Vols’ Head Coach Josh Heupel and his staff have been putting in work this summer for, mostly, the 2025 class that’s recently leapt into the sixth spot nationally and fourth in the SEC. But Heupel and offensive coordinator/ QB coach Joey Halzle also locked down their QB for 2026 in five-star, No. 1 overall player (via 247) in the country Faizon Brandon.
He picked Tennessee at his high school today via a YouTube stream on the 247 Sports’ channel over Alabama, NC State and LSU.
Brandon, a Greensboro, NC native, is the latest in a string of highly-rated quarterbacks that the coaching staff has snagged, and while QBs tend to commit earlier than other position groups, Brandon’s decision came even earlier than what’s typical.