The Tennessee staff pulls a big one out of Utah.
One of Tennessee’s biggest targets left on the board made his decision today — five-star athlete Salesi Moa will be a Volunteer. The Utah product picked Tennessee over the home-state Utes this afternoon.
BREAKING: Elite 2026 ATH Salesi Moa has Committed to Tennessee, he tells me for @rivals
The 6’1 190 ATH from Ogden, UT chose the Vols over Utah and Michigan
He’s ranked as the No. 2 ATH in the ’26 Class (per Rivals)
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The 6-2, 175 pound athlete could land on either side of the ball at the next level, but Tennessee had receivers coach Kelsey Pope as the primary recruiter on this case. According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Moa checks in as the 31st ranked prospect in the class of 2026.
Moa plays at both receiver and safety at Fremont High School. The top overall prospect in the state of Utah, Moa caught 58 passes for 800 yards and ten touchdowns during his junior season. He snagged two interceptions from his safety position, both of which were returned for touchdowns.
Moa’s father played at Utah and spent a couple of seasons in the NFL before joining the UFC. He has two brothers that ended up playing for BYU before him.
Assuming he does land at wide receiver, Tennessee now holds a strong group of pass catchers that might get even stronger down the stretch. Moa joins Tyreek King and Legend Bey in the group, while the Volunteers are still in hot pursuit of five-star LSU commit Tristen Keys.
Overall, it’s Tennessee’s 23rd commitment of the 2026 cycle. Per 247Sports, the class now ranks ninth nationally with a few huge targets still out there.