Tennessee football landed seven commitments out of the transfer portal over the weekend to increase its incoming transfers to 18. The Vols are still targeting a small group of transfers but their roster is nearly set ahead of the 2026 season.
The group of 18 transfers includes seven power four starters, five other starters and seven power five backups and contributors last season. As many as eight of the incoming transfers could start for Tennessee next season and only a few don’t project as major contributors.
What is Tennessee getting in its transfer portal haul? Here’s how the 18 players graded out during the 2025 season according to PFF including their snap counts over the course of the season.
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Chaz Coleman, Penn State LEO
- 81.1 grade
- 150 total snaps
- Would have been second highest LEO grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the fourth most snaps amongst Tennessee LEOs last season
Amare Campbell, Penn State Linebacker
- 70.8 grade
- 760 total snaps
- Would have been second highest inside linebacker grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the most snaps amongst Tennessee inside linebackers last season
Kayin Lee, Auburn Cornerback
- 62.7 grade
- 582 total snaps
- Would have been fourth highest cornerback grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the third most snaps amongst Tennessee LEOs last season
Qua Moss, Kansas State STAR
- 68.2 grade
- 513 total snaps
- Would have been second highest STAR grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the second most snaps amongst Tennessee STARs last season
Ory Williams, LSU Offensive Tackle
- 57.7 grade
- 150 total snaps
- Would have been fifth highest offensive grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the fourth most snaps amongst Tennessee offensive tackles last season
Xavier Gilliam, Penn State Defensive Tackle
- 62.0 grade
- 409 total snaps
- Would have been third highest defensive tackle grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the second most snaps amongst Tennessee defensive tackles last season
Dejuan Lane, Penn State Safety
- 71.0 grade
- 290 total snaps
- Would have been the highest safety grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the fourth most snaps amongst Tennessee safeties last season
Blake Howard, Eastern Kentucky Long Snapper
- 81.3 grade
- 73 total snaps
- Would have been highest long snapper grade
Cooper Ranvier, Louisville Kicker
- 89.1 grade
- 62 total snaps
- Would have been Tennessee’s highest kicker grade
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Jordan Norman, Tulane LEO
- 71.9 PFF grade
- 447 total snaps
- Would have been the third highest LEO grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the most snaps amongst Tennessee LEOs next season
TJ Metcalf, Michigan Safety
- 65.9 PFF grade
- 718 total snaps
- Would have been the second highest safety grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the third most snaps amongst Tennessee safeties last season
Tevis Metcalf, Michigan STAR
- 67.6 PFF grade
- 17 total snaps
- Would have been the second highest STAR grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the fourth most snaps amongst Tennessee STARs last season
DJ Burks, Appalachian State Safety
- 49.6 PFF grade
- 600 total snaps
- Would have been the eighth highest safety grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the third most snaps amongst Tennessee safeties last season
Isaiah Hardge, Colorado Receiver/Cornerback
- 33.3 cornerback PFF grade
- 97 total cornerback snaps
- 53.5 receiver PFF grade
- 68 total receiver snaps
Ryan Staub, Colorado Quarterback
- 45.7 PFF grade
- 113 total snaps
- Would have been the fifth highest quarterback grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the second most snaps amongst Tennessee quarterbacks
Donovan Haslam, West Virginia Offensive Lineman
- 61.7 PFF grade
- 444 total snaps
- Would have been the fifth highest grade amongst Tennessee offensive linemen
- Would have been the seventh most snaps amongst Tennessee offensive linemen
Javin Gordon, Tulane Running Back
- 72.7 PFF grade
- 418 total snaps
- Would have been the fifth highest running back grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the second most snaps amongst Tennessee running backs
Trent Thomas, South Alabama Tight End
- 47.0 PFF grade
- 402 total snaps
- Would have been the fifth highest tight end grade on Tennessee’s roster
- Would have been the second most snaps amongst Tennessee tight ends
