Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Tennessee
The recruiting race for the Class of 2027 is already heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2026 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Tennessee using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here's the players from Tennessee set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
#16 (tie). JP Peace (LB)
- National rank: #442 (3 stars)- Position rank: #37
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Florida State, Kentucky, Maryland, Ole Miss
- High school: Maryville (Maryville, TN)
#16 (tie). Loia Valade (S)
- National rank: #442 (3 stars)- Position rank: #41
- College: not committed
- Offers: Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
- High school: Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN)
#16 (tie). Keilan Neal (IOL)
- National rank: #442 (3 stars)- Position rank: #27
- College: not committed
- Offers: Maryland, West Virginia, Appalachian State, Memphis, Liberty
- High school: Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN)
#15. Kaden Buchanan (IOL)
- National rank: #366 (4 stars)- Position rank: #20
- College: not committed
- Offers: Kentucky, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri
- High school: Friendship Christian (Lebanon, TN)
#14. Asa Barnes (RB)
- National rank: #342 (4 stars)- Position rank: #27
- College: not committed
- Offers: Alabama, Florida State, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
- High school: Westview (Martin, TN)
#13. Jarrell Chandler (S)
- National rank: #323 (4 stars)- Position rank: #31
- College: not committed
- Offers: Maryland, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Clemson
- High school: Halls (Knoxville, TN)
#12. Antonio Keefer (OT)
- National rank: #273 (4 stars)- Position rank: #30
- College: not committed
- Offers: Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Maryland, Mississippi State
- High school: Southwind (Memphis, TN)
#11. Kenneth Simon II (LB)
- National rank: #252 (4 stars)- Position rank: #15
- College: not committed
- Offers: Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida
- High school: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)
#10. Tae Walden Jr. (ATH)
- National rank: #245 (4 stars)- Position rank: #11
- College: not committed
- Offers: Georgia, Oregon, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State
- High school: Collierville (Collierville, TN)
#9. Keegan Croucher (QB)
- National rank: #218 (4 stars)- Position rank: #16
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Kentucky, Penn State, Tennessee, Arkansas
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
#8. Malik Howard (TE)
- National rank: #188 (4 stars)- Position rank: #11
- College: not committed
- Offers: Alabama, Miami, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
- High school: Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, TN)
#7. Princeton Uwaifo (OT)
- National rank: #138 (4 stars)- Position rank: #14
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Auburn, Missouri, Ohio State, Purdue
- High school: Siegel (Murfreesboro, TN)
#6. Andre Adams (QB)
- National rank: #131 (4 stars)- Position rank: #10
- College: not committed
- Offers: Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida State
- High school: Antioch (Antioch, TN)
#5. Lawrence Britt (ATH)
- National rank: #125 (4 stars)- Position rank: #6
- College: not committed
- Offers: Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado
- High school: Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, TN)
#4. Jamarkus Pittman (DL)
- National rank: #109 (4 stars)- Position rank: #10
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College, Florida
- High school: Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (Memphis, TN)
#3. Omarii Sanders (LB)
- National rank: #60 (4 stars)- Position rank: #4
- College: Vanderbilt
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College, Colorado
- High school: Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN)
#2. Kesean Bowman (WR)
- National rank: #32 (5 stars)- Position rank: #6
- College: not committed
- Offers: Oregon, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, California
- High school: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)
#1. David Gabriel Georges (RB)
- National rank: #13 (5 stars)- Position rank: #2
- College: not committed
- Offers: Ohio State, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Cincinnati
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
