Four-Star LB Jordan Burns commits to Tennessee

Four-star linebacker Jordan Burns of Atlanta (GA) Pace Academy announced his commitment to Tennessee Tuesday afternoon.

The 6-foot-1, 220 pounder chose the Vols over Arkansas and Vandy.

Burns on why he chose Tennessee

“I just loved the staff and the coaches along with Tennessee being my dream school,” Burns said. “They are just real people and great people there.”

Relationship with coaching staff + their plan for Burns

“I’m closest with coach BJ, coach Heupel, coach Harbin, and coach Banks,” Burns said. “The staff is amazing. I really think they are great people.”

“They plan to use me at middle backer and blitzing and coming off the edge. They tell me that they love me and can develop me.”

Burns ranks as the No. 387 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 38 linebacker and the No. 47 player in the state of Georgia.

The Peach State linebacker joins coach Josh Heupel and the Volunteers’ top 15 class in the 2024 team rankings. He is accompanied by four-star quarterback Jake Merklinger, four-star running back Peyton Lewis, and others.

He currently does not have an On3 NIL Valuation publicly listed. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.