2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

[UTK]

This is who I am caling.

WALKER LETS GO

 

[Jackcrevol]

JVD?

Junkvard Dog?

 

[Jimmy Football]

Junkvard Dog?

Ves

 

[csprig9]

Do you like where Tennessee is with the following prospects:

Metcalf and his brother
Jackson
Evans
Mathis
Williams

-AP

Can’t keep track anymore
What’s the first names lol

 

[Weezer]

Can’t keep track anymore
What’s the first names lol

Metcalf is the S from Michigan.
Jackson is the RB from UF.
Evans is the DT from TAMU.
Mathis is the DT from LSU.
Williams is the S/DB from OU.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

Some of you have lost your minds. If we’re in such dire straights that we’re seriously considering bringing Merk back, we might as well just toss in the towel for 2026.

There’s absolutely zero chance we dropped all that $$ on the defense without a plan for the QB spot that included just Leavitt. The plan is there, we just have to be patient. This time last week several of you thought we were screwing up the portal and now look at what we’ve done. I trust CJH and company. We’ll get it done.

 

[JT3]

It was Metcalf.

No that cant be the case.

 

[Pawleysvol]

No that cant be the case.

Well that’s what AP said. lol

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Some of you have lost your minds. If we’re in such dire straights that we’re seriously considering bringing Merk back, we might as well just toss in the towel for 2026.

There’s absolutely zero chance we dropped all that $$ on the defense without a plan for the QB spot that included just Leavitt. The plan is there, we just have to be patient. This time last week several of you thought we were screwing up the portal and now look at what we’ve done. I trust CJH and company. We’ll get it done.

"The best is yet to come" CJH

 

[Pawleysvol]

That’s not a secret lol

It was initially supposed to be.

 

[DD4ME]

Do portal recruits officially sign to a new school as well?

If so, which QBs haven’t officially signed to a new school yet?

It's not a lot man- and you also don't know if they've signed their new deals already which could maybe be overcome by compensating the school

 

[DD4ME]

Some of you have lost your minds. If we’re in such dire straights that we’re seriously considering bringing Merk back, we might as well just toss in the towel for 2026.

There’s absolutely zero chance we dropped all that $$ on the defense without a plan for the QB spot that included just Leavitt. The plan is there, we just have to be patient. This time last week several of you thought we were screwing up the portal and now look at what we’ve done. I trust CJH and company. We’ll get it done.

I was joking earlier. No one else has posted it that I saw

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

I was joking earlier. No one else has posted it that I saw

There are people on other threads legitimately arguing for Merk.

 

[DD4ME]

Metcalf is the S from Michigan.
Jackson is the RB from UF.
Evans is the DT from TAMU.
Mathis is the DT from LSU.
Williams is the S/DB from OU.

Those would all be very solid and Eric has mentioned some of this too

 

[DD4ME]

There are people on other threads legitimately arguing for Merk.

 

[Jackcrevol]

jack van dorsler TE

Dorsler?

 

[Jackcrevol]

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"The best is yet to come" CJH

they all look the same

 

[JT3]

Or hear me out. JUSTICE HAYNES

Don't hate it.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Our OL play will be worse next year. I agree he's not worth $3mil, but anything that results in a unit being worse is a loss.

Doubt it.

Sanders, Perry, and Pendleton will all improve. And Moe will be back. Heard was much better than the year before, but that’s largely because he was terrible the year before. There’s a reason he didn’t go pro: He would have been retiring from football. His horrible footwork caused a scoop and score in the bowl game. He was pretty good, but certainly not great…which is why he’s now at Kentucky and not a real football program.

The OLine will be better.

 

[sonofUT62]

did Roberteon redshirt? Hes listed as a senior

Doubt he has eligibility. That’s why they took Lagway.

 

[Volfan39]

Well that’s what AP said. lol

Where did AP say that?

 

[sonofUT62]

Absolutely not….

 

[RockyTop85]

Sounds like we made Kiffin’s trip to Knoxville a bit more expensive.

 

[VOL931]

DW has no control over NIL money and he can’t shuffle around other money, to the NIL department.

not what I said. He has control over Heupel who offers the bags.

 

[jakez4ut]

Some of you have lost your minds. If we’re in such dire straights that we’re seriously considering bringing Merk back, we might as well just toss in the towel for 2026.

There’s absolutely zero chance we dropped all that $$ on the defense without a plan for the QB spot that included just Leavitt. The plan is there, we just have to be patient. This time last week several of you thought we were screwing up the portal and now look at what we’ve done. I trust CJH and company. We’ll get it done.

I think... And I'm just spit ballin here... The QB was intended to be some combination of leavitt, Simpson or sorsby, figuring we'd get one...sorsby, never really got a shot at him, Simpson goes pro and now it's LSU and Tennessee in desperation mode for a QB and now we find out he just wanted to go to LSU. Great.

And now we are where we are. Nobody probably thought it would be this hard to get someone that wanted to play in this offense.

I also think there may have been some under-valuing initially as well.

Now we just need some competitive depth in that room and see what happens.

If I were in charge.. I'd now shift to really building up the o line, get a RB, and continue the plan on defense.

You can field a highly competitive team with a competitor at QB, a la stetson Bennett, and win at high level.