Portal Tracker: Which Tennessee players are leaving and who the Vols are recruiting
The NCAA Transfer Portal officially opened on December 4, the start of a 30-day window for college football players to enter their names in the portal. Tennessee has already been busy with both players departing the program and offers being extended to other players in the portal.
Here’s a closer look at the Vols who have entered the portal and the players in the portal that Tennessee has offered:
Tennessee’s Departures
Warren Burrell (Committed to Georgia Tech)
Redshirt senior defensive back Warren Burrell announced his intentions to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal as a graduate-transfer on November 30. Over five seasons at Tennessee, he had 91 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception, seven passes defended and a fumble recovery while appearing in 37 games with the Vols. He was a three-star prospect in the 2019 recruiting cycle out of North Gwinnett High School in Georgia.
Mo Clipper Jr. (Committed to Charlotte)
Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Mo Clipper Jr. announced his decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal on December 1, making it two Vols in two days who had announced their intentions to transfer. The 6-foot-5, 308-pound Clipper was a reserve offensive lineman for the Vols. He signed with Tennessee as a three-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle out of Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga.
Brandon Turnage
Redshirt senior defensive back Brandon Turnage entered the NCAA Transfer Portal when it opened on December 4. The 6-foot-1, 186-pound Turnage started his collegiate career at Alabama in 2020 before transferring to Tennessee. In three season with the Vols, he appeared in 31 games, recording 48 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, an interception and five passes defended.
Jack Luttrell
Freshman defensive back Jack Luttrell entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on December 4, less than a year after arriving at Tennessee. He signed with the Vols as a three-star safety prospect out of Colquitt Country in Moultrie, Ga. He was ranked No. 848 overall in the 2023 recruiting class. He was the No. 81 safety prospect in the country and the No. 82 overall prospect in the state of Georgia.
Addison Nichols
Tennessee redshirt freshman Addison Nichols entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on December 4. He played just 49 snaps in the first 11 games this season and had already decided to enter the portal, sources told Volquest, before getting his first career start in the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt. Nichols was ranked No. 166 overall in the 2022 recruiting class. He was the No. 11 interior offensive lineman in the cycle and ranked No. 18 overall in the state of Georgia, out of Greater Atlanta Christian School.
Tyler Baron
Tennessee senior defensive end Tyler Baron plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, it was reported on December 8. The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Baron, a Knoxville native, is coming off his best season with the Vols, posting a career-high 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. He had 28 tackles — 16 solo and 12 assisted — over 12 games. In 46 games at Tennessee, Baron has 101 tackles, 27.0 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks, along with three passes defended and one fumble recovery, which he returned 24 yards for a touchdown in the 59-3 win over UConn in November. Baron had 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a junior in 2022 and 7.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks in 2021.
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