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2027 Virginia offensive lineman names Tennessee in top schools

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A 2027 offensive lineman from Virginia names Tennessee football in his top four schools.

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class. Four-star interior offensive lineman Carter Jones named Tennessee in his top four schools, along with Georgia , Clemson and Penn State , according to Hayes Fawcett of On3 . The 6-foot-5, 291-pound prospect is from Poquoson High School in Poquoson, Virginia.

247Sports ranks him as the No. 16 interior offensive lineman in the class and No. 5 player in Virginia.

Tennessee offered Jones a scholarship during a camp on June 8, 2025. He has visited Tennessee three times and will officially visit the Vols on May 21. Old Dominion was the first school to offer Jones a scholarship on June 2, 2024.

Other Power Four schools to offer him scholarships include Syracuse, Wake Forest, Duke, North Carolina State, West Virginia, North Carolina , Auburn , Kentucky, Mississippi State, Rutgers, Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State , Wisconsin , Florida State, Alabama , Florida , Oklahoma , LSU , Stanford, Texas , Virginia Tech, Nebraska , Boston College, UCF, Missouri, UCLA, Pittsburgh, Michigan and Texas A&M . 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).