2026 Tennessee State Tigers Football Offers

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Femi Babalola

High School:: Ravenwood
Hometown:: (Brentwood, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 205

87.37

Natl: 798

Pos: 46

St: 25

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/30/25

Cam O'Hara

High School:: Cooper
Hometown:: (Union, KY)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190

85.83

Natl: 1272

Pos: 73

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 2/13/25

Marcelis Tate

High School:: Duncan U. Fletcher
Hometown:: (Neptune Beach, FL)

Position Abbreviation: QB

Height: 6-2

Weight: 187

Natl: 1577

Pos: 87

St: 202

NIL Value:: -

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Running Back3

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Trey Berry

High School:: Lanier
Hometown:: (Montgomery, AL)

Position Abbreviation: RB

Height: 6-0

Weight: 189

Natl: 1486

Pos: 120

St: 48

NIL Value:: -

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Damian Moore Jr.

High School:: Edgewater
Hometown:: (Orlando, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 200

Natl: 1958

Pos: 121

St: 226

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/05/25

Tristin Blackmon

High School:: Prattville
Hometown:: (Prattville, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 210

83.57

Natl: 2130

Pos: 132

St: 91

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 8/03/25

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Jayden Cration

High School:: Canton
Hometown:: (Canton, MS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 185

88.73

Natl: 482

Pos: 67

St: 19

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/22/25

Brian Williams

High School:: The First Academy
Hometown:: (Altamonte Springs, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3.5

Weight: 190

86.77

Natl: 995

Pos: 141

St: 107

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/03/25

Antojuan Woody

High School:: Dadeville
Hometown:: (Dadeville, AL)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180

85.89

Natl: 84

Pos: 11

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 10/12/25

Darrion Kirksey

High School:: Gulf Shores
Hometown:: (Gulfport, MS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

85.43

Natl: 1499

Pos: 226

St: 65

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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Ty'lan Fortune

High School:: Leake Central
Hometown:: (Carthage, MS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9.5

Weight: 170

85.17

Natl: 1566

Pos: 239

St: 45

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 8/03/25

Alex Cross

High School:: Alamo Heights
Hometown:: (Bradenton, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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Leslie Mosely Jr.

High School:: Cardinal Newman
Hometown:: (West Palm Beach, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 155

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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Tight End2

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Carson Sneed

High School:: Donelson Christian Academy
Hometown:: (Nashville, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5.5

Weight: 245

87.03

Natl: 900

Pos: 60

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 8/01/25

Damarcus Broughton

High School:: Mary G Montgomery
Hometown:: (Semmes, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 220

85.90

Natl: 1261

Pos: 84

St: 50

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/01/25

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Christian Harris

High School:: Hermitage
Hometown:: (Richmond, VA)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-7

Weight: 305

84.99

Natl: 112

Pos: 21

St: 28

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/05/25

Kendrick Hall

High School:: West Memphis
Hometown:: (West Memphis, AR)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 300

84.34

Natl: 134

Pos: 23

St: 32

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/12/25

Nick Brown

High School:: El Toro
Hometown:: (Mission Viejo, CA)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 315

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed

Ashton Kershner

High School:: Westview
Hometown:: (Martin, TN)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-6

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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Antwone Breland

High School:: Hattiesburg
Hometown:: (Hattiesburg, MS)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 300

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed

Ikuvalu Moala

High School:: Kennewick
Hometown:: (Kennewick, WA)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 305

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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Issiaga Yattara

High School:: Knoxville Catholic
Hometown:: (Knoxville, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 275

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 9/16/25

Matt Murphy

High School:: The Lawrenceville School
Hometown:: (Chicago, IL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-8

Weight: 310

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 2/01/26

Anthony Bell

High School:: Northwestern
Hometown:: (Miami, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 290

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 8/24/25

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Deshawn Woods

High School:: Omaha Central
Hometown:: (Omaha, NE)

Class year: 2022 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 265

89.00

Natl: 29

Pos: 5

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/01/25

Trey Shaw

High School:: Oak Grove
Hometown:: (Hattiesburg, MS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 290

83.33

Natl: 2182

Pos: 214

St: 53

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 5/07/25

Sami Abdelhak

High School:: Southern University Lab School
Hometown:: (Baton Rouge, LA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 305

82.33

Natl: 2450

Pos: 246

St: 65

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/04/25

Jared Bafford

High School:: Oak Ridge
Hometown:: (Oak Ridge, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 300

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 9/19/25

Slater Adams

High School:: Quitman
Hometown:: (Quitman, MS)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 325

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed

Jeremy George-El

High School:: Knoxville Catholic
Hometown:: (Knoxville, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3.5

Weight: 310

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/20/26

Jamon Lee

High School:: Westgate
Hometown:: (New Iberia, LA)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 305

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 2/02/26

Kenneth Roby III

High School:: Grayson
Hometown:: (Loganville, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 294

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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Tyja Starks

High School:: Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
Hometown:: (San Francisco, CA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 340

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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Kevin Moorer

High School:: LeFlore
Hometown:: (Mobile, AL)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 277

89.74

Natl: 16

Pos: 3

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/30/25

Cullen Thompson

High School:: Grand Oaks
Hometown:: (Spring, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

87.43

Natl: 751

Pos: 83

St: 100

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/24/25

JR Hardrick

High School:: South Pittsburg
Hometown:: (South Pittsburg, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5.5

Weight: 230

86.73

Natl: 1026

Pos: 96

St: 29

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/05/25

Jordan Woods

High School:: Pell City
Hometown:: (Pell City, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 240

86.40

Natl: 1144

Pos: 102

St: 44

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/04/25

Tristan Lyles

High School:: Central
Hometown:: (Phenix City, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 230

86.37

Natl: 1151

Pos: 106

St: 45

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 12/01/25

Kingston Shaw

High School:: The First Academy
Hometown:: (Apopka, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 235

86.10

Natl: 1224

Pos: 113

St: 128

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 1/01/25

Marshall Smith

High School:: Collierville
Hometown:: (Collierville, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 245

85.80

Natl: 1357

Pos: 121

St: 40

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/22/25

Zion Brown

High School:: Cardinal Newman
Hometown:: ()

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 245

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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Blake Hawkins

High School:: Gretna
Hometown:: (Gretna, NE)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 240

NIL Value:: -

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Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/09/26

Demarcus King

High School:: Northwestern
Hometown:: ()

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 210

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 12/07/25

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Lucas Smalls-Allen

High School:: Blessed Trinity Catholic
Hometown:: (Roswell, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 260

87.80

Natl: 653

Pos: 69

St: 72

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/24/25

AJ Amos

High School:: Germantown
Hometown:: (Germantown, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 305

86.10

Natl: 1242

Pos: 121

St: 36

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 12/03/25

TJ Spann

High School:: Clinton
Hometown:: (Clinton, MS)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 290

85.58

Natl: 94

Pos: 18

St: 33

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/24/25

Tristen Graham

High School:: Middletown
Hometown:: (Middletown, DE)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 285

84.83

Natl: 1321

Pos: 106

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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Rodney Hunter

High School:: Whitehaven
Hometown:: (Memphis, TN)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 275

84.67

Natl: 121

Pos: 24

St: 45

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/27/25

Micah Hampton

High School:: Hoover
Hometown:: (Hoover, AL)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 315

83.48

Natl: 153

Pos: 31

St: 56

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/20/25

Jack Clayborne

High School:: East
Hometown:: (Madison, WI)

Class year: 2025 H.S.

Height: 6-8

Weight: 330

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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Marvin Hall

High School:: Mehlville
Hometown:: (Saint Louis, MI)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 300

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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Elijah Fernandez

High School:: Battle Ground Academy
Hometown:: (Franklin, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 207

87.77

Natl: 666

Pos: 59

St: 19

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 10/20/25

Alosio Maluia

High School:: Bishop Gorman
Hometown:: (Las Vegas, NV)

Class year: 2025 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 215

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed

Jeremy Atkins

High School:: West Jefferson
Hometown:: (Harvey, LA)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 205

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Signed

Ndi Etta

High School:: Liberty Christian
Hometown:: (Argyle, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 215

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 2/01/26

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CJ Bronaugh

High School:: Windermere
Hometown:: (Winter Garden, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

94.67

Natl: 84

Pos: 10

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Enrolled
Status Date: 6/18/25

K.J. Johnson

High School:: Woodlawn
Hometown:: (Birmingham, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 170

88.37

Natl: 557

Pos: 57

St: 21

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/09/25

Stone Perkins

High School:: Christian Academy of Louisville
Hometown:: (Louisville, KY)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

84.83

Natl: 1684

Pos: 164

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 3/31/25

Elmo Wartson

High School:: Modesto Christian
Hometown:: ()

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 190

83.22

Natl: 163

Pos: 20

St: 31

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/17/26

Hayden West

High School:: Colleyville Heritage
Hometown:: (Colleyville, TX)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 185

82.67

Natl: 2336

Pos: 227

St: 308

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Jordan Francis

High School:: Redan
Hometown:: (Stone Mountain, GA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

Natl: 2702

Pos: 251

St: 260

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 10/24/25

Janard Lockhardt

High School:: Mergenthaler Vocational Technical
Hometown:: (Baltimore, MD)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/19/26

Camare Jackson

High School:: Carver
Hometown:: (Montgomery, AL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 175

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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Shaun Ukeje

High School:: Seguin
Hometown:: ()

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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Cade Dutton

High School:: Folsom
Hometown:: (Folsom, CA)

Class year: 2024 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/09/26

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Jaylen Pollard

High School:: Ravenwood
Hometown:: (Brentwood, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 195

84.83

Natl: 1691

Pos: 157

St: 49

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 6/21/25

Easton Jointer

High School:: Brentwood Academy
Hometown:: (Bowling Green, KY)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195

83.90

Natl: 1974

Pos: 190

St: 54

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 4/13/25

Brandon Goliday

High School:: Antioch
Hometown:: (Antioch, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

83.33

Natl: 2185

Pos: 317

St: 60

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 10/22/25

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Zialis Blackmon

High School:: Biggersville
Hometown:: (Corinth, MS)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 170

86.83

Natl: 913

Pos: 26

St: 29

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Signed
Status Date: 11/19/25

Christian Davis

High School:: Chaminade-Madonna Prep
Hometown:: (Pompano Beach, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 183

82.57

Natl: 2406

Pos: 79

St: 274

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/16/25

Sabastian Jones

High School:: Boyd-Buchanan School
Hometown:: (Chattanooga, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 185

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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Bryson Holt

High School:: Nashville Christian School
Hometown:: (Dickson, TN)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 175

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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