​

High school/Hometown: St. Francis Academy/Baltimore

Height/Weight: 6-4, 335

Rank: 3 stars, No. 961 in nation, No. 76 at position

Luca Wolf, TE​

High school/Hometown: NFL Academy/London, England

Height/Weight: 6-5, 246

Rank: 3 stars, No. 1,370 in nation, No. 81 at position

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football recruiting: Josh Heupel aims for top 10 class

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