2026 five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon, a Tennessee Vols commit, is expected miss some time due to an injury.

Brandon, 6-foot-4/200 lbs from Greensboro, NC didn’t play on Friday night for Grimsley High School because of a hand injury.

Grimsley starting quarterback, Faizon Brandon, is out for tonight’s game against West Forsyth. @WFMYhss pic.twitter.com/cOiAoov0DZ

— Logan Campbell (@loganncampbelll) August 29, 2025

According to Joel Bryant of High School OT, Brandon is dealing with a ligament issue in his hand.

Bryant noted that it’s not expected to be a longterm issue for the five-star quarterback.

CLEMMONS — 5-star QB Faizon Brandon is not playing for #1 Grimsley tonight against #11 West Forsyth. It’s a ligament issue in his hand that is not considered to be a long term problem. @HighSchoolOT pic.twitter.com/dslI5VMDcb

— Joel Bryant – HighSchoolOT ? (@JoelBryantHSOT) August 29, 2025

Grimsley head coach Daryl Brown told WXII’s Chris Petersen that Brandon will be out “several weeks”.

@grimsleyfb quarterback and #1 recruit Faizon Brandon will not start tonight @WestForsythFB coach Daryl Brown says he will be out several weeks pic.twitter.com/2zK1kPuBYC

— Chris Petersen (@Photogxii) August 29, 2025

Brandon didn’t throw any warm-up passes before Grimsley’s game against West Forsyth according to the Winston-Salem Journal’s Marc Pruitt.

The good news is that the injury isn’t expected to keep Brandon sidelined longterm — which means it shouldn’t impact him once he’s at Tennessee.

Brandon is rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 overall player in the 2026 recruiting class. He’s been committed to Tennessee since August 3, 2024.