2025 Recruiting: Checking in on the Vols

The Tennessee Vols ended the 2024 recruiting cycle with the No. 13 overall class per 247Sports. The team is taking that momentum into 2025, as next year’s class has some notable talent thus far. As of now, Tennessee has six commits and is sitting at No. 12 in the 2025 recruiting rankings. The class is headlined by 5-star in-state QB George MacIntyre. Since MacIntyre committed in January, tons of highly touted recruits have been scheduling visits to Ole Rocky Top to scope things out. Below I’ve listed some of the top recruits that have scheduled visits. Some of these players have even explicitly pointed to Tennessee as their preferred school.

2025 Prospects with scheduled visits

5-Star OT David Sanders Jr., 6’6”, 270lbs.- No. 2 player in the country and No. 1 tackle. Tennessee makes 6-team cut.

5-Star OT Andrew Babalola, 6’6”, 280lbs.- No. 25 player in the nation, No. 4 OT. Balalola has already taken an unofficial visit in February and is now in the process of scheduling an official visit.

4-Star OT Jaelyne Matthews, 6’5” 290lbs.- No. 98 player in the country and No. 11 OT. Matthews recently asked MacIntyre if he “needed any linemen to accompany him to Tennessee.”

4-Star OT Dontrell Glover, 6’3”, 315lbs.- No. 193 player in the country, No. 11 IOL. Tennessee recently made Glover’s top 9 list.

4-Star Tory Blaylock, 5’11”, 190lbs.- No. 219 player in the nation, No 17 RB. Tennessee recently made Blaylock’s final 6 cut.

4-Star DL Bryce Jenkins, 6’5”, 315lbs.- No. 214 player in the nation, No. 26 DL. Jenkins has already made his pilgrimage to Rocky Top and had nothing but good things to say.

4-Star EDGE Jared Smith, 6’6”, 235lbs.- No. 39 player in the nation, No. 2 EDGE. Smith has already been to campus 4 times and has an official visit scheduled for June.

4-Star Safety Jordan Young, 6’0”, 184lbs.- No. 44 player in the nation, No.4 Safety. Young is set to visit Rocky Top on June 21st with a few other top players.

4-Star LB Ty Jackson, 6’0”, 200lbs.- No. 105 player nationally and the No. 15 LB. Jackson is also set to visit on June 21st.

4-Star EDGE Mariyon Dye, 6’5”, 235lbs.- No. 191 player nationally and No. 16 EDGE. Dye will be joining Ty Jackson on the 21st.

4-Star CB Onis Konanbanny, 6’1”, 180lbs.- No. 295 player nationally and the No. 28 CB. Onis will be visiting on June 21st.

4-Star CB Jontae Gilbert, 6’1”, 185lbs.- No. 75 player nationally and the No. 9 CB. Gilbert has visited the Vols this month for his third time and feels like Tennessee has him as a top priority.

4-Star DL Ethan Utley, 6’4”, 270lbs.- No. 161 player nationally and the No. 19 DL. Utley is a huge in-state target that Heupel has to land, and Utley has scheduled his official visit for March 28th.

4-Star WR Travis Smith Jr., 6’4”, 191lbs.- No. 146 player nationally and the No. 19 WR. Smith has announced an unofficial visit to Tennessee and told reporters he believes the Vols’ offense is the unit he would “gel into easiest”.

5-Star WR Jaime Ffrench, 6’1”, 185 lbs.- No 16 player nationally and the No. 3 WR. Ffrench, recently decommitted from Alabama and Tennessee has slid into the recruitment list and gets a visit on April 8th. While French is big on Ohio St and Florida St, the athlete has a relationship with Tennessee commit George MacIntyre.

2025 prospects who have committed to Tennessee:

5-Star QB George MacIntyre

3-Star RB Justin Baker

4-Star TE Jack Van Dorselaer

3-Star WR Joakim Dodson

3-Star CB Tyler Redmond

3-Star CB Dylan Lewis