2024 five-star defensive lineman Dominick McKinley (Lafayette, La.) is committed to Texas A&M but has plans to visit the Tennessee Volunteers.
Dominick McKinley, a five-star Tennessee prospect and Texas A&M commit, has postponed his signing day to the following signing day window. McKinley attends Lafayette, Louisiana’s Acadiana High School. He is a 6 feet 5 inches and 280 pounds defensive lineman. McKinley will not sign with the Aggies before to the fall semester, despite his September 1st commitment to Texas A&M.
According to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports, McKinley has been in contact with a number of universities and intends to visit Tennessee on formal business in January. The anticipated formal visit date is January 20th, during the Alabama vs. Tennessee basketball game at Food City Center’s Thompson-Boling Arena.
Earlier in the month, defensive coordinator Tim Banks and defensive line coach Rodney Garner paid the five-star defensive lineman an in-home visit. In an interview with 247Sports, his mother was quite clear that he would not be signing his early signing day paperwork. While Tennessee is one of the teams who have him scheduled for a visit, they are not the only ones. LSU, his in-state university, has gotten in touch with him in an effort to schedule an official visit for January.
In this class, Tennessee already has a number of commits at the defensive line and edge spots. Jordan Ross, Kellen Lindstrom, Jamal Wallace, Jeremias Heard, Carson Gentle, and others are among the commits and signees; most of the commits, though, will probably play outside on the edge. McKinley has a lot of potential to clog the middle of the line by playing down the pipe. Tennessee will be in a better position to make a significant impression and try to sign a third five-star player if this recruiting continues longer.