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1. Brycen Sanders
Baylor
OL - 6-6, 280
Recruiting buzz: He committed to Ole Miss in June, choosing the Rebels over offers from Tennessee and Oklahoma, among others. Sanders is ranked as the No. 215 prospect in the country and No. 4 in the state by 247Sports.com.
2. Tony Boggs
Baylor
DL - 6-4, 270
Recruiting buzz: A consensus three-star prospect, he committed to Duke over offers from Appalachian State, Austin Peay, Cincinnati and Coastal Carolina.
3. Jordan Gile
Chattanooga Christian
QB - 6-1, 200
Recruiting buzz: A transfer from Arizona, the dual threat has offers from Florida International, Kansas and San Diego State among others.
4. Ridge Redd
Sonoraville
TE - 6-4, 235
Recruiting buzz: Big and athletic, he has offers from Air Force, Army, Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern and Liberty.
5. Brody Balliew
Calhoun
OL - 6-5, 275
Recruiting buzz: He had a breakthrough junior season, which led to a slew of college interest. He committed to Furman over offers from Buffalo, Georgia Southern and Mercer.
6. Donovan Thomas
Brainerd
TE - 6-5, 230
Recruiting buzz: He has offers from Central Michigan, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo, while Kentucky, Ole Miss, Pitt and Vanderbilt are heavily recruiting him.
7. Evan Haynie
Baylor
CB - 6-0, 175
Recruiting buzz: Solid in pass coverage, he recently committed to Princeton, choosing the Ivy League program over offers from Alabama State, Eastern Kentucky, Harvard and Marshall.
8. Seth Griffin
North Murray
QB - 6-4, 200
Recruiting buzz: The third-year starter has gotten bigger and stronger. He enters the season with high interest from Georgia Tech, Middle Tennessee State and Murray State.
9. David Cole
East Hamilton
WR - 6-3, 210
Recruiting buzz: His size and athleticism have led to offers from Eastern Kentucky, Kennesaw State, Navy, Toledo and the University of Tennessee at Martin. Now that he will be his team's primary receiver, that list is expected to grow.
10. Jayden Miller
McMinn County
QB - 6-1, 200
Recruiting buzz: A two-way starter, his future is likely at outside linebacker, the position at which the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, East Tennessee State and UT Martin are recruiting him.
11. Kobe Smith
Red Bank
TE/DE - 6-4, 195
Recruiting buzz: College scouts are high on his potential, and UTC has made an offer with the Mocs' plan to move him to outside linebacker.
12. Owen Brooker
Northwest Whitfield
QB - 6-0, 195
Recruiting buzz: Coming off a season in which he generated 3,600 yards, the fourth-year starter is drawing interest from Georgia State among others.