Transfer portal · 2026
Tennessee Volunteers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+13
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Tennessee added 13 transfers projected into the two-deep (9 as starters) against 28 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
20
Arrivals
-8
28
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
-0.01
0.87
Avg rating out
13
Proj two-deep in
—
—
Out roles untracked
15 of 20
’25 production in
—
20 of 28
’25 production out
What changed
Depth concern
More players out than in with no two-deep answer — depth, not the starting line, is the exposure.
Still unresolved
Departures with no portal answer yet. Replacement must come from the returning roster or signing class.
How the roster changed
48 moves · 12 rooms touchediOffense-6 net players
Replaced+1 player
TE
+2 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Trent Thomas in from South Alabama drives the room.
Replaced—
RB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Javin Gordon in from Tulane drives the room.
Replaced—
QB
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Ryan Staub in from Colorado drives the room.
Depth concern-3 players
WR
+1 in · −4 out
InOut
?
?
Braylon Harmon out to unannounced drives the room.
Depth concern-4 players
OL
+2 in · −6 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Lance Heard out to Kentucky drives the room.
Defense-3 net players
Replaced+3 players
CB
+6 in · −3 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
DJ Burks in from App State drives the room.
Replaced—
S
+2 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
TJ Metcalf in from Michigan drives the room.
Upgraded—
LB
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Amare Campbell in from Penn State drives the room.
Upgraded-1 player
DL
+2 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jordan Norman in from Tulane drives the room.
Unresolved-5 players
EDGE
+0 in · −5 out
InOut
No arrivals
Jordan Ross out to LSU drives the room.
Specialists+1 net players
Replaced+1 player
LS
+1 in · −0 out
InOut
No departures
Blake Howard in from Eastern Kentucky drives the room.
Upgraded—
K
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Max Gilbert out to Arkansas drives the room.
No movement—
P
+0 in · −0 out
InOutNo arrivalsNo departures
No portal movement in this room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 production percentile (smallest = none recorded)
Did Tennessee replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced7 chains
TE
Starting slot
Out · to Oklahoma
Jack Van Dorselaer
rating 0.90 · 27th pctl ’25 production · 5 rec · 23 yds · 1 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from South Alabama
Trent Thomas
rating 0.85 · 35th pctl ’25 production · 4 rec · 34 yds · te1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Utah
Jamal Wallace
rating 0.86 · 18th pctl ’25 production · 4 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Penn State
Xavier Gilliam
rating 0.94 · 55th pctl ’25 production · 16 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Western Michigan
Brenden Anes
24th pctl ’25 production · 5 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Penn State
Amare Campbell
rating 0.87 · 97th pctl ’25 production · 103 tkl · 9.5 TFL · 3 sk · lb1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Texas A&M
Rickey Gibson III
rating 0.93 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Auburn
Kayin Lee
rating 0.88 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 31 tkl · 1 INT · 4 PD · cb1 starter
Jan 7
▾ Detail
CB
Starting slot
Out · to Troy
Marcus Goree Jr.
rating 0.85 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Kansas State
Qua Moss
rating 0.86 · 85th pctl ’25 production · 41 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sk · 2 INT · nickel1 starter
Jan 4
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Louisville
Kaleb Beasley
rating 0.86 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 1 PD
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Michigan
TJ Metcalf
rating 0.87 · 91st pctl ’25 production · 58 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 INT · s21 starter
Jan 13
▾ Detail
K
Starting slot
Out · to Arkansas
Max Gilbert
90th pctl ’25 production · 14/19 FG · 106 pts
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Louisville
Cooper Ranvier
86th pctl ’25 production · 21/25 FG · 102 pts · pk1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
Partially replaced3 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Virginia
Peyton Lewis
rating 0.86 · 62nd pctl ’25 production · 290 rush yds · 4.1 ypc · 7 TD
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Tulane
Javin Gordon
rating 0.86 · 78th pctl ’25 production · 516 rush yds · 4 ypc · 5 TD · 13 rec · rb2 rotation
Jan 17
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to Kentucky
Lance Heard
rating 0.94 · 0th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from West Virginia
Donovan Haslam
rating 0.86 · rg1 starter
Jan 17
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to Colorado
Boo Carter
rating 0.93 · 74th pctl ’25 production · 26 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1 sk
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Penn State
Dejuan Lane
rating 0.87 · 72nd pctl ’25 production · 29 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sk · s1 starter
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Not replaced4 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to UConn
Jake Merklinger
rating 0.86 · 37th pctl ’25 production · 13/24 · 173 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room
Jan 15
▾ Detail
WR
Production lost
Out · to unannounced
?
Braylon Harmon
29th pctl ’25 production · 1 rec · 41 yds
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No starter/rotation addition
1 depth arrival in room · 3 producing losses unanswered
Jan 2
▾ Detail
EDGE
Production lost
Out · to LSU
Jordan Ross
rating 0.93 · 76th pctl ’25 production · 24 tkl · 4 TFL · 2 sk
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
4 producing losses unanswered
Jan 9
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to UNLV
Herb Gray
rating 0.86 · 8th pctl ’25 production · 1 tkl · 0.5 TFL
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
1 two-deep arrival answers other losses · 1 depth arrival in room · 2 producing losses unanswered
Jan 14
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 production record
High-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depth0th pctl25th pctl50th pctl75th pctl
’25 production · national position percentile
9 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Tennessee depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback0%
2
Skill (RB/WR/TE)20%
8
2
Offensive line40%
6
2
2
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)18%
9
2
Secondary (CB/S)50%
5
5
Specialists25%
9
3
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
29%
Projected two-deep from transfers
16 of 55 two-deep slots
11 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
10 from the 2026 cycle, 1 held over
13th
SEC percentile · transfer share
14th-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 16 SEC teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
Wendell Moe Jr.
OL · from Arizona · 2025 cycle · LG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Sam Pendleton
OL · from Notre Dame · 2025 cycle · C1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Where Tennessee’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 20 arrivals28 departures · destinations
Arrived from · 20
Big Ten
5 players
Big 12
4 players
Non-FBS
3 players
SEC
2 players
ACC
2 players
American Athletic
2 players
+
Other
2 players
Departed to · 28
SEC
8 players
Non-FBS
4 players
ACC
3 players
Big 12
3 players
+
Unannounced
2 players
Big Ten
2 players
+
Other
6 players
5arrivals came from Big Ten programs — the single largest source.
13arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (13 of 20 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
8departures stayed inside the SEC.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − outAll portal moves
48 of 48 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
XG
Winter window · 4★
KL
Winter window · 3★
AC
Winter window · 3★
DL
Winter window · 3★
TM
Winter window · 3★
QM
Winter window · 3★
OW
Winter window · 3★
DH
Winter window · 3★
JG
Winter window · 3★