247 Sports lists Tennessee signee Faizon Brandon as the No. 2 national recruit in the 2026 class. -- Photo By Brian Westerholt | Four Seam Images

Coming off a deflating loss to Vanderbilt to end the regular season, the Tennessee football program was in need of some positive news. The Vols received a boost last week during the start of the early signing period.

Tennessee was able to flip some momentum in its favor by flipping some high-profile recruits from other programs, including four-star athlete Legend Bey (Ohio State) and four-star defensive linemen JJ Finch (Alabama) and Carter Gooden (UCLA).

The Vols finished the opening day of the early signing period ranked No. 7 in the recruiting rankings by Rivals and 247Sports Composite, the highest-ranked in head coach Josh Heupel’s tenure

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