2028 Offensive Line Target Bryce Smalls Visits Knoxville for the Alabama Game

Tennessee used its biggest home stage of the season to make an early impression on a future target in the trenches. Bryce Smalls, a four-star interior offensive lineman in the 2028 class, was in Knoxville for the Third Saturday in October matchup with Alabama, experiencing the rivalry game day from inside the Vols' orbit.

The 2028 class is still a long way from signing day, which is exactly the point of a visit like this. Getting a young lineman on campus for Alabama weekend puts Tennessee in the conversation early, before his recruitment fully takes shape and the national programs line up.

For a program that has to restock the offensive line years in advance, weekends like this one are how the groundwork gets laid: a four-star prospect, a rivalry atmosphere, and a Tennessee win for him to remember the trip by.