# Tennessee Makes Top Schools List for Nation's Top Running Back

> Tennessee lands nation's top running back in 2027 recruiting cycle.
- Title: Tennessee Makes Top Schools List for Nation's Top Running Back
- Summary: Tennessee lands nation's top running back in 2027 recruiting cycle. Tennessee secured Jayshawn Mitchell, the country's top running back, after he narrowed…
- Keywords: tennessee, jayshawn mitchell, running back, recruiting, 2027, college football, volunteers, seahawks, sports, Makes, Top, Schools
- Source: Tennessee Volunteers On SI — https://si.com/college/tennessee/recruiting/tennessee-makes-top-schools-list-for-nation-s-top-running-back-01m62smwtcfy
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:33:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tennessee, jayshawn mitchell, running back, recruiting, 2027, college football, volunteers, seahawks, sports
## Jayshawn Mitchell
The country’s top running back (per both Rivals and 247 Sports) recently cut his list from over 35 schools to just 15.
## Tennessee Offer
Mitchell was offered by Tennessee back on September 28th, and the Vols have already made quite an impact on him.
## Mitchell's Top 15
The Vols were named in Mitchell’s top 15 despite only recently offering.
## Mitchell's Top 14 Schools
The other 14 that made the cut are Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, Texas A&M, UCLA, Florida, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Missouri, Texas Tech, SMU, and Oklahoma.
## Mitchell's Visits
He has visited Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and SMU this season. He will be in Norman to visit Oklahoma this weekend.
## Mitchell's Stats
In eight games this season, Mitchell has rushed for 1036 yards and an insane 24 touchdowns (that’s an average of three per game).
## Tennessee's 2027 Success
Tennessee has been very successful on the recruiting trail at the running back position in the 2027 recruiting cycle.
## David Gabriel-Georges
Five-star David Gabriel-Georges committed to Tennessee in a huge recruiting win over Ohio State and Ole Miss.
## Key takeaway

Tennessee secured Jayshawn Mitchell, the country's top running back, after he narrowed his list to 15 schools including the Vols.