'26 NC WR Tyran Evans (Tennessee commit)

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This kid will be a m 4* next season when he starts tearing it up as a senior. To score 14TDs on only 36 catches is crazy. 980 yards...27ypc.

Hough HS plays in Charlotte, at NCs highest designation. I live in Charlotte sadly. May go catch 1 of his games. We are recruiting several Charlotte kids for 2026 IIRC theres a guy at West Meck (rival school to my HS) theres a teammate or 2 of Sanders at Providence Day, theres another kid from here or next door in Monroe NC also that we offered unless I am remembering wrong?
 
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This kid might not be the highest rated yet but I like the pickup. He'll rise as he blew up as a player/recruit as a junior this year. But he gives Tennessee a big-bodied X receiver who can get open underneath and over the middle of the field. Heupel has had success using guys like Tillman and Bru for that but they just don't have that body type on roster moving forward. You have Travis Smith but Evans could help too.
 
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allvolrecruiting said:
This kid might not be the highest rated yet but I like the pickup. He'll rise as he blew up as a player/recruit as a junior this year. But he gives Tennessee a big-bodied X receiver who can get open underneath and over the middle of the field. Heupel has had success using guys like Tillman and Bru for that but they just don't have that body type on roster moving forward. You have Travis Smith but Evans could help too.
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three star??
 
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Evans looks talented in his Huddle, but I'm seeing a hitch in the first step.
 
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Tyran Evans always thought he might make a relatively early college decision. When he returned to Tennessee last month for his second visit with the Vols, he started to think he might want to play there.

The Class of 2026 wide receiver from Hough High School in Cornelius, N.C., didn't wait much longer to decide he was ready to make it a reality. He announced Sunday night that he has committed to Tennessee, choosing the Vols over scholarship offers from more than 15 other schools.

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Evans became Tennessee's seventh commitment for the 2026 class. He joined four-star Tyreek Kingof nearby Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic High School as the second wide receiver in the Vols' class.

Evans told GoVols247 that he was sold on Tennessee because of "just the relationship I built with the coaches," led by wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope. The Vols made a good first impression on him when he traveled to Knoxville on Nov. 23 for their home finale against UTEP, but it was his visit Dec. 14 for one of their practices leading up to their College Football Playoff game at Ohio Statethat made him feel comfortable there.

"Just wasn't a lot of kids (there)," Evans said of his trip to Tennessee last month. "I was the only receiver there. Most of the people that were there were committed. … It was more, like, focused on you.

"I knew that day (that I wanted to commit). But I wanted to wait to make sure I knew that's where I wanted to be."

Evans is ranked the No. 508 overall prospect and No. 78 wide receiver in the 2026 class and the No. 24 junior from the state of North Carolina, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite. He's also rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, where he's ranked the No. 83 wide receiver in the 2026 class and the No. 25 junior from North Carolina.

He said Tennessee's coaches have been talking with him "every day" in recent weeks. He picked up an offer from the Vols on Nov. 5 approaching the end of his breakout junior season, and he quickly became a priority for them.

Pope has made it clear that he's excited about what Evans could do in Tennessee's offense.

"He said, one, I can fly," Evans said, recalling the message he has received from Pope. "He said, two, I'm a taller receiver and a fast, taller receiver. You don't really get that out of a tall receiver. He said I fit really well in the play style."

Evans said Pope's coaching style and personality appear to fit him "very well," based on his conversations with Pope and the practice he attended at Tennessee last month, and he's looking forward to playing for Pope.

"I like the relationship with Coach Pope," Evans said. "If I wanted to be coached, I would want him to be the one doing it."

He said he "was with Pope a lot" when he visited the Vols again last month. It also doesn't hurt that Evans has gotten to know Tennessee's five-star Class of 2026 quarterback commitment, Faizon Brandon. Evans' junior season ended last month with a 35-28 loss to Brandon's team at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, N.C.

"I know him," Evans said of Brandon. "I talked to him after they played us in the playoffs, and he was like, 'Come on.'"

Evans also enjoyed experiencing the game-day environment at Tennessee during his trip to Knoxville in November. He said he likes what he has seen from the Vols' offense under Heupel, and he has been impressed by the attention he has received from Tennessee's staff during his time on campus.

"I like the way they run the offense," Evans said. "I liked how, when you go on the visits, they assign somebody (to stay) with you for the rest of the day. It was different."

Evans said he's already planning to visit the Vols again on Jan. 18.

He posted big numbers at Hough this season. He finished the year with 36 receptions for 980 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 27.2 yards per catch, after transferring from Chambers High School in Charlotte, N.C.

"I did start last year. Just didn't get the ball," Evans said. "I got a lot better (after my sophomore season). But the fact I transferred (helped)."
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The Scout​

The Hough product is a big and physical wide receiver who presents a matchup problem for opposing defenses.

“Tyran stretches the field and high points the ball,” Hough head coach DeShawn Baker said. “I think he fits that Tennessee receiver mold that’s tall and can stretch the field. I think the best attribute that doesn’t get talked about is his blocking. He is the best blocker we have on the outside and it’s not even close.

“Honestly I knew he had it in him. I knew he knew that he had some things he needed to work on but he took the coaching and kept his head down. He took all the criticism from myself and some of the other coaches. He worked hard and got it done. He showcase his talents to everybody. He runs like a deer and has a long wingspan. It doesn’t surprise me he blew up so quick. He goes against Samari Matthews every day in practice when you do 1-on-1s and scout team or best on best. He only wants to go against Samari. I think that has pushed him and driven him to what he is now.” 

Evans chose to play for Josh Heupel and his staff over offers from Florida State, Florida, NC State, South Carolina and Miami among others.

What does this mean for the wide receiver room?​

Evans joins 4-star Tyreek King in the class that already features 5-star quarterback Faizon Brandon. Tennessee is also a major player for Mississippi wide receiver Tristen Keys, who has eyes on committing in the next month or so. Tennessee added three wideouts in the 2025 class and look poised to do so again with the 2026 class and Josh Heupeland company look to change up that wide receiver room.

Evans had a monster junior season turning 36 receptions into 980 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging over 27 yards per catch.

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JCVol00 said:
A 3 star recruit doesnt move the needle lmao, if our receivers start showing results then no, but until then or we bring in an osu type wr class then it’s fahr Pope
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His HS coach was glowing about him. From a very limited HUDL tape, it's hard to be impressed. Let's see how his SR year goes. Now if he can bring that corner/teammate with him, that's a horse of a different color.
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HoleInTheRoof said:
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I had forgotten that Hough lost the NC Championship game to Grimley and Faizon. Props to him for peer recruting after the game to help get this guy in the boat. I bet he talked to Smoke Matthews too given the opportunity. Hope we land both of them. Plenty of frame for this guy to gain size AND speed/quickness.


MarcoVol said:
Nobody brings in OSU type WR classes except OSU.

Also what happens when this guy doesn’t stay a 3*?
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He definitely gets that 4th star senior year IMO barring injury. Sounds like he committed based on relationships and fit...far more likely to stay committed than just $$$ being the reason. Somebody posted in the other thread that his offer list wasnt impressive...i think UF, FSU, Miami, SCjr and Tennessee is pretty impressive. Theres about 1000 good WRs every year in the state of FL. If all 3 big schools from there offer a kid from NC then hes probably pretty good.
 
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MarcoVol said:
Nobody brings in OSU type WR classes except OSU.

Also what happens when this guy doesn’t stay a 3*?
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He gets bumped to 4 star lol

I was just replying to op asking if Pope should still get fired, which is a weird question over 1 recruit
 
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