Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Tennessee

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- National rank: #792 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #47
- College: not committed
- Offers: Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Indiana, Kennesaw State, Miami (OH)
- High school: Houston (Germantown, TN)
#20. Marcelles Davis (RB)
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- National rank: #718 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #59
- College: not committed
- Offers: Arkansas State, Eastern Kentucky, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech
- High school: Ensworth (Nashville, TN)
#19. Richard Thigpen (OT)
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- National rank: #656 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: not committed
- Offers: Colorado, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Missouri, Tennessee
- High school: Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant, TN)
#18. Jayden McClure (LB)
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- National rank: #628 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #50
- College: not committed
- Offers: Kentucky, Penn State, Indiana, Arkansas, Cincinnati
- High school: Beech (Hendersonville, TN)
#17. Jack Fuchs (OT)
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- National rank: #531 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #87
- College: not committed
- Offers: Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado, Duke, Georgia
- High school: McCallie School (Chattanooga, TN)
#16. Keeyshawn Tabuteau (WR)
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- National rank: #486 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #58
- College: UCLA
- Offers: UCLA, Arizona, Austin Peay, Florida State, Georgia
- High school: South Gibson (Medina, TN)
#15. Yahya Gaad (DL)
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- National rank: #418 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #28
- College: not committed
- Offers: Tennessee, Toledo, Arkansas State, Ball State, Cincinnati
- High school: Greeneville (Greeneville, TN)
#14. Zay Anderson (ATH)
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- National rank: #394 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Louisville
- Offers: Louisville, Appalachian State, Charlotte, East Carolina, Eastern Kentucky
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
#13. Briggs Cherry (QB)
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- National rank: #393 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Arkansas, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State
- High school: Webb School of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
#12. Shavar Young Jr. (ATH)
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- National rank: #376 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #35
- College: Minnesota
- Offers: Minnesota, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Charlotte
- High school: Ensworth (Nashville, TN)
#11. Justin Hopkins (S)
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- National rank: #313 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Florida State, Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn
- High school: McCallie School (Chattanooga, TN)
#10. Chaston Smith (CB)
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- National rank: #287 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: not committed
- Offers: Tennessee, Ole Miss, Florida State, South Carolina, Wisconsin
- High school: Kirkwood (Clarksville, TN)
#9. Kamari Blair (OT)
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- National rank: #263 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #13
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Ole Miss, Alabama
- High school: Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville, TN)
#8. Carson Sneed (TE)
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- National rank: #259 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky
- High school: East Robertson (Cross Plains, TN)
#7. Zach Groves (Edge)
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- National rank: #245 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Auburn, California, East Carolina, Florida
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)
#6. Gabriel Osenda (OT)
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- National rank: #244 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #22
- College: not committed
- Offers: Tennessee, Ole Miss, Michigan, Alabama, Auburn
- High school: Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN)
#5. Craig Tutt (S)
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- National rank: #88 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #10
- 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: #84 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Vanderbilt
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Missouri, Auburn, Georgia, Notre Dame
- High school: Haywood (Brownsville, TN)
#3. Caden Harris (CB)
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- National rank: #44 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #4
- College: not committed
- Offers: Georgia, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas
- High school: The Webb School (Bell Buckle, TN)
#2. Joel Wyatt (ATH)
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- National rank: #2 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #1
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Oregon, Alabama, Appalachian State, Arkansas
- High school: Nashville Christian School (Nashville, TN)
#1. Jared Curtis (QB)
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