Evaluating Tennessee football’s 2021 edge rusher class at dead period

ATLANTA - DECEMBER 31: Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey IX howls during pre-game introductions before the Chick-Fil-A Bowl against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Georgia Dome on December 31, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Virginia Tech beat Tennessee 37-14. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA - DECEMBER 31: Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey IX howls during pre-game introductions before the Chick-Fil-A Bowl against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Georgia Dome on December 31, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Virginia Tech beat Tennessee 37-14. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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Prospects still in play

Note: These are prospects who haven’t given any indication of Tennessee football being at the top of their list. However, the Vols have offered them, and there are no signs that they are out of the running for the players.

As a result, they are more than just potential prospects but not enough to be top prospects. The sheer number of prospects who fall into this category warrants us making a specific page just for them. Keep an eye on what decisions they make in the future.

Jabari Ishmael

  • Ratings: Four-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’6″ 224 pounds
  • Hometown: Miami, Fla.
  • High School: Columbus

Omarion Fa’amoe

  • Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’3′ 255 pounds
  • Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
  • High School: West

Eric Gentry

  • Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’6″ 205 pounds
  • Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School: Neumann-Goretti

Renard Gwynn

  • Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’2″ 230 pounds
  • Hometown: Arlington, Texas
  • High School: Bowie

Alex Okelo

  • Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’6″ 217 pounds
  • Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School: Pearl-Cohn

Zyun Reeves

  • Ratings: Three-star
  • Size: 6’7″ 240 pounds
  • Hometown: Kernersville, N.C.
  • High School: East Forsyth

James Smith 

  • Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’3″ 215 pounds
  • Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
  • High School: Princess Anne

Jailen Weaver

  • Ratings: Three-star (Unanimous)
  • Size: 6’7″ 280 pounds
  • Hometown: Antioch, Calif.
  • High School: Antioch

William Whitlow

  • Ratings: Three-star (Rivals); NR (247Sports)
  • Size: 6’3″ 247 pounds
  • Hometown: Millbrook, Ala.
  • High School: Stanhope Elmore

Zykeius Strong (JuCo; Hutchinson C.C.; Hutchinson, Kan.)

  • Ratings: NR
  • Size: 6’6″ 265 pounds
  • Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
  • High School: Oak Mountain