2027 in-state safety commits to Tennessee football

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class. Three-star safety Brandon Leavell committed to Tennessee over North Carolina State, Florida State , Florida and Clemson on Monday. The 6-foot, 165-pound prospect is an in-state target from Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tennessee.

247Sports ranks him as the No. 47 athlete in the class and No. 28 player in Tennessee.

Tennessee offered Leavell a scholarship on Feb. 24. He has visited Tennessee two times and will officially visit the Vols on Thursday.

UConn was the first school to offer Leavell a scholarship on Feb. 6. Other schools to offer him scholarships include Colgate, Lehigh, Middle Tennessee State, Tulane, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Missouri, Purdue, Miami University, Coastal Carolina, UAB, Memphis, USF, Maryland, Auburn , Ole Miss and Indiana.