2027 Oak Ridge tight end announces Tennessee football visit

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class. Four-star tight end Malik Howard will officially visit Tennessee on June 5-7, he announced on social media. The 6-foot-3, 231-pound prospect is an in-state target from Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

247Sports ranks him as the No. 8 tight end in the class and No. 8 player in Tennessee.

Tennessee offered Howard a scholarship on June 5, 2024. He has unofficially visited the Vols seven times, most recently for a spring practice on March 21. Kentucky was the first school to offer Howard a scholarship on May 23, 2024.

Other Power Four schools to offer him scholarships include Indiana, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech, Alabama , South Carolina, Duke, Maryland, Purdue, Texas A&M , Nebraska , Mississippi State, Oklahoma , Georgia Tech, Florida , Syracuse, Michigan , Missouri, Wisconsin , North Carolina , Arkansas, Colorado , Notre Dame , Auburn , LSU , Northwestern, West Virginia and Oregon . Tennessee has six commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace , offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo , defensive lineman Kadin Fife , quarterback Derrick Baker , athlete Jaden Butler and wide receiver KeSean Bowman . Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).