Four-star class of 2026 defensive lineman JaReylan McCoy released his top six including Tennessee football on Sunday night. The Vols joined LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oregon and Southern Cal in McCoy’s top group.
AGTG!! https://t.co/01W9uHLNF5
— JaReylan McCoy🛸 (@JaReylanMcCoy) September 1, 2024
McCoy ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 98 player in the country according to the 247sports composite rankings. The Tupelo native ranks as the No. 10 defensive lineman and the No. 5 player in the state of Mississippi in the 2026 recruiting cycle.
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It’s still very early in the 2026 recruiting cycle but McCoy hasn’t taken a visit to Tennessee yet. If the Vols are going to be serious players in McCoy’s recruitment then they need to get the blue-chip defensive lineman on campus. To date, McCoy has taken five visits to instate Ole Miss and one visit each to LSU and Southern Cal.
Tennessee football’s 2026 recruiting class currently has just two commitments and landed both of them back in August. Five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon became the Vols’ first commit in the 2026 recruiting cycle and four-star tight end Carson Sneed committed to Josh Heupel and his staff later in the month.
The Vols’ 2026 recruiting class currently ranks No. 15 nationally and No. 8 in the SEC according to the 247sports team rankings.
Tennessee football’s 2-25 recruiting class currently contains five defensive line commits including four-stars Mariyon Dye, Ethan Utley and Jayden Loftin and three-stars Darrion Smith and Charles House.
