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.
Now that the regular season is over, let’s take a look at how the Vols’ 2025 off-season departures fared at their next destination.
Here’s the season in review for each departure.
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QB Nico Iamaleava (UCLA)
- 3-9
- 208/323 (64.4%)
- 1,928 yards
- 13 TD
- 7 INT
- 112 carries
- 505 yards
- 4 TD
WR Squirrel White (Florida State)
- 5-7
- 5 receptions
- 52 yards
- 4 carries
- 6 yards
- 7 punt returns
- 64 yards
DL Jayson Jenkins (Florida State)
- 5-7
- 17 tackles
- 5 solo
- 1 sack
DB Jakobe Thomas (Miami)
- 10-2
- 48 tackles
- 30 solo
- 4 PD
- 3 sacks
- 2 FF
- 4 INT
- 1 TD
WR Chas Nimrod (USF)
- 9-3
- 23 receptions
- 466 yards
- 3 TD
QB Gaston Moore (USF)
- 9-3
- 14/20 (70%)
- 54 yards
- 1 TD
- 0 INT
- 7 carries
- 12 yards
DB Christian Harrison (Cincinnati)
- 7-5
- 66 tackles
- 40 solo
- 7 PD
- 1 INT
LB Jalen Smith (Mississippi State)
- 5-7
- 45 tackles
- 13 solo
- 1 PD
WR Cameron Seldon (Virginia Tech)
- 3-9
- 23 receptions
- 165 yards
- 2 TD
- 7 carries
- 28 yards
- 4 kickoff returns
- 54 yards
LB Kalib Perry (Louisville)
- 8-4
- 52 tackles
- 26 solo
- 1 PD
- 1 INT
TE Holden Staes (Indiana)
- 12-0
- 7 receptions
- 62 yards
- 2 TD
OL Larry Johnson III (Colorado)
- 3-9
- 7 starts at RT, 1 start at LG
- 63.9 PFF grade
DB John Slaughter (Colorado)
- 3-9
- 24 tackles
- 19 solo
- 1 FF
- 2 INT
WR Kaleb Webb (Maryland)
- 4-8
- 22 receptions
- 318 yards
- 2 TD
DB Christian Charles (Virginia)
- 10-2
- 41 tackles
- 17 solo
- 6 PD
DB Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt)
- 10-2
- 18 tackles
- 16 solo
- 3 PD
- 1 FF
WR Nathan Leacock (North Carolina)
- 4-8
- 5 receptions
- 48 yards
WR Dayton Sneed (North Carolina)
- 4-8
- No offensive snaps
RB Khalifa Keith (Appalachian State)
- 5-7
- 3 carries
- 8 yards
OL Vysen Lang (Troy)
- 8-4
- No offensive snaps
WR Nate Spillman (Austin Peay)
- 7-5
- 2 snaps on offense
- 3 tackles
- 2 solo
- 1 FF
TE Charlie Browder (ETSU)
- 7-5
- 17 receptions
- 254 yards
- 2 TD
- 2 kick returns
- 12 yards
OL Ayden Bussell (West Virginia)
