Brayden Rouse holds the WLB · Depth spot in Tennessee Volunteers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Brayden Rouse is a 6'3", 225-pound linebacker from Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia. A consensus four-star prospect and top-10 linebacker in the 2026 class, Rouse recorded 120 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks as a senior while also posting 36 receptions for 511 yards and eight touchdowns. He earned All-State honors and committed to Tennessee in July 2025 after receiving 42 Division I offers. Rouse enrolled and participated in spring practice in January 2026.

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