Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Tennessee

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- National rank: #580 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #40
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Air Force, Arkansas State, Army, Cornell
- High school: Franklin (Franklin, TN)
#20. Luke Thompson (ATH)
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- National rank: #532 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #63
- College: Wisconsin
- Offers: Wisconsin, UCLA, Arizona, Austin Peay, Colorado
- High school: South Gibson (Medina, TN)
#17 (tie). Yahya Gaad (DL)
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- National rank: #532 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #79
- College: Vanderbilt
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Miami, Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado
- High school: McCallie School (Chattanooga, TN)
#17 (tie). Keeyshawn Tabuteau (WR)
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- National rank: #532 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss, Alabama
- High school: Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville, TN)
#17 (tie). Carson Sneed (TE)
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- National rank: #506 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #34
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Arkansas, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State
- High school: Webb School of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
#16. Shavar Young Jr. (ATH)
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- National rank: #483 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #43
- College: not committed
- Offers: Penn State, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Cincinnati
- High school: Beech (Hendersonville, TN)
#15. Jack Fuchs (OT)
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- National rank: #462 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #30
- College: West Virginia
- Offers: West Virginia, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Cincinnati
- High school: Whitehaven (Memphis, TN)
#14. Christopher Talley (RB)
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- National rank: #445 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #39
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Charlotte
- High school: Ensworth (Nashville, TN)
#13. Justin Hopkins (S)
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- National rank: #410 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Louisville
- Offers: Louisville, Appalachian State, Charlotte, East Carolina, Eastern Kentucky
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
#12. Briggs Cherry (QB)
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- National rank: #355 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #23
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Cincinnati, Toledo, Arkansas State, Ball State
- High school: Greeneville (Greeneville, TN)
#11. Zay Anderson (ATH)
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- National rank: #307 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky
- High school: East Robertson (Cross Plains, TN)
#10. Zach Groves (Edge)
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- National rank: #271 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: USC
- Offers: USC, Georgia, Appalachian State, Auburn, Duke
- High school: Tyner Academy (Chattanooga, TN)
#9. Peyton Dyer (CB)
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- National rank: #258 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson
- High school: Knoxville Catholic (Chattanooga, TN)
#8. Chaston Smith (CB)
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- National rank: #247 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #23
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Austin Peay
- High school: Kirkwood (Clarksville, TN)
#7. Kamari Blair (OT)
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- National rank: #218 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #18
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Charlotte
- High school: Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN)
#6. Craig Tutt (S)
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- National rank: #145 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Auburn, California, East Carolina, Florida
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
#5. Gabriel Osenda (OT)
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- National rank: #111 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Eastern Kentucky
- High school: Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN)
#4. Tyreek King (WR)
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- National rank: #78 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Vanderbilt, Akron, Alabama, Alabama State
- High school: Haywood (Brownsville, TN)
#3. Caden Harris (CB)
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- National rank: #59 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Eastern Kentucky
- High school: Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN)
#2. Joel Wyatt (ATH)
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- National rank: #4 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #1
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Appalachian State, Arkansas
- High school: Nashville Christian (Nashville, TN)
#1. Jared Curtis (QB)
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