Four-star Nashville linebacker Edwin Spillman committed to Tennessee football over Ohio State Friday afternoon.
Vol Nation, I’m home! @Vol_Football @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/7HkMuRbsBq
— Edwin Spillman 🇸🇱 (@ESpillman13) July 21, 2023
The younger brother of incoming Tennessee freshman Nate Spillman, Edwin has long been one of the Vols’ top targets in the 2024 recruiting class. After taking official visits to Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee last month, Spillman cut his list to the Vols and Buckeyes before committing to Josh Heupel and his staff.
Spillman ranks as the nation’s No. 334 player according to the 247sports composite rankings. The in-state prospect also ranks as the state’s eighth-best prep prospect and the No. 28 linebacker in the country.
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The 6-foot-1, 216-pound linebacker stars at Nashville’s Lipscomb Academy where he totaled 101 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and two sacks as a junior. Along with Lipscomb teammate and fellow Tennessee commit Kaleb Beasley, Spillman led the Mustangs to a 13-0 record and Division II-AA state championship a season ago.
Spillman’s commitment continues a hot stretch for Tennessee football’s recruiting. The Vols have landed three commits in July including five-star Mike Matthews earlier this week. Tennessee has a chance to stay hot on the recruiting trail with four-star corner Cai Bates announcing his college commitment next Wednesday.
The Nashville native becomes the Vols’ 18th verbal commit in the 2024 recruiting class and the second linebacker commit alongside low four-star Jordan Burns. Tennessee is also pursuing a pair of four-star linebackers: Chris Cole and Tylen Singleton.
Spillman’s commitment moves Tennessee’s 2024 recruiting class up three spots from No. 11 to No. 8 nationally according to the 247sports team rankings.
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I glad he is “come home”, but why was he ever flirting with the bucknuts?