Four-star defensive lineman Anthony Kennedy names his top schools

Four-star defensive line recruit from Arkansas names his top schools

Four-star defensive linemen Anthony Kennedy Jr. has narrowed down his commitment options to eight teams in the Tennessee Volunteers, SMU Mustangs, Missouri Tigers, Texas Longhorns, Arkansas Razorbacks, Miami Hurricanes, Texas A&M Aggies, and Georgia Bulldogs.

The 6-foot-4, 295-pound defensive lineman is the No. 34 defensive line prospect in the nation and the No. 5 overall prospect in Arkansas in the class of 2026. He currently plays for the Maumelle Hornets in central Arkansas, and has six sacks and 11 tackles for loss this season.

Georgia currently has just two commitments from defensive players in the 2026 class, cornerbacks Dominick Kelly and Jontavius Wyman. UGA recently landed a five-star prospect in Elijah Griffin. The Bulldogs recently suffered a decommitment from three-star defensive lineman Stephon Shivers.

Kennedy Jr.’s presence would be huge with Nazir Stackhouse in his last year of eligibility and Mykel Williams almost certainly declaring for the 2025 NFL draft.

Tennessee offers 2026 defensive lineman Anthony Kennedy Jr.

Tennessee offers 2026 defensive lineman Anthony Kennedy Jr.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 defensive line prospect Anthony Kennedy Jr.

After a great conversation with Danny ORourke, I’m blessed to receive a offer from the University Of Tennessee,” Kennedy Jr. said.

The 6-foot-6, 265-pound prospect is from Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas.

There are not recruiting rankings currently for Kennedy Jr. from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN.

Tennessee is one of six Southeastern Conference schools to offer Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy Jr. has offers from Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas, Auburn, UNLV, UTSA, Alcorn State, SMU, Oklahoma State, TCU, USC and Texas A&M.

Missouri was the first school to offer a scholarship to Kennedy Jr. on Oct. 14, 2023.