#PRZTN March Recruiting Report

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">We are deep into spring recruiting season, so there is plenty of action taking place here in the Volunteer State! Inside we provide recruiting details in regards to some of the top talent coming out of the 2026 class and where things currently stand with them. </h2>     #TN2026 Prospects   (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='402540' first='Femi' last='Babalola'] - Ravenwood: Over these spring months, Babalola has seen his stock steadily increase with a few Power Four schools throwing their hat in the mix. So far this month, the Raptors quarterback has landed offers from Charlotte, Georgia Tech and UCF with the Yellow Jackets immediately jumping to the top of the list as a strong contender. Babalola took in visits recently with Georgia St and Tech with a trip coming soon to N.C. State. The Wolfpack is a team to watch for this Mid-Tennessee talent and a school that could land a commitment from Babalola, if his trip to Carolina goes well.    - - -   (QB) [player_tooltip player_id='1254853' first='Bronzden' last='Chaffin'] - Upperman: One of the top QB's in the state has seen his recruitment begin to take off with several D1 programs offering or getting involved. Look for new schools to get in the mix soon but for now, Georgia Southern, Georgia St., James Madison, MTSU and South Florida are coming after Chaffin the hardest. At this point, I wouldn't put any school in the lead but according to the Bees signal caller, MTSU and South Florida are two schools that are currently standing out.    - - -   (OL) [player_tooltip player_id='926104' first='Charlie' last='Edgeworth'] - Baylor: This Red Raider big man has seen his stock rise and his recruitment take-off over these winter and spring months with several high quality programs in pursuit. Edgeworth doesn't appear to be in any rush after our recent conversation. He plans to hit the road this spring to visit a multitude of places before he begins to form a top list.    Edgeworth recently visited Florida but he will also soon check out Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue and Virginia along with the possibility of adding others down the road. He does plan to take official visits this summer, so look for Edgeworth to zero in on schools for those visits sometime in late April, early May.    - - -   (OL) [player_tooltip player_id='425182' first='Andre' last='Amos, Jr'] - Germantown: Amos has been on the road this week, checking out schools like Indiana, Purdue and Western Ky with trips looming soon to Auburn, Troy and UAB. One of the best two-way linemen from our #TN2026 class, the Red Devils big man has begun to see his recruitment go into a positive direction and according to Amos, Jr, a few programs are standing out.    Western Ky is one school that is really sticking out right now for this Memphis big man. He had a good visit with them recently and liked what he saw with their program. He is keeping his options open at the moment however and continuing to listen to new suitors, which includes schools like Auburn, Charlotte, North Alabama, Troy, UAB and USF. Camp season will be big for Amos, Jr and I see this guy becoming a late P4 riser somewhere down the line.    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/AndreAmosJr0/status/1900345992051921058 </div></figure>   - - -   (DL) [player_tooltip player_id='1285551' first='Djidjou' last='Bah'] - Germantown: I have a feeling this Memphis area D-linemen is about to explode on the recruiting scene. When you look over his junior film, what you see is a Power Four talent with big upside and I think coaches are beginning to see that. Georgia Tech recently offered and they won't be the last. He actually saw Tech last week and appeared to come away quite impressed. Look for the Yellow Jackets to remain a player for Bah moving forward.    Over this spring break period, Bah has been on the road, taking in visits with Indiana, Purdue and Western Ky with a few more trips upcoming in the near future to Arkansas St., Duke, Illinois, North Carolina, NC State, USF and Wake Forest. Bah has already set one official visit this summer for South Florida, where the Bulls appear to be a strong contender as well. Look for this guy to continue racking in the offers over the next two months and see his stock soar into official Power Four status.    - - -   (DL/OL) [player_tooltip player_id='866788' first='Nate' last='Fleming'] - BGA: Holding 20 plus offers in-hand, Fleming has burst onto the recruiting trail in a big way but is still waiting for those Power Four offers to come through. According to Fleming, out of all his offered schools, he is hearing the most right now from Columbia, Harvard and Western Ky but he is keeping his options open without having any leaders. A few schools like Georgia Tech, James Madison, MTSU and Virginia are sniffing around, showing interest but have yet to pull the trigger on an offer.    If there is one school to watch out for, especially if they extend an offer is Vanderbilt. The Commodores is the dream school for Fleming and would immediately be the team to beat, if they got involved. For now, Fleming is wide open and ready to endure a long process as according to him, he doesn't plan to make a decision until after his senior season.    - - -   (DE) [player_tooltip player_id='1134337' first='J.R.' last='Hardrick'] - South Pittsburg: This Chattanooga area defender has seen his recruitment explode over the past two months with a bevy of D1 and FCS schools offer. Georgia Tech recently became the 1st Power Four school to get on board and they possibly won't be the last. It's still semi early in the process for Hardrick. According to him, he is just taking everything in at the moment and trying to judge everything coming his way. He holds no favoritism to anybody nor see's any offered school above the other.    Hardrick is in the process of setting up spring visits and looking forward to talking to coaches in person and gaining a better feel for the interest coming his way. Besides the schools that have already offered, the Pirates big man has heard from Clemson, Louisville, Ole Miss, Minnesota, Miss. State, Tennessee, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Western Michigan. It looks like it will be a long recruiting process for Hardrick with a strong presence this summer at camps but so far, things are going quite well for the Pirates D-lineman.    - - -   (CB) [player_tooltip player_id='811046' first='Caden' last='Harris'] - Haywood: One of the biggest risers up the recruiting charts during this cycle is this West Tennessee talented defensive back that has already set up four official visits, starting May 30th at Vanderbilt. After his visit to the Commodores, Harris has other officials with Georgia (June 6th), Auburn (June 13th) and Alabama (June 20th). Those four SEC schools could be perceived as the leaders but recent offers from Miami and UCLA could put the Canes and Bruins in the mix as well.    The Tomcats defender will probably make his decision prior to the start of the 2025 season. It's possible he makes a decision before he finishes out his official visits. Reading the tea leaves, I would put Georgia in the lead but keep an eye on the other SEC schools, especially Vanderbilt, who has built a good relationship thus far with Harris. Whoever lands this guy will be getting an ultra talented athlete with strong upside at cover corner.    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/therealcaden7_/status/1889066542710857902 </div></figure>   - - -   (S) [player_tooltip player_id='540028' first='Knight' last='Wilson'] - Page: Coming off a breakout and highly productive junior year, Wilson has seen the fruits of his work by watching his recruitment take-off. Sporting ten plus offers, the Patriots safety is building some good steam this off-season with a variety of D1 and FCS schools getting on board with P4 programs lurking in the distance. He will hit the road soon to take in some spring visits. Wilson doesn't have a set list yet but one school he will see is Ball State. According to the Pats defender, the Cardinals is one school that is showing a significant amount of interest with Wilson.    A few teams keeping their eye on this guy with potential to offer are Cincinnati, James Madison, Minnesota, MTSU, UCF and Western Ky. He appears to be in no rush nor holds anyone out in front with his recruitment. Expect others to get involved somewhere down the road because Wilson brings a lot of strong tools and traits to the playing field that translate very well to the college game.    - - -   (DB) [player_tooltip player_id='1167514' first='Jayden' last='Rush'] - FRA: It's been a slow but solid recruiting surge for this Nashville area defensive back. Rush is a talented and versatile secondary prospect that has landed six D1 offers with several others like Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, TCU and Wake Forest sniffing around. No pun here but Rush is in no rush with his recruitment. He is working and watching how things play out over the spring but according to him, two offered schools in App. State and Arkansas St. are in strong pursuit, currently showing the most interest. I fully expect other programs to get involved here and expand his recruiting even further, even possibly Power Four schools.    - - -   (Ath) [player_tooltip player_id='1103009' first='Javonte' last='Smith'] - Jackson North-Side:  Smith is one of the top two-way prospects we have from the #TN2026 class that has picked up some serious offers throughout the process. Three of those offers from Arkansas, Missouri and West Virginia will be getting official visits from this Jackson area recruit during the month of June. Smith could be adding a few more official visits before it's said and done but those three schools might be in the lead for his services. Missouri is one school to watch out for as they have been on Smith for a long time now and might have him at the top of their board. If the Indians two-way prospect starts to dedicate himself to the defensive side of the ball more, I could see other Power Four programs get involved with a stronger pursuit.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/javonte_smith1/status/1900222124851175483 </div></figure>