Tennessee Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville • TN
Recruiting context
Tennessee recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Tennessee commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2023 class includes 20 commits, including 14 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.75. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2023 Tennessee: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 204.15
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 70.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- TN
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
20
Average Stars
3.75
Blue-Chip Recruits
14(70%)
Top Pipeline State
TN • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2023.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
20 recruits found in 2023.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Iamaleava | QB | 5★ | 99.8 | 6'5" | 195 lbs | Downey, CA | Warren | Retained |
| Daevin Hobbs | DL | 4★ | 97.0 | 6'4" | 277 lbs | Concord, NC | Jay M. Robinson | Retained |
| Nathan Leacock | WR | 4★ | 96.2 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | Raleigh, NC | Millbrook | Retained |
| Caleb Herring | EDGE | 4★ | 95.8 | 6'6" | 206 lbs | Murfreesboro, TN | Riverdale | Retained |
| Arion Carter | LB | 4★ | 94.5 | 6'1" | 215 lbs | Smyrna, TN | Smyrna | Retained |
| Chandavian Bradley | EDGE | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'5" | 209 lbs | Platte City, MO | Platte County | Retained |
| Jordan Matthews | CB | 4★ | 94.0 | 6'1" | 184 lbs | Baton Rouge, LA | Woodlawn | Retained |
| Cameron Seldon | ATH | 4★ | 94.0 | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Heathsville, VA | Northumberland | Retained |
| Ethan Davis | TE | 4★ | 93.8 | 6'5" | 230 lbs | Suwanee, GA | Collins Hill | Retained |
| Rickey Gibson III | CB | 4★ | 90.6 | 6'0" | 171 lbs | Trussville, AL | Hewitt-Trussville | Retained |
| Tyree Weathersby | DL | 4★ | 90.5 | 6'4" | 251 lbs | Douglasville, GA | New Manchester | Retained |
| Shamurad Umarov | IOL | 4★ | 89.9 | 6'6" | 317 lbs | Alpharetta, GA | Denmark | Retained |
| Jalen Smith | LB | 4★ | 89.2 | 6'0" | 213 lbs | Loganville, GA | Grayson | Retained |
| Emmanuel Okoye | EDGE | 4★ | 89.1 | 6'5" | 230 lbs | London, EN | NFL Academy | Retained |
| Vysen Lang | IOL | 3★ | 87.6 | 6'5" | 335 lbs | Pike Road, AL | Pike Road | Retained |
| Trevor Duncan | ATH | 3★ | 87.5 | 6'6" | 277 lbs | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic | Retained |
| Ayden Bussell | OT | 3★ | 87.0 | 6'5" | 287 lbs | Mt. Juliet, TN | Mt. Juliet | Retained |
| DeSean Bishop | RB | 3★ | 85.3 | 5'10" | 196 lbs | Knoxville, TN | Karns | Retained |
| Nate Spillman | WR | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'2" | 194 lbs | Nashville, TN | Lipscomb Academy | Retained |
| Ryan Damron | QB | 3★ | 82.4 | 5'11" | 179 lbs | Paris, TN | Henry County | Retained |
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