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Where Tennessee Recruiting Ranks After Picking Up Fourth In-State Prospect | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee landed their fourth in-state commitment to the 2025 class of Monday afternoon, hauling in wide receiver Radarious Jackson from Sheffield High School in Memphis, TN.
Jackson, a lengthy receiver at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, is ranked as a four-star prospect according to On3 Sports and ESPN’s recruiting services while 247 Sports and Rivals have him as a three-star prospect. According to 247 Composite rankings, Jackson lands as a Top 300 player overall, the 29th receiver in the class, and the 6th ranked player from the state of Tennessee.
Jackson’s basketball background also strengthens his play on the gridiron.
“Two-way prospect that flashes excellent athleticism in all three phases of the game,” 247 national recruiting analyst Cooper Petagna wrote about Jackson in April. “Long strider that exhibits good initial quickness and short-area change of direction ability off the line of scrimmage and in and out of breaks at the top of the route.”
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Jackon’s commitment to Tennessee puts him as the fourth highest-ranked player in the Vols’ class behind QB George MacIntyre, DL Ethan Utley, and TE Jack Van Dorselaer. That also means that Tennessee’s recruiting ranking received a bump up on Monday.
With Jackson added into the mix, Tennessee lands as a Top 15 team across Rivals, 247, and On3.
On3 has Tennessee with the highest ranking at No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the SEC behind LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Auburn, and Oklahoma. Rivals and 247 both have Tennessee at No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the SEC, though the conference teams are different between the two.
Tennessee currently has one five-star prospect, three four-star prospects, and five three-star prospects for a total of nine commitments.
Here’s a look at where Tennessee’s class stands following Radarious Jackson’s commitment to Tennessee on Monday afternoon:
QB George MacIntyre – Nashville, TN
- 247: 5-star
- On3, Rivals, ESPN: 4-star
DL Ethan Utley – Nashville, TN
- 247, On3, Rivals, ESPN: 4-star
TE Jack Van Dorselaer – Southlake, TX
- 247, On3, Rivals, ESPN: 4-star
WR Radarious Jackson – Memphis, TN
- On3, ESPN: 4-star
- 247, Rivals: 3-star
S Sidney Walton – Moody, AL
CB Dylan Lewis – Alpharetta, GA
- 247, On3, Rivals, ESPN: 3-star
RB Justin Baker – Buford, GA
- Rivals: 4-star
- 247, On3, ESPN: 3-star
WR Joakim Dodson – Memphis, TN
- 247, On3, Rivals, ESPN: 3-star
CB Tyler Redmond – Milton, GA
- 247, On3, Rivals, ESPN: 3-star
Tennessee rowing won the program’s first SEC championship in a thrilling finish on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge.
The title came down to the final race with the varsity eight boat, which had the lead against Texas going into the final 250 meters. The Longhorns made a late push to overtake the Lady Vols, but the 1V8 crew held on for the victory to secure the SEC championship on May 10.
Tennessee narrowly beat Texas 79-75 to win the title. It’s the first time the Lady Vols have won a conference championship since 2013 when they were a member of Conference USA.
The program’s first SEC title comes in the third season under coach Kim Cupini, who has transformed Tennessee into a national powerhouse.
“Phenomenal to see that from the team”, Cupini said in a school release. “Texas coming in was the number one team in the country and had that undefeated eight. So to see the varsity eight clinch like that was awesome. I have to take my hat off to the full team to get enough points to win the SEC Championship and bring that championship home, especially here at home in Tennessee. So, I was super impressed and super proud of them.”
Tennessee moves on to the NCAA Championships at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia, from May 29-31.
Tennessee narrowly beat Texas 79-75 with four total wins, which also included the 2V4, 3V8 and 3V4.
The 1V8 boat finished with a time of 6:06.939 for the win. The first varsity eight crew has beaten eight ranked opponents on the season.
The 2V4 was a crucial comeback win for Tennessee. The second varsity four crew fell behind early but caught up to and overtook Texas in the final 500 meters for the win, finishing with a time of 7:12.677.
“I think the boats on the water saw that,” Cupini said. “To be able to race from behind in the event and win is incredible. The second four, we were going crazy on that. It was a group that just got together the other day. They row together a lot as a team and as a group, but that lineup hasn’t been together. So to see them pull that off and get the win was incredible.”
Tennessee swept the third varsity races, with the 3V8 finishing with a time of 6:29.409 and the 3V4 finishing with a time of 7:16.747. The Lady Vols placed second in the 2V8 and 1V4, losing to Texas by a combined 11 seconds.
Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe
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Things went sideways quickly at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Friday as the No. 4 Texas Longhorns fell into an early hole and never recovered in a 5-1 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers that included another shoulder injury sustained by junior second baseman Ethan Mendoza.
After spending 15 games last year as the designated hitter following a shoulder injury sustained diving for a ground ball, Mendoza left the game in the first inning on a similar play, leaving head coach Jim Schlossnagle without much optimism that the Arizona State transfer will be able to return to action this weekend.
Without Mendoza in the lineup, Texas struggled at the plate against Tennessee ace Tegan Kuhns, who recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts in seven innings. Throwing 113 pitches, Kuhns allowed just four hits and one walk in his scoreless outing as the Horns ultimately struck out 19 times, leaving the bottom of the order without much production — sophomore shortstop Adrian Rodriguez struck out all four times he came to the plate and junior designated hitter Ashton Larson, junior infielder Casey Borba, and freshman center fielder Maddox Monsour all struck out three times apiece.
Junior right fielder Aiden Robbins did have two hits — a double and a solo home run in the eighth inning — but didn’t receive help from the rest of the lineup.
And sophomore left-hander Dylan Volantis looked human, a rare occurrence in his sterling career in burnt orange and white, allowing RBI doubles in the first and second innings and giving up another second-inning run on a wild pitch. Volantis recovered to throw three scoreless innings before redshirt senior right-hander Cody Howard pitched the final three innings, giving up two runs on two hits.
Texas tries to bounce back on Saturday with first pitch at 5 p.m. Central on SEC Network+.
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