'26 TN WR Jacolby Cooper (Tennessee)

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All players are 105 some can be scholly some don’t have to be
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So, let’s hope he is on the Bishop path, local player with a Vol heart does good.

Like this, not zoned to Alcoa, but clearly the closest HS to my house. Hard to believe the lack of D1 players from a school with a decade full of State championships.
 
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Tennessee has added another local prospect to its 2026 recruiting class. Wide receiver JaColby Cooper of nearby Alcoa (Tenn.) High School announced Saturday night in posts on his social-media accounts that he has committed to the Vols, adding to their depth at a position where they have recently been short on scholarship options.

The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Cooper said he chose Tennessee over scholarship offers from Carson-Newman, Campbellsville, Pikeville and Emory & Henry. He joined Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic High School offensive lineman Jeremy George-El, who announced his commitment to the Vols on Tuesday, as the second local prospect to join their 2026 class within the past week.

"I picked Tennessee because it feels like home every time I've been to a home game and I pictured myself playing there," Cooper told GoVols247. "It's like a brotherhood, also, and the staff I have talked to is very nice!"

SEC presidents voted in December to increase the maximum number of football scholarships for each school from 85 to 105, effective for the 2026 season. That opened the door for developmental prospects who previously might have joined programs as preferred walk-ons to be scholarship players.

Tennessee signed a pair of Class of 2026 wide receivers — five-star Tristen Keys of Hattiesburg (Miss.) High School and four-star Tyreek King of nearby Knoxville Catholic — in December on the first day of the Early Signing Day. Keys has already joined the Vols as an early enrollee, while King is set to enroll at Tennessee in May after graduating from Knoxville Catholic.

Cooper was one of Alcoa's leading receivers during his senior season. He finished the year with 52 receptions for 628 yards and nine touchdowns, help the Tornadoes win their 11th consecutive state championship and their first in Tennessee's Class 4A.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel's staff likes it has seen from Cooper throughout his high school career.

"They have told me they like how I go get the ball, the way I run routes and my yards after the catch," he said.
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I played at Heritage a looong time ago and Alcoa always destroyed us. I often wondered for as good as they were, why more kids from there didnt end up at Tennessee. I'll be rooting for this kid, as I do have more of an affinity for instate prospects.

Like someone else suggested, I'm hoping he goes the way of Desean Bishop or several other of our recent walk ons in that he sticks it out, develops, and gets some playing time for us. Graduates as a local VFL. Unfortunately, the reality is with the portal that he's likely here for a year or two before transferring for more playing time. Nevertheless, I'll be rooting for him.
 
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