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Tennessee offers 2026 edge prospect Braeden Jones

Tennessee football offers a scholarship to 2026 edge prospect Braeden Jones.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 edge prospect Braeden Jones.

“After a great conversation with Levorn Harbin, I am extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Jones said.

The 6-foot-4, 235-pound four-star edge prospect is from Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois.

Jones ranks as the No. 148 overall prospect in the class of 2026. He is also the No. 14 edge prospect and No. 3 player in Illinois, according to 247Sports.

Jones has received scholarship offers from Tennessee, USC, Kansas, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Illinois, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Florida, Purdue, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Auburn, Nebraska, Iowa State and Akron.

Nebraska offers 2026 defensive end out of Chicago

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are the first Big Ten program to offer a 2026 defenisve end out of Chicago

The Univesity of Nebraska football program has extended an offer to 2026 defensive end Braeden Jones. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Jones reported the offer from the Huskers on Thursday via his X account.

For Jones, it is the third offer of his recruitment and his first offer from a Big Ten program, joining Akron and Ole Miss. The standout at Mount Carmel in Chicago, Illinois, is not rated by any of the major recruiting services.

The Cornhuskers currently do not hold any commitments in their 2026 recruiting class but have gotten a strong start on their 2025 recruiting class, which already features four commitments, including a trio of in-state prospects.

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