2027 Mississippi defensive end names Tennessee football in top schools

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Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class.

Four-star defensive end Derwin Fields named Tennessee in his top five schools, along with Ole Miss, Texas, Miami and Georgia, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound prospect is from Brookhaven High School in Brookhaven, Mississippi. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 21 defensive end in the class and No. 7 player in Mississippi.

Tennessee offered Fields a scholarship on April 23, 2025 and has not visited the Vols.

Ole Miss was the first school to offer Fields a scholarship on March 25, 2025. Other schools to offer him scholarships include Auburn, Florida State, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Southern Miss, North Carolina, LSU, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, USC, Alcorn State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Missouri, Nebraska, UCLA and Georgia Tech.

Tennessee has four commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace, offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo, defensive lineman Kadin Fife and quarterback Derrick Baker.

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