Despite the team’s disappointing loss on the field Saturday night, Tennessee still received some good news on Sunday.
A day after they fell in a hard-fought 33-27 contest against Oklahoma, the Volunteers landed a commitment from 4-star in-state offensive lineman Princeton Uwaifo, a Class of 2027 prospect out of Murfreesboro.
Uwaifo chose the Volunteers over offers from the likes of Auburn, Missouri, Ohio State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. He is rated as the fifth-best prospect in the state of Tennessee, the 13th-best offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 123 overall prospect according the 247Sports Composite.
The 6-foot-6, 316-pound tackle visited Knoxville for the Volunteers’ Sept. 13 game against Georgia and made his commitment official Sunday. He currently plays for Siegel High School and has been a frequent attendee of UT’s various football camps over the years.
Uwaifo becomes the third member of Josh Heupel’s 2027 class and the second from inside the home state. He’s also the highest-rated prospect in the group as the lone 4-star.
That 2027 class currently ranks 15th overall in the nation. Tennessee currently owns the 8th-best class for 2026, which comes after Hepuel & Co. landed the 11th ranked class last year, according to 247Sports.
Parker is currently the sports editor for the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
