The 2024 Tennessee football recruiting class put pen to paper on Wednesday for the start of the early signing period.

The Vols signed 21 scholarship players in coach Josh Heupel's third class, including 10 prospects already enrolled and participating in the Vols' Citrus Bowl practices.

This 2024 class is ranked No. 13 in 247Sports Composite, which is in between Heupel's first two classes. The 2022 class was ranked No. 17, and the 2023 class was ranked No. 10.

This 2024 class is also ranked No. 7 in the 16-team SEC, which includes new members Texas and Oklahoma.

Here are the prospects who have signed with Tennessee:

OT Max Anderson

Hometown / School: Frisco, Texas (Reedy)

Vitals: 6-foot-5, 309 pounds

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 258; position ranking: No. 14

CB Kaleb Beasley

Hometown / School: Nashville (Lipscomb Academy)

Vitals: 6-foot, 185

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 153; position ranking: No. 16

LB Jordan Burns

Hometown / School: Atlanta, Georgia (Pace Academy)

Vitals: 6-2, 220

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 397; position ranking: No. 35

ATH Boo Carter

Hometown / School: Cleveland, Tennessee (Bradley Central)

Vitals: 5-10, 184

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 145; position ranking: No. 7

S Edrees Farooq

Hometown / School: Baltimore, Maryland (St. Frances Academy)

Vitals: 5-11, 180

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 568; position ranking: No. 58

DL Carson Gentle

Hometown / School: Chattanooga (McCallie School)

Vitals: 6-3, 245

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 878; position ranking: No. 102

OL Gage Ginther

Hometown / School: Fort Collins, Colorado (Fossil Ridge)

Vitals: 6-6, 287

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 539; position ranking: No. 34

DB Marcus Goree Jr.

Hometown / School: Cleveland, Tennessee (Bradley Central)

Vitals: 6-1, 176

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 482; position ranking: No. 38

TE Cole Harrison

Hometown / School: San Mateo, California (Junipero Serra)

Vitals: 6-5, 225

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: No. 1,149; position ranking: No. 69

DL Jeremias Heard

Hometown / School: Rome, Georgia (Model 9-12)

Vitals: 6-7, 305

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 598; position ranking: No. 65

RB Peyton Lewis

Hometown / School: Salem, Virginia (Salem)

Vitals: 6-1, 197

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 163; position ranking: No. 14

DL Kellen Lindstrom

Hometown / School: Springfield, Missouri (Glendale)

Vitals: 6-5, 235

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 347; position ranking: No. 40

WR Mike Matthews

Hometown / School: Lilburn, Georgia (Parkview)

Vitals: 6-1, 180

247Sports Composite: five stars; national ranking: No. 20; position ranking: No. 5

QB Jake Merklinger

Hometown / School: Savannah, Georgia (Calvary Day)

Vitals: 6-3, 195

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 117; position ranking: No. 9

OT Jesse Perry

Hometown / School: Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Middle Tennessee Christian School)

Vitals: 6-5, 278

247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: 763; position ranking: No. 58

EDGE Jordan Ross

Hometown / School: Birmingham, Alabama (Vestavia Hills)

Vitals: 6-5, 233

247Sports Composite: five stars; national ranking: No. 33; position ranking: No. 3

IOL William Satterwhite

Hometown / School: Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban)

Vitals: 6-3, 300

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: 217; position ranking: No. 10

LB Edwin Spillman

Hometown / School: Nashville, Tennessee (Lipscomb Academy)

Vitals: 6-2, 214

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: 339; position ranking: No. 28

WR Braylon Staley

Hometown / School: Johnston, South Carolina (Strom Thurmond)

Vitals: 6-0, 180

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 155; position ranking: No. 24

DL Jamal Wallace

Hometown / School: Kansas City, Missouri (Sierra College)

Vitals: 6-2, 302

247Sports Composite: N/A stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: N/A

OT Bennett Warren

Hometown / School: Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Christian)

Vitals: 6-8, 330

247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 146; position ranking: No. 11

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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