Tennessee Football's 2025 recruiting class makes big jump in rankings after adding DaSaahn Brame
Tennessee Football’s 2025 recruiting class jumped up four spots in the On3 national recruiting rankings on Sunday afternoon, after flipping four-star tight end and former Oregon commitment Dashaahn Brame.
The Vols, who got a commitment from four-star safety Lagonza ‘Shaedy’ Hayward on Saturday to move up to No. 11, went all the way up to No. 7 overall and No. 4 in the SEC with the new commitment from Brame. The class, which now stands at 20 commitments, has a class score of 91.24.
Brame, a 6-foot-4.5, 225-pound prospect out of Derby High School in Derby, Kansas, is ranked No. 101 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s the No. 4 tight end in the class and the No. 3 overall player in the state of Kansas. He had been committed to Oregon since June 29.
Hayward, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound prospect out of Toombs County High School in Lyons, Georgia, is ranked No. 100 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s the No. 9 safety in the class and the No. 13 overall player in the state of Georgia. The On3 ratings have Hayward ranked No. 75 overall, No. 4 at safety and No. 11 in Georgia.
The Brame and Hayward commitments came in the midst of a huge recruiting weekend for Tennessee, with the Vols also hosting five-star offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. among other big names.
David Sanders Jr. set to announce commitment decision on August 17
Sanders, the 6-foot-5.75, 276-pound offensive tackle out of Charlotte, N.C., is a consensus five-star prospect and is ranked as the No. 2 overall player in the 2025 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s the No. 1 offensive tackle in the class and the No. 1 overall player in the state of North Carolina.
Sanders is set to announce a commitment decision on August 17, picking between the Vols, Nebraska, Georgia and Ohio State. He was also set to visit Nebraska this week, before the trip to Tennessee.
Tennessee also hosted 2026 five-star quarterback Fazion Brandon over the weekend. The 6-foot-3.5, 195-pound prospect out of Greensboro, N.C., is the No. 9 overall player in the On3 Industry Rankings. He’s the No. 2 quarterback in the class and the No. 2 overall player in the state of North Carolina.
Brandon, who has taken multiple unofficial visits to Tennessee, is set to announce his commitment decision on Friday. Brandon talked to Volquest on Saturday about his latest Tennessee visit.
In-state QB George MacIntyre headlines Tennessee’s 2025 recruiting class
Tennessee’s 2025 class is headlined by quarterback George MacIntyre, a five-star prospect and the No. 50 overall prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking.
Hayward and Brame are Tennessee’s third and fourth commitments this month. The Vols over the last two weeks have also added four-star wide receiver Travis Smith and four-star linebacker Christian Gass to the class, after getting four-star interior offensive lineman Douglas Utu and four-star edge rusher Mariyon Dye in late June.
Tennessee’s class includes 11 On3 Industry Ranking four-star players. With Brame, Hayward, Smith, Gass, Utu and Dye joined by defensive lineman Ethan Utley, wide receiver Radarious Jackson, tight end Jack Van Dorslaer, interior offensive lineman Nic Moore and edge Jayden Loftin.
