Early Monday afternoon, Auburn offensive line commitment Marquel Harrell told 247Sports that while he was "firm" to Auburn, Tennessee was his leader.

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But when reached an hour later, he wanted to clarify things.

"I'm still committed [to Auburn] but Tennessee is right behind," Harrell said.

In a nutshell, Harrell said that while the Tigers still have his verbal, the Vols have a very appealing depth chart in his eyes, and that is giving him lots to ponder.

Harrell said Tennessee became began to make a serious push "after realizing the depth chart for Tennessee. They only have like nine offensive linemen on scholarship. Most are seniors or juniors. That means I can compete right away for a starting spot.”

Harrell is the No. 45 offensive guard in the 247Sports Composite. He committed to Auburn on April 21.

Before that, Harrell had been an Ole Miss commit.

“I’m firm … but anything can happen,” he said Monday. “I’ve thought about [de-committing], but I don’t know. I’m not sure yet. I don’t want to keep de-committing because I don’t want to seem indecisive."

According to Harrell, he wants to take all five official visits to explore all options.

Auburn “told me I could take them,” Harrell said.

As for his next visit, Harrell said it will be to either Auburn or Tennessee. He last visited the Tigers two weeks ago.

