This off-season, Tennessee football, like every team in the country, lost a bit to the transfer portal. Whether it was a projected returning starter, bench piece or someone far down the depth chart, nearly all of them found a new home.
Each week, we’ll go through the scores across the country to take a look at how the Vols’ 2025 off-season departures fared at their next destination.
Here’s the recap of week nine.
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QB Nico Iamaleava (UCLA)
- at Indiana, 56-6 L
- 13/27
- 113 yards
- 0 TD
- 2 INT
- 7 carries
- 28 yards
WR Squirrel White (Florida State)
- Bye Week
DL Jayson Jenkins (Florida State)
- Bye Week
DB Jakobe Thomas (Miami)
- vs. Stanford, 42-7 W
- 4 tackles
- 4 solo
WR Chas Nimrod (USF)
- at Memphis, 34-31 L
- DNP (injury)
QB Gaston Moore (USF)
- at Memphis, 34-31 L
- DNP
DB Christian Harrison (Cincinnati)
- vs. Baylor, 41-20 W
- 4 tackles
- 2 solo
- 1 PD
LB Jalen Smith (Mississippi State)
- vs. Texas, 45-38 L (OT)
- 4 tackles
- 1 solo
WR Cameron Seldon (Virginia Tech)
- vs. Cal, 42-34 W
- 1 carry
- 6 yards
- 1 reception
- 10 yards
TE Holden Staes (Indiana)
- vs. UCLA, 56-6 W
- 44 snaps
- DNP
OL Larry Johnson III (Colorado)
- at Utah, 53-7 L
- Starting RT
DB John Slaughter (Colorado)
- at Utah, 53-7 L
- 5 tackles
- 2 solo
WR Kaleb Webb (Maryland)
- Bye Week
LB Kalib Perry (Louisville)
- vs. Boston College, 38-24 W
- 11 tackles
- 8 solo
- 1 TFL
DB Christian Charles (Virginia)
- at North Carolina, 17-16 W (OT)
- 4 tackles
- 3 solo
DB Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt)
- vs. Missouri, 17-10 W
- 22 snaps
RB Khalifa Keith (Appalachian State)
- at Old Dominion, 24-21 L
- DNP
WR Nathan Leacock (North Carolina)
- vs. Virginia, 17-16 L (OT)
- 1 reception
- 12 yards
WR Dayton Sneed (North Carolina)
- vs. Virginia, 17-16 L (OT)
- DNP
OL Vysen Lang (Troy)
- vs. Louisiana, 35-23 L
- DNP
WR Nate Spillman (Austin Peay)
- vs. North Alabama, 56-28 W
- DNP
TE Charlie Browder (ETSU)
- vs. Wofford, 14-10 W
- 2 receptions
- 34 yards
OL Ayden Bussell (West Virginia)
