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

87.03

Natl: 802

Pos: 47

St: 22

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Committed
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: 1169

Pos: 68

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

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

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Tristin Blackmon

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 210

81.33

Natl: 2511

Pos: 157

St: 105

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Committed
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

87.40

Natl: 674

Pos: 105

St: 21

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
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: 878

Pos: 127

St: 94

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 7/01/25

Darrion Kirksey

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

86.43

Natl: 1026

Pos: 155

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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Antojuan Woody

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

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180

85.29

Natl: 17

Pos: 3

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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

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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Carson Sneed

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5.5

Weight: 245

88.03

Natl: 535

Pos: 34

St: 17

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Committed
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

84.90

Natl: 1486

Pos: 94

St: 57

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: TE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/08/25

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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

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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Trey Shaw

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 290

83.33

Natl: 1914

Pos: 177

St: 50

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
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: 2159

Pos: 204

St: 57

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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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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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

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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Deshawn Woods

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

Class year: 2022 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 265

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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Cullen Thompson

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

88.10

Natl: 502

Pos: 54

St: 68

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
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: 926

Pos: 92

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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

Kingston Shaw

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 235

86.10

Natl: 1127

Pos: 102

St: 127

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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

Tristan Lyles

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 230

85.70

Natl: 1281

Pos: 112

St: 48

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

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Jordan Woods

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 240

Natl: 1960

Pos: 160

St: 83

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/28/25

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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

86.80

Natl: 828

Pos: 86

St: 89

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/27/25

Marshall Smith

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 245

85.80

Natl: 1251

Pos: 124

St: 35

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

AJ Amos Jr.

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 305

Natl: 1735

Pos: 164

St: 50

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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

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Elijah Fernandez

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 207

Natl: 1980

Pos: 179

St: 60

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

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

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

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CJ Bronaugh

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

92.52

Natl: 122

Pos: 17

St: 16

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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

Kejiaun Johnson

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 170

88.37

Natl: 475

Pos: 45

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
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: 1530

Pos: 154

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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

Hayden West

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 185

83.67

Natl: 1818

Pos: 186

St: 247

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 7/04/25

Jordan Francis

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

82.67

Natl: 2068

Pos: 199

St: 197

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

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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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Jaylen Pollard

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 195

83.50

Natl: 1868

Pos: 185

St: 53

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
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

Natl: 1941

Pos: 192

St: 55

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

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

Brandon Goliday

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

Natl: 2297

Pos: 330

St: 66

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

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

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Ty'lan Fortune

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

85.17

Natl: 1435

Pos: 39

St: 42

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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

Christian Davis

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 183

83.57

Natl: 1851

Pos: 58

St: 218

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 8/12/25

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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