Tennessee’s work in the 2027 recruiting class is already starting to show up on the board, and in-state wing Dylan Jones is the latest high-profile name to put the Vols in the mix.
Jones, a four-star small forward from Bartlett, Tennessee, trimmed his list to six schools: Tennessee, Alabama, Texas A&M, Memphis, Ole Miss and Providence. According to 247, he is lining up official visits and will be in Knoxville on October 2.
The 6-foot-6 prospect is ranked No. 43 nationally by 247 Composite, along with a No. 11 ranking at small forward. He is also the top-ranked player in Tennessee. Jones plays at Bartlett High School, just outside Memphis.
247 lists him at 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds heading into his senior season, and that frame is part of what makes him such an intriguing target. The expectation is that he’ll add even more strength in college, but he already brings the kind of size and length that gives him real defensive upside on the wing.
“Jones is strong and versatile with a scorer’s mentality,” 247 director of scouting Adam Finkelstein wrote. “He’s cut and defined with long arms, physicality, and the type of frame that should really blow-up in a college weight room. He already has the ability to play and defend multiple positions, but his skill-set, like his frame, should only keep expanding in the coming years and add to the totality of his two-way versatility…”
Tennessee does not have a commitment yet in the 2027 class, but the program is coming off a strong 2026 group. That class included four-star wings Ralph Scott, Chris Washington and Manny Green, along with three-star point guard Marquis Clark.
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