Mo Burnam has been high on Tennessee since he received his first SEC scholarship offer from the Vols a little more than a week ago.

Three-star junior linebacker Mo Burnam of Salem High School in Conyers, Ga., committed to Tennessee on Saturday night during his visit for the Vols' junior day after getting an offer from them Feb. 26.

He was sold on them by the end of his first visit with them.

The three-star junior linebacker from Salem High School in Conyers, Ga., committed to Tennessee on Saturday night during his visit for its junior day, giving the Vols their first commitment for the 2017 class just eight days after they extended an offer to him.

Burnam admitted he went into the visit thinking it was possible that he would commit to Tennessee while he was on campus.

“I had a little feeling that I was going to commit there,” said Burnam, who’s ranked the nation’s No. 915 overall prospect and No. 34 inside linebacker in the 247Sports Composite for the 2017 class.

“Tennessee has always been a school that I’ve been interested (in), and when I got here they treated me like family.”

The 6-foot-2, 219-pound Burnam chose Tennessee over offers from Florida State, North Carolina, Louisville, Wake Forest, South Florida, Cincinnati and Charlotte.

“(I liked) just the environment of the whole place, the scenery and the beautiful facilities,” he said.

Burnam said the Vols’ coaches have told him that they envision using him as an outside linebacker who could play as “more of a nickelback” at times and “more like a stand-up (defensive) end” in other situations.

He attended a junior day at Florida State last weekend, and with National Signing Day for the 2017 class still almost 11 months away, he said he still plans to continue exploring his options a bit. But he said he’s sold on Tennessee for now.

“I’m still going to check out my other options to see if I feel different about everything,” Burnam said.