2027 edge defender to visit Tennessee for Alabama game

2027 edge defender to visit Tennessee for the Alabama football game.

2027 edge defender DJ Jacobs will visit Tennessee when the Vols host Alabama on Saturday, according to Tom Loy of 247Sports.

The 6-foot-5, 220-pound prospect is from Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Roswell, Georgia.

Jacobs is a five-star and ranks as the No. 8 overall national prospect in the class of 2027. He also ranks as the No. 3 edge defender and No. 2 prospect in Georgia, according to 247Sports.

Jacobs has scholarship offers from Tennessee, LSU, USC, Mississippi State, UAB, Arkansas, Duke, UConn, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Boston College, Ohio State, Alabama, South Carolina, Central Michigan, Texas A&M, Texas, California, Michigan and Georgia.

The Vols offered Jacobs a scholarship on May 1.