Tennessee football had a busy recruiting weekend last week, but one of its targets who was on campus is headed elsewhere. After taking an official visit to Knoxville on May 22, four-star defensive lineman Marvin Nguetsop committed to Ole Miss instead on Sunday.
The other schools in the mix for Nguetsop included Michigan and Kentucky. He had official visits scheduled to those schools, as well, but it is unclear if he will still take them after pledging to join the Rebels. He also previously saw Michigan State and UCLA on officials.
Nguetsop is a four-star recruit via 247. He is the No. 223 recruit in the 2027 class, No. 25 defensive lineman and No. 2 player out of Connecticut. He plays for St. Thomas More in Oakdale, Connecticut. However, he was born in Germany while his family is from Cameroon.
Nguetsop stands at 6-foot-7.5 and weighs 268 pounds already. He has backgrounds in basketball and handball, as well.
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Currently, Tennessee’s class of 2027 commitment list ranks just outside the top-30 on both 247 and Rivals. However, the Vols have laid a strong foundation to build on and are in good standing with a number of highly-rated recruits.
The group of nine commits features a trio of highly-touted four-stars. Headlining is in-state wide receiver, Kesean Bowman. He is a top-50 prospect and one of the top pass catchers in the class. In-state offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo and defensive lineman Kadin Fife are also highly ranked.
Three-stars in the class are quarterback Derrick Baker, athlete Jaden Butler, in-state legacy linebacker JP Peace, defensive back Carter Jamison and defensive back Slim Leavell. UT also added the No. 2-ranked long snapper in the cycle, Sam McKeown.
