Vols pick up commitment from 4-star safety Jaylen McCollough

Jaylen McCollough, a 4-star safety from Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, announced this morning that he has committed to Tennessee:

According to 247Sports, McCollough is a solid 4-star prospect (.9434 in the composite), the nation’s 10th-best safety, and the nation’s 131st-best player overall. He had offers from the likes of Georgia, Ohio State, USC, Penn State, Alabama, Notre Dame, Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, and others.

McCollough’s the 19th commitment in the Class of 2019 for the Vols and the third highest-ranked player in the class so far behind offensive tackle Wanya Morris and receiver Ramel Keyton. With the commitment, Tennessee moves to No. 11 in the national rankings. The blue-chip ratio of the class is now 8:11, or 42%.

At 6’0″ and 194 pounds, McCollough’s already in the height and weight range for the safety position in Jeremy Pruitt’s ideal defensive roster blueprint and figures to make some noise in the secondary next fall.