Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2028 football signing class. The Vols offered a scholarship to four-star wide receiver Derrell Hines Jr. on Tuesday.

"Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee," Hines Jr. announced.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound prospect is from Carrollwood Day School in Tampa, Florida. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 7 wide receiver in the class and No. 4 player in Florida.

USF was the first school to offer Hines Jr. a scholarship on May 8, 2025. Other Power Four schools to offer him scholarships include Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Florida State, Maryland, Auburn, Texas A&M, Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan, North Carolina, Missouri, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Duke, Colorado, USC, Kansas State, Texas, Nebraska, UCLA, Virginia Tech and Alabama.

Quarterback Kaden Craft is the only commitment in Tennessee’s 2028 football recruiting class.

Tennessee has 18 commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace, offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo, quarterback Derrick Baker, athlete Jaden Butler, wide receiver KeSean Bowman, defensive back Carter Jamison and defensive back Brandon Leavell, tight end Malik Howard, cornerback Dylan Haley, linebacker Kenneth Simon II, kicker Ford Fehling, long snapper Sam McKeown, offensive tackle Q’Mari Hudson, athlete Dayon Cooper, safety Marcus Jones, offensive tackle Niko Kampas, running back David Gabriel Georges and running back Asa Barnes.

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Source: Yahoo Sports