Tennessee grabbed their third defensive back so far of the 2023 recruiting class. 3-star safety John Slaughter committed to the Volunteers on Saturday afternoon.
Hailing from Southaven, Mississippi, Slaughter is ranked as the 700th overall player according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He is the 61st ranked safety.
Tennessee officially offered Slaughter quite a long time ago—June 2021 to be exact. Slaughter made his way to Knoxville multiple times following the offer, and was recently on campus in late May for a major recruiting weekend. He officially visited on June 24th, and soon after decided to shut down his recruitment.