Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Vols have been on a recruiting hot streak over the last few days, but no one in college football bats 1.000.

One 2027 recruit that was previously viewed as a lock to land with the Vols appears to be trending elsewhere.

Recruiting analyst predicts Florida State will beat out Tennessee for a four-star safety

2027 four-star safety Ta’Shawn Poole is reportedly in decision mode after taking back-to-back official visits to Tennessee and Florida State.

Poole, 6-foot-2/185 pounds from Macon, GA, is rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 5 safety in the nation and the No. 5 player in the state of Georgia. He’s also rated as the No. 64 overall player in the 2027 recruiting class.

Florida State received Poole’s final official visit (he canceled a planned visit to Miami), and it’s believed the Seminoles have some real momentum in this battle as a result.

“There is currently a sense of confidence around both Tennessee and Florida State, according to sources,” noted 247Sports’ Benjamin Wolk. “But the Seminoles getting the last crack on the official visit has made a move in what has long been viewed as a recruitment that would be Tennessee’s to lose.”

Tennessee is still alive, but Florida State reportedly has the edge at this time.

On3’s Steve Wiltfong and Chad Simmons predicted on Monday that Poole will commit to Florida State.

“Tennessee remains firmly in contention, but Florida State leaves the weekend with the slight edge,” wrote Simmons. “Wiltfong’s sources match up to mine, and we have logged predictions for the Seminoles as the momentum continues to build.”

Some good news for Tennessee, though, is that Wiltfong predicts the Vols will soon land 2027 four-star safety Marcus Jones, who is a UT legacy player.

Putting a recruiting class together in the transfer portal era is like piecing together a puzzle — sometimes another program just happens to have the pieces that fit for a particular player.