Brandon Thomas
Defensive End, Class of 2025
Oscar Smith, Chesapeake, VA
6-3, 225

Only in eighth grade, the early recruiting attention paid to Oscar Smith (Va.) 2025 defensive end Brandon Thomas has been admittedly overwhelming. Four schools have made scholarship offers, but with college more than four years away, Thomas is still processing the options he has.

Thomas claims early offers from Virginia Tech, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Tennessee’s previous coaching staff also offered, but the Volunteers fired members of the coaching staff this week due to NCAA violations. For now, though, as his eighth-grade season at Oscar Smith High School is set to kick off next month, Thomas is trying to learn more about the recruiting process in general.

“I look at it like, I’ve got to be different,” Thomas said. “Don’t be like everybody else. I enjoy it, but sometimes, it’s overwhelming. It’s a lot of pressure. But I put that aside and do what I’ve got to do. I don’t want to really start looking at colleges until my junior year.”

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