Tennessee’s newest recruiting prize is already turning heads well beyond Knoxville.
Five-star running back David Gabriel Georges committed to the Volunteers on Wednesday, giving Josh Heupel a major win after Tennessee outlasted Ohio State in one of the toughest battles of the 2027 cycle. ESPN has Georges as the No. 2 running back and the No. 14 overall prospect in the SC Next 300, and his production at Baylor School in Chattanooga has already matched the hype. Across two varsity seasons, the Quebec native has piled up 2,852 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns.
He kept the momentum rolling in his senior debut, too. In Baylor’s season-opening 38-20 win over Brentwood Academy, Georges ran for three touchdowns and totaled 261 yards of offense. All three scores came in the fourth quarter as the Red Raiders pulled away in a rematch of last year’s Tennessee Division II-AAA championship game.
And now he’s drawing praise from one of the most recognizable quarterback names in the sport.
Georges is teammates with Peyton Manning’s son, Marshall Manning, at Baylor School, and Marshall’s cousin, Texas quarterback Arch Manning, was asked about the running back’s performance. Manning didn’t hold back.
“I'm fired up for him, they have a really good running back. He looks yoked," Manning told the media.
That’s a strong stamp of approval for a high school back who hasn’t taken a snap in college yet. Georges still has plenty to prove, but the talent is obvious, and Tennessee now has a blue-chip runner who could be a major piece down the road in the SEC.
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