Mitchell has one season of eligibility remaining. Linebacker Juwan Mitchell has entered the transfer portal. Tennessee is down to two scholarship quarterbacks with Jacksons decision to head elsewhere instead of sticking around long enough to see where he stacked up with veteran Joe Milton III and five-star freshman Nico Iamaleava in the Vols offseason quarterback competition. Gambling problem? Tennessee appears to have other priorities, but we will see if that changes moving forward. ET. Beckwith began his UT career at wide receiver and thenmoved to running back, but he was buried on the depth chart. 2022 Tennessee Football Transfer Portal . We take a look at the remaining options the Vols could pick up in the transfer portal. 3 quarterback in 2021. Since the Orange and White game on April 24th, Josh Heupel and Company have added transfer quarterback Joe Milton, Texas Linebacker Juwan Mitchell, and Mississippi State Wide Receiver Javonta Payton. pic.twitter.com/mlJ3mJEGhg, juice 2.0 (@LenNethW4) December 2, 2022, 3 Years of eligibility! He did not give Jeremy Pruitt's staff much of an opportunity in his initial recruitment, as he was locked in to play football and baseball at LSU. Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play Clemson (11-2, 8-0 ACC) in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30.. Kickoff between the Vols and . The Vols (11-2) beat Clemson in the Orange Bowl to cap their first 11-win season since 2001. Started the first two games of the season, Tennessee did offer during original recruitment in 2021, 2022: 10 attempts, 39 yards, two touchdowns. NIL Value: Enrolled. Who left before the 2022 season and had success at the. Jackson, a native of Greenwood, Indiana, was a four-star signee in the 2022 class. Tennessee has landed in the top three for transferring defensive tackle Davon Sears Jr. Sears is transferring from Texas State, and is now down to Oklahoma, Tennessee and Penn State. The NCAA Division I Council in August introduced transfer portal window dates limiting when players can go into the NCAAs database and be (legally) contacted by other programs, whereas previously they could go in at any time, which included during the season. Instead of a gamble on a player coming out of high school, the transfer portal gives coaches access to players who have already been through the grind of a college football season. He is from the Atlanta area, which makes the opportunity more interesting. He has three years of eligibility remaining. Campbell spent most of his time at Tennessee on special teams. He appeared in one game in 2021 and no games in 2022. And while Milton and Iamaleava aren't on the same level as Hooker, not many quarterbacks are. 6/13/22. All rights reserved. Thejunior college transfer spent only one year at UT. In a day and age where players can freely move around the country and in conferences, the portal has become an extremely valuable tool. As a freshman,he played in eight games and made one tackle while mostly on special teams. Five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava arrived for bowl practices, and Jackson appears to see the writing on the wall. Dequanteous WattsThe Texas Tech transfer received initial interest from the Vols after entering the transfer portal. Enrolled. Lucien Brunetti, a 6-0, 165-pounder, entered the portal on Jan. 5. Reach Adam Sparks at adam.sparks@knoxnews.com and on Twitter @AdamSparks. He enrolled early after choosing the Vols, who won the race in a recruitment that picked up during his big senior season (2,116 all-purpose yards, 14 touchdowns). Castles was second-team All-Big Sky after catching 32 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns. . There will be a small contingent of quarterbacks in . Perry redshirted in 2020 after coming to Tennessee initially to play on the defensive line. Grant Ramey about 2 hours. Maurer, a 6-3, 195-pounder, signed with to Stephen F. Austinas a transfer on Dec. 15. QB - Spencer Rattler . He was the SEC Freshman of the Week after the win at Missouri (nine carries for 76 yards, plus a 10-yard catch) and had 10 carries for 45 yards and a touchdown against South Carolina. He chose Tennessee over Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Louisville. Redshirt freshman offensive tackle William Parker has entered the portal. Doing so could take the program up another level even sooner than most experts initially thought. Were expecting some movement today, starting with Oregon receiver Donte Thornton, who will announce his plans at 1 p.m. Bailey, a 6-5, 225-pounder, entered the portal on Oct. 27 with four regular-season games remaining and committed to UNLV on Jan. 18. The one-time quarterback was the primary kickoff returner for the Vols and also played on multiple other coverage and return units, including the punt team where he was valuable as a gunner. Photo by Ric Butler/Rocky Top Insider. FRESHMAN (2020)Played in three games and started once, versus Colorado saw action as a reserve in the season opener versus UTEP contributed at left tackle following an injury to Derek Kerstetter in the regular season finale at Kansas State part of an offensive line that helped Texas set school records for points (55), total offense (638) and yards per play (9.4) in a bowl game versus Colorado blocked for an offense that rushed for 303 yards and passed for 335 in the Valero Alamo Bowl marked the first time that Texas has recorded more than 300 passing yards and 300 rushing yards in a bowl game anchored a unit that helped Bijan Robinson rush for 183 yards on 10 carries. Former Vol Jim Bob Cooter to be named the Colts' offensive coordinator. In 2021, Whitehead rushed for 276 yards on 32 carries, mostly as a powerful short-yardage back and strong pass protector. Orr, a 5-11, 212-pound walk-on, entered the portal following the 2021 season. Of those 12 departures, half have come in the month of January. The former Alabama commit ended up saying no to the Tide originally, before committing to Florida over Miami. NIL Value: $83K. Whitehead, a 6-foot-2, 220-pounder, was reported Nov. 30 as entering the portal. The former four-star prospect did not play a game for the Vols. Jimmy Holiday has found a home, committing to Western Kentucky to play for Tyson Helton. Five players announced their intentions to enter it before it even opened and another went into the portal in December, and the roster movement has continued since the Vols closed the 2022 season with an 11-2 record after beating Clemson in the Orange Bowl on December 30. The news come on the heels of Darnell Wright announcing his intentions to enter the 2023 NFL Draft. Just two days after entering the portal, Phillips committed to Maryland, where he took an official visit in the summer of 2020 before committing to Tennessee. Calbert played only one game in the 2021 season after suffering a preseason injury that sidelined him until November. Tennessee did extend Summerall an offer but did not seem to be too high on his initial list. Now, heading into 2022, the tables have turned to a degree. Kickoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 8 p.m. EST (ESPN) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Tennessee did originally give Rattler an offer back in April of 2017. The Tennessee Lady Vols have landed the biggest transfer out of the women's basketball portal for a season that hasn't even been completed. Robinsonwas a three-star signee in the 2020 class, took a redshirt as a freshman and played all 13 games in 2021. While the Vols consider who to potentially add to their roster, they will lose a few players.. Wide receiver Walker Merrill and offensive lineman R.J. Perry became the eighth and ninth Tennessee football players to enter the transfer portal from the 2022 team. He has three years of eligibility remaining. With Iamaleava coming in, Tennessee likely won't make the commitment to a transfer quarterback that other teams will make. Your email address will not be published. Tennessee has a couple of remaining spots left in the class as they continue to make a run at players in the transfer portal. The Vols 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of theJohnny Majors Classic,LSU(W, 40-13),Georgia(L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0). Advertise with us Contact Us RTI Team. They are the ones with the chance to target players who would fit an immediate need. There will be more entries in the coming months, and there are other players in the portal the Vols have been involved with, so we will see exactly how fluid transfer portal recruiting is in the coming weeks and months. -Due to the disfunction and turnover happening at Oklahoma, this former five-star receiver from the class of 2019 looks to be on the move. He played one season in junior college and two seasons at Texas where he led the Longhorns in tackles in 2020 before spending the past two seasons at Tennessee. He was a three-star prospect out of Florence, Alabama, playing quarterback, running back and wide receiver in high school. He was a three-star prospect, according to 247 Sports composite, and signed with the Vols in December 2020, a month before coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired. Andrej Karic (Texas) and Ajani Cornelius (Rhode Island) are visited this weekend. In total, 12 Tennessee players have entered the portal since August. He never settled into a position. 2:01. Tennessee got two marvelous seasons from. A third-year offensive lineman who has played in 14 games and with two starts earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors in 2021 made his debut versus UTEP in 2020 was an All-American and two-time all-district honoree in high school participated in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game a member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (spring 2021). The Montgomery (Ala.) Carver High School native is one of the latest entries into the transfer portal. The 6-2, 185 pounder should help out immediately at cornerback, with two years of eligibility remaining. 2022: 25 receptions, 231 yards, 2 touchdowns. After Tennessee brought in head coach Josh Heupel, he used the transfer portal in his first off-season to get a jump start on building the roster that he was looking for. UT had a solid recruiting class coming off a 7-6 season and returns a ton of talent. In 2021, he played in six games, rushingfor 130 yards on 32 carries and one TD and serving on special teams. 137 overall player by 247Sports Composite. He has rushed for 309 yards and five TDs in his career, including 215 yards in 2017. 0:04. A look at Tennessee football's 2022 transfer portal tracker. . This season he had six receptions for 106 yards and one TD. He committed to the Vols on Jan. 21, 2021, three days after coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired and six days before Josh Heupel was hired. BYU linebacker Keenan Pili has committed to Tennessee. Whitehead rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries in 2021, but even as he started to show signs of contributing he dealt with a couple of minor injuries. ESPN Draft Expert Says Hendon Hookers Stock Isnt Free Falling, Vitello Returns From Suspension, Maui Ahuna Makes Tennessee Debut Against Charleston Southern, Everything Tony Vitello Said About Maui Ahunas Debut, Recent Suspension. Rank Pos Ratings NIL Value Status Last Team New Team. 4 on the depth chart in a preseason competition. This was a surprise entry for Tennessee in December as Phillips looked like a player with good potential. Tennessee did not offer during original recruitment in 2021, 2022: 20-of-27 passing, 125 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, 2022: 44 receptions, 626 yards, 7 touchdowns, Tennessee has extended Thomas a scholarship offer from the portal, 2022: 232 attempts, 1,042 yards, 5 touchdowns, Transferred to Vanderbilt from Temple in fall 2020. He enrolled at UT in 2020 as a preferred walk-on and did not appear in a game over the past two seasons. Bell, a 6-7, 265-pounder, entered the transfer portal on Jan. 13 and committed to Iowa Western Community College on Feb. 1. ), and he will look to transfer closer to home as his family is a key factor in this opportunity that he did not have coming out of high school. Now in his first full off-season, Heupel has been working the portal again to bring in more experienced talent. Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play Clemson (11-2, 8-0 ACC) in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. Former Tennessee offensive lineman Jerome Carvin was selected in the USFL college draft. Virginia's Fentrell Cypress II is one of the best cornerbacks available in the transfer portal. The 247Sports four-star was a four-game redshirt in 2021, but played in just one game as Tennessees No. Now, the Vols could make a run at the defensive back for various reasons. -From the class of 2019, Tennessee was high on Bogles list during his recruitment. @transferportal. Brandon Turnage, Kamal Hadden, William Mohan, Juwan Mitchell, DaJon Terry, Caleb Tremblay, JaVonta Payton, Joe Milton III, Chase McGrath, and Hendon Hooker are all transfer portal players, many of whom found the most success in their career at Tennessee. But he played only four games and 25 snaps over two seasons. Tennessee has picked up a commitment from BYU transfer Gabe Jeudy-Lally. He played in 23 games over two seasons with the Vols, and he has two seasons of eligibility remaining. A big recruiting win when he picked Tennessee over Auburn on the first day of the Early Signing Period a year ago, Williams-Thomas struggled to make much of an impact even in a backfield with just four scholarship backs. He redshirted in 2021, while working at wide receiver, safety and linebacker. Parker was a big in-state recruiting win for Tennessees previous coaching staff as the Vols edged out Alabama, Louisville, Auburn and Florida to land the big offensive tackle. But he played in just one game the rest of the season after leaving the Ole Miss game. Entering the portal doesnt guarantee a player will transfer, but instances of a player withdrawing their names and returning are rare. Edwards has one season of eligibility remaining. With opportunities limited in the slot, Calloway played just 28 snaps on offense in three September games and was ejected from the Akron game after throwing multiple punches at a Zips defensive back in the second half of what became a very chippy game, and he is slated to continue his career at Louisville after the Cardinals announced him on National Signing Day. The transfer portal and the promise of immediate eligibility has accelerated movement at every position - even kickers - but especially quarterbacks. Joseph, a 6-2, 220-pounder, transferred to Florida Atlantic, signing on Dec. 15. Comprehensive College Football news, scores, standings, fantasy games, rumors, and more -As a three-star JUCO prospect in the class of 2021, Robinson was the second-ranked junior college player out of the state of North Carolina. Although its earlier than many of us thought, as expected, quarterback Tayven Jackson has entered the transfer portal. Jones (Orlando, FL) 90.83. 2023 www.knoxnews.com. . Pierce, a 5-8, 195-pound walk-on, entered the portal on Feb. 2. He will have three years of eligibility remaining at Tennessee. Edwards, a 6-5, 324-pounder, enrolled at UT in 2021 as a walk-on after playing at Clarksville (Tennessee) High and receiving scholarship offers from FCS schools. . CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel), (Photo: Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire, Getty), (Photo: Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics), GET A VIP MEMBERSHIP TO GOVOLS247 $1 FOR YOUR FIRST MONTH. Williams-Thomas was a highly touted prospect when he signed with Tennessee over Auburn and enrolled in January 2022. Defensive tackle Jordan Phillips has hit the portal. -Formerly a four-star athlete in the class of 2020, Tennison committed to Auburn in September of 2019. Walker Merrill, a 6-1, 195-pounder, entered the portal on Jan. 4. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Your email address will not be published. His process started late in high school, and Jeremy Pruitt's staff made a deep run at him before he ended up signing with Texas A&M. After all, Brandon Turnage and Kamal Hadden are both on the roster. He was a Brentwood standout and four-star signee in the 2021 class. The NCAA transfer portal officially opened to all FBS players more than a month ago, and Tennessee since has had a dozen scholarship players enter their names into the database and seek a. He had 27 catches for 363 yards and four touchdowns in 2021, after catching 12 passes for 194 yards . Mitchell did not start in the Orange Bowl and didnt play until well into the first half, perhaps an indicator his postseason exit was coming. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. More: https://t.co/LooqAic528 pic.twitter.com/1xMwN1JHaa. Karic visited Knoxville this weekend and tweeted out earlier in the day his recruitment was closed. At the time of his commitment, Josh Heupel was the head coach at UCF and his primary recruiter was Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh. Tennessee. Pursuing top quarterbacks in the transfer portal will be a NIL venture. Parker played in two games (Tennessee Tech and South Alabama) during a redshirt season in 2021, and his only appearances this season were against Ball State and UT Martin. With Darnell Wright turning pro, Tennessee has been doing some work on tackles in the portal. He was a three-star signee in the 2020 class. Agreed that everyone on that list did NOT hurt us by leaving and the ones leaving wont matter either. The transfer portal tracker is open, and Tennessee football players have jumped in. https://volswire.usatoday.com/lists/tennessee-vols-football-2022-ncaa-transfer-portal-tracker/, Vols' target Brandon Winton returns to Tennessee, Tennessee-Arkansas basketball postgame social media buzz, How to watch Tennessee-Arkansas basketball game, Karlyn Pickens named SEC Freshman of the Week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This season Calloway had two catches for 20 yards in nine games. After Tennessee made the switch to Jeremy Pruitt, the former four-star quarterback took his talents to Nebraska before entering the portal on Thursday. That means theres no real competition at either position when it comes to experience, and UT needs players at both. He converted to the position after playing quarterback in high school. He had decommitted from West Virginia and picked the Vols over additional scholarship offers from Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and USC among others. -Former five-star cornerback from California from the class of 2020. As a dual-threat quarterback, he was 37-of-81 passing for 550 yards and two TDs. This season he had 14 kick returns for 281 yards (20.1-yard average). This is par for the course in the college game now, and it's nowhere near as bad as it was last year for the Vols . REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)Played in 11 games with one start started at right tackle against Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown also saw time at left tackle during the season and worked with the field goal unit blocked for Bijan Robinsons 137 rushing yard performance against Oklahoma and 135-yard outing against Oklahoma State helped Keilan Robinson rush for 111 yards on nine carries at West Virginia, the first 100-yard game of his career blocked for Roschon Johnsons career-best 179 rushing yards against Kansas State. all commits. The windows are for when players can enter the portal they dont necessarily have to transfer within them. R.J. Perry, a 6-6, 325-pounder, entered the portal on Jan. 4. It counted as a redshirt year, so he has four seasons of eligibility remaining. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. And, at the end of the day, some of Tennessees most productive players last season were from the portal. It was a rough day for Tennessee football when it comes to the transfer portal. Star rankings for each player are via 247 Sports recruiting services. He also didnt play during the 2020 season he came to Tennessee still recovering from a significant foot injury that ended his senior season of high school early and suffered a shoulder injury that sidelined him the rest of the fall. Tennessee has already been linked to a couple of receivers. As a recruit, Wease was the fourth-ranked player in the state of Texas and the 21st overall player in the nation. -Once the top-ranked quarterback in the country, Rattler was a five-star quarterback from the class of 2019, taking his talents to Oklahoma. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 87.00. The Rocky Top Forum Ticket Exchange The Main Board New posts Trending Search forums 30 Greatest Football Games in Vols History, Top 50 Greatest Vols in Tennessee Football History. Tennessee did extend an offer to Robinson, although, he did not take any official visits to Knoxville. All rights reserved. The Volunteers. Your email address will not be published. Tennessee did not extend an offer to the Florida native at the time of his recruitment. Calbert, a 6-5, 325-pounder, entered the transfer portal on Jan. 12 and committed to Eastern Kentucky onJan. 15 after earning his undergraduate degree and suffering through an injury plagued 2021 season. Offensive tackle John Campbell announced his intention to transfer to Tennessee. Campbell was sidelined during the first month of the season and his lone appearance came against UT Martin (13 snaps). He did not play as freshman and has four seasons of eligibility remaining. He looks the part and has some versatility having played both left and right tackle in his time with the Vols. His only playing time came against Ball State (three carries for 6 yards), Akron (five carries for 22 yards) and UT Martin (three carries for 9 yards). Tennessee football: 10 players still in 2022 transfer portal for Vols to target Smokey runs on the field during an SEC football game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Kroger Field in. Joseph has played outside linebacker/edge rusher andinside linebacker during his time at UT. Holiday has elite speed, which earned him a role as UT's primary kick returner. He has three years of eligibility remaining. But Bell did not play in a game as a freshman in 2021. In the lead-up to Josh Heupels inaugural season at Tennessee, Heupel and his staff were proficient in the portal, bringing in some of the most dynamic players on Tennessees roster. With Tennessee down four wideouts due to opt-outs and portal entries, though, Merrill did not play a snap on offense in the Orange Bowl. These are the top 10 transfers Tennessee football should pursue. He then was dismissed from the program in September following his arrest on charges of domestic assault. Terry only played one year of high school football, and Kansas was his biggest offer just days before he signed with them. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The transfer portal is already filled with hundreds upon hundreds of talented players from around the SEC. Michigan State Spartans football transfer portal additions and subtractions this offseason . First-Team All-SEC WR with Jalin Hyatt. He looked poised to be part of the offense early last season, catching three passes for 59 yards including a 44-yard touchdown against Pittsburgh, hauling in a 22-yard pass against Tennessee Tech and starting at Florida. Now sitting at 10-2 on the year and ranked No. - Jan 16, 2022 The transfer portal has opened the door to increased movement throughout college football as the sport has never seen before. Josh Heupel Discusses Orange Bowl Prep, Opt Outs, Newcomers, and More. GoVols247 will keep tabs on Tennessee's transfer portal entries as the window remains open into the middle of this month. QB Brian Maurer - Aug. 21; RB Tee Hodge - Aug. 29 . Required fields are marked *, 2014 2023 Rocky Top Insider. Spent one year at Fort Scott Community College in 2019 prior to his arrival at Alabama, 2022: 58 attempts, 277 yards, 1 touchdown, 2022: 104-of-187 passing, 1,220 yards, 7 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, Tennessee was a strong contender during the 2020 recruitment. The transfer portal is, arguably, hotter than ever with the 2021 bowl season rapidly approaching. Tennessee Volunteers. Its hard to say where most of these players are going to end up on the other side of the portal. Jackson led a touchdown drive he completed with a scoring run against Akron in September in what was the most extensive action of his lone season at Tennessee. Here are the UT players who entered the transfer portal from the 2021 team and their new schools: Beckwith, a 6-5, 227-pounder, entered the portal on Jan. 6 on appeared on Kentucky's roster on June 28 as a transfer. Once players notify their school of their intent to enter the portal with the necessary paperwork, schools have 48 hours to complete the process and get the names into the database. Tennessees 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6),Florida(W, 38-33),Alabama(W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24). In 2022,. Evans missed four games due to injury and entered the transfer portal on Nov. 26 before the regular season finale. Jordan Phillips, a 6-2, 295-pounder, reportedlyentered the portal on Dec. 19. There's no more complicated spot for Tennessee in the transfer portal than at quarterback. Oklahoma, Auburn and Tennessee, and five other Big Ten programs. Advertise with us Contact Us RTI Team. The Vols have a connection with James Robinson on the roster and could still look to add another linebacker if they feel they have the right fit. Smokey runs on the field during an SEC football game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Here is an updated tracker of the Tennessee players who have entered the transfer portal during the current December-January window. Played in 11 games in 2022 as a . Portal Tracker: Where former Tennessee players are headed after entering NCAA Transfer Portal. 2022: 7 tackles, 6 solo tackles, played in nine games with one start. Marley, a 6-foot-3, 195-pounder, entered the transfer portal on Jan. 14after one season at UT. That earned him PFF All Sun Belt Honorable Mention. However, after disruption throughout the season, Rattler was benched during the season. 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