Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Tennessee

The recruiting race for college football is 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 2027 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.

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#20. Miles Brown (CB)

- National rank: #448 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #41
- College: Kentucky
- Offers: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Louisville, Maryland, Mississippi State
- High school: Westview (Martin, TN)

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#19. Brylan Oduor (WR)

- National rank: #433 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #59
- College: Auburn
- Offers: Auburn, Arkansas, Boston College, Colorado, Georgia
- High school: Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN)

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#18. Li'Marcus Jones (OT)

- National rank: #393 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #39
- College: Colorado
- Offers: Colorado, Purdue, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama
- High school: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)

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#17. Antwan Jackson (Edge)

- National rank: #375 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #34
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Alabama, Missouri, Memphis, Arkansas
- High school: White Station (Memphis, TN)

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#16. Jamarkus Pittman (DL)

- National rank: #363 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #42
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College, Florida
- High school: Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (Memphis, TN)

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#15. Kaden Buchanan (IOL)

- National rank: #356 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: Virginia Tech
- Offers: Virginia Tech, NC State, Cincinnati, Colorado, Indiana
- High school: Friendship Christian (Lebanon, TN)

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#14. Lawrence Britt (ATH)

- National rank: #331 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #20
- College: Missouri
- Offers: Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Texas Tech, Alabama
- High school: Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, TN)

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#13. Parker Newman (TE)

- National rank: #321 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #16
- College: Duke
- Offers: Duke, Alabama, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa
- High school: Sevier County (Sevierville, TN)

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#12. Antonio Keefer (IOL)

- National rank: #247 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Maryland
- High school: Southwind (Memphis, TN)

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#11. Jarrell Chandler (S)

- National rank: #241 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #22
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida
- High school: Halls (Knoxville, TN)

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#10. Malik Howard (TE)

- National rank: #211 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #9
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Notre Dame, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, TN)

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#9. Princeton Uwaifo (OT)

- National rank: #206 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #20
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Auburn, Missouri, Ohio State, Purdue
- High school: Siegel (Murfreesboro, TN)

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#8. Andre Adams (QB)

- National rank: #183 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #15
- College: Colorado
- Offers: Colorado, Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida State
- High school: Antioch (Antioch, TN)

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#7. Kenneth Simon II (LB)

- National rank: #143 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #9
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida
- High school: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)

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#6. Keegan Croucher (QB)

- National rank: #137 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Kentucky, Penn State, Tennessee, Arkansas
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)

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#5. Jamir Dean (WR)

- National rank: #98 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #18
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Penn State, Arkansas, Duke, Louisville
- High school: Alcoa (Alcoa, TN)

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#4. Tae Walden Jr. (ATH)

- National rank: #67 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss
- High school: Collierville (Collierville, TN)

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#3. Omarii Sanders (LB)

- National rank: #63 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #3
- College: Vanderbilt
- Offers: Vanderbilt, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN)

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#2. Kesean Bowman (WR)

- National rank: #60 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #10
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Oregon, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN)

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#1. David Gabriel Georges (RB)

- National rank: #9 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #2
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn
- High school: Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN)