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The Tennessee Volunteers just picked up one of the biggest recruiting wins of the 2026 cycle.
Facing some stiff competition from the Ole Miss Rebels and Ohio State Buckeyes, Josh Heupel and his staff pulled out a commitment from five-star running back David Gabriel Georges.
Gabriel Georges is originally from Canada, but he's playing his high school ball in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at Baylor School.
He spent a weekend in early June in Knoxville taking an official visit with the Vols. There, he apparently met up with former Tennessee superstar running back Alvin Kamara, and he also reconnected with Tennessee freshmen, cornerback Jamyan Theodore and offensive lineman Gabriel Osenda.
Both Theodore and Osenda played with Gabriel Georges at Baylor School, and it's worth noting that Marshall Manning, son of NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, is a freshman there as well and one of the five-star running back's 2026 teammates.
The elder Manning was a consensus All-American at Tennessee before going on to have a Hall of Fame NFL career.
All that to be said, the ties to the Vols were deep for Gabriel Georges, so it's no surprise that he committed to Tennessee on Wednesday.
Tennessee Volunteers get massive recruiting win
"They (Tennessee) are getting somebody that will always try to be better and do my best," Gabriel Georges told CBS Sports. "This decision was not taken lightly. They made me feel like home and just be around those people, talking with the strength and conditioning coach, really think it'll be a great fit."
The five-star was also clear that Heupel and the Volunteers have some big plans for him.
"(Heupel) made it clear he really wanted to use me as a weapon," he said.
According to the 247Sports Composite, Gabriel Georges is the No. 2 running back in the country, the No. 1 player from the state of Tennessee and the No. 10 overall recruit in the 2027 class.
He's a massive pickup for the Vols.
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