La Vergne High safety commits to Vols

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La Vergne High safety Maleik Gray will don the Orange and White as abpart of the University of Tennessee’s 2017 recruiting class.

Gray took to social media to break the news himself on Sunday:

I can officially say that I’m committed to The University of Tennessee!! #VFL#GBOpic.twitter.com/yFTaTVSx6j

— Maleik Gray (@GrayMaleik) June 12, 2016

The Vols beat out Alabama and Florida State in the competition for Gray’s services. The former Tennessee Titans Class 5A Mr. Football semifinalist checks in at No. 87 on ESPN’s Top 300 college football recruits and rates as a four-star recruit according to 247Sports’ national composite measurements.

Information from The Tennessean and Bleacher Report contributed to this report.