Andre Wadley’s official visit to Tennessee further cemented the Vols in his top three.

The 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive end from Hernando, Miss., also lists Auburn and Mississippi State in his top trio.

“It was great,” Wadley said of last weekend’s visit to Knoxville. “I liked it. It was pretty cool.”

Wadley said he was particularly impressed with his official hosts: defensive ends Ben Martin and Chris Walker.

Wadley said on-field success will be just part of the equation as he selects his school of choice.

“Tennessee seemed like a pretty good place for me, college wise and school wise,” Wadley said. “I wasn’t just trying to look (at schools) as far as football.”

Wadley has already visited Auburn and will take his official visit to Mississippi State this weekend.

“It’s pretty wide open right now,” he said.

Wadley said Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Alabama are the schools outside his top three still vying for his attention. He said he may even add another official visit to his itinerary, although that’s not the plan at present.

Wadley said he plans to make his decision on or just before National Signing Day on Feb. 6.

“It might be a little earlier,” he said.

Mark Off Marcus: Marcus Davis did not make his official visit to Knoxville last weekend as previously planned. Davis couldn’t make the trip because of a scheduling conflict with his high school basketball team. He is expected to reschedule his visit for later this month.

The 6-4, 220-pound athlete from Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Va. is thought to be considering UT, Virginia Tech and Penn State.

UT was expecting 12 official visitors this weekend, but ended up hosting nine.

Josh Ward contributed to this report.

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