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Vols’ 2026 target returns to Knoxville

Tennessee football 2026 target returns to Knoxville.

Tennessee 2026 wide receiver and cornerback target Shavar Young Jr. has returned to Knoxville.

Young re-enrolled at Webb School in Knoxville, where he played in 2021 as an eighth grader and as a freshman during the 2022 campaign.

He transferred to Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee in 2023 as a sophomore.

The 2026 prospect’s return to Webb School was first reported by 5Star Preps.

Young Jr. has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Georgia, Clemson, Michigan , Colorado, Florida, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Purdue, Michigan State, West Virginia, Tulane and SMU.

The Vols offered a scholarship to Young Jr. on June 26, 2022.

Vols’ targets score touchdowns for Webb

Tennessee targets score touchdowns for Webb.

Two Tennessee football recruiting targets led Webb School of Knoxville to a victory against Boyd Buchanan (Chattanooga, Tennessee).

Wide receivers Shavar Young Jr. and Markeis Barrett each scored touchdowns as the Spartans (8-0, 5-0 Division II-AA East) defeated Boyd Buchanan, 42-7, at David Meske Stadium in Knoxville Friday.

Young, a freshman who started as an eighth grader at Webb last season, recorded three receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown. Barrett, a junior, recorded two receptions for 47 yards and one touchdown against the Buccaneers.

Young has offers from Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt and Tulane.

Barrett has offers from Arkansas, Austin Peay, Boston College, Campbell, Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky, Marshall, Miami University, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Clemson.

Webb will conclude its regular season Friday at home against Chattanooga Christian School (8-1, 5-0).

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2026 Vols’ target scores four touchdowns

2026 Tennessee target scores four touchdowns.

2026 Tennessee target Shavar Young scored four touchdowns for Webb School (Knoxville, Tennessee) Friday.

Webb defeated Carter High School (Strawberry Plains, Tennessee), 46-21.

Young recorded three touchdown receptions (18, 22, nine yards) and scored on a 61-yard punt return against Carter.

Second-year head coach Josh Heupel and the Vols offered Young a scholarship June 26, while attending a camp at Tennessee.

The 2026 prospect has offers from the Vols, Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tulane and Vanderbilt.

Young also plays basketball at Webb and has started in football since eighth grade.

Heupel and Tennessee’s coaching staff are also recruiting towards its 2023 class.

Tennessee has 21 commitments for its 2023 football recruiting class: Quarterback Nico Iamaleava Jr, tight end Ethan Davis, offensive lineman Ayden Bussell, defensive lineman Trevor Duncan, safety Jack Luttrell, edge rusher Nathan Robinson, wide receiver Nate Spillman, edge rusher Caleb Herring, safety Sylvester Smith, linebacker Will Stallings Jr., safety John Slaughter, linebacker Jeremiah Telander, defensive lineman Tyree Weathersby, cornerback Cristian Conyer, wide receiver Cameron Seldon, offensive lineman Shamurad Umarov, edge rusher Chandavian Bradley, linebacker Jalen Smith, wide receiver Nathan Leacock, cornerback Rickey Gibson and cornerback Jordan Matthews.

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