Tennessee suffers 2027 decommitment from Georgia defensive back
By Sydney Hunte
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Tennessee has the nation’s No. 25 class with just weeks to go until the Early Signing Period begins. While Josh Heupel and his staff will look to keep as many verbal commits in the fold as possible, one player has decided to reopen his recruitment.
Dylan Haley, who hails from just outside Atlanta, decommitted from the Volunteers on Tuesday evening. The Vols now have 18 players pledged to their 2027 class.
“Sometimes the path we envision for ourselves isn’t the path God has planned for us,” Haley wrote in a note posted on X. “After much prayer, thought, and conversations with my family, I have decided to decommit from the University of Tennessee and reopen my recruitment.”
According to 247Sports, Haley is ranked as the No. 61 player in the Peach State. Counting Tennessee, he currently has 16 offers, with SEC schools like Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, and Ole Miss on his list. The Volunteers were actually his first offer back in October. He took an unofficial visit to the program a month later, adding two more in March and April. After an official visit in June, he decided to commit to the Vols.
Tennessee’s 2027 class is headlined by in-state running back David Gabriel Georges, the No. 2 running back in the country, the top-rated player in the state, and a five-star recruit. In fact, the Vols have commitments from four of the state’s top 10 recruits.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
