Where Tennessee Football's 2025 recruiting class is ranked after adding 4-star WR Travis Smith
Tennessee Football’s 2025 recruiting class is ranked No. 13 overall in the nationally and No. 6 in the SEC after adding a commitment Saturday night from four-star wide receiver Travis Smith. The group, which is now up to 17 commitments, has a class score 90.51.
Smith, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound target out of Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga., picked the Vols over Alabama and Georgia. He’s ranked by On3 as the No. 59 overall prospect in the class and is the No. 10 wide receiver nationally and No. 8 overall in the state of Georgia.
The On3 Industry Ranking has Smith at No. 81 overall, No. 12 among wide receivers and No. 11 in Georgia.
Tennessee has added seven commitments since the start of June
Smith is the fourth-highest rated player currently in the class, coming in behind quarterback George MacIntyre, interior offensive lineman Douglas Utu and edge rusher Mariyon Dye.
MacIntyre is ranked No. 50 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s the No. 8 quarterback in the country and the No. 1 player in the state of Tennessee, out of Nashville’s Brentwood Academy. Utu is ranked No. 53 overall and Dye comes in at No. 70 overall.
MacIntyre, Utu, Dye and Smith make up four of the nine four-star commitments in the class. The other five are defensive lineman Ethan Utley (No. 148 overall), edge Jayden Loftin (No. 199), wide receiver Radarious Jackson (No. 200), interior offensive lineman Nic Moore (No. 283) and tight end Jack Van Dorselaer (No. 316).
Josh Heupel and his Tennessee staff since the start of June have added seven commitments: Jayden Loftin (June 12), Nic Moore (June 20), defensive lineman Charles House (June 22), Douglas Utu (June 24), cornerback Tre Poteat (June 25), Mariyon Dye (June 28) and Smith.
The Vols are involved in multiple other upcoming commitment dates
Tennessee is targeting four other prospects who have commitment dates in the coming weeks. Four-star linebacker Christian Gass will announce his decision on June 20, with the Vols mainly battling Georgia for the top-100 linebacker.
Four-star safety Lagonza ‘Shaedy’ Hayward will announce on July 27, with Tennessee as an option alongside the likes of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. Four-star offensive lineman Juan Gaston is set for August 2, with Tennessee, Georgia, Oregon and South Carolina still on the table.
Five-star offensive tackle David Sanders recently set a commitment date for August 17. He’s the most important name on the board for Tennessee and will be picking between the Vols, Georgia, Ohio State and Nebraska.
Sanders, the 6-foot-5.75, 276-pound prospect out of Providence Day School in Charlotte, N.C., is the No. 2 overall prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking. He’s ranked as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the class and the No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina.
