2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

[bpalmer28]

We need 2 big body DTs like Gray. Would be ideal.

Was the top need entering portal season (besides QB) and remains that way.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

How do you know Basilio is the source of something if you don't listen to Basilio?

I don't have to listen to Basilio to know that Basilio said something when half the online fanbase is talking about it

 

[DD4ME]

This is not unexpected

 

[Jackcrevol]

Was the top need entering portal season (besides QB) and remains that way.

@Ericvol2096 do you see us getting out a checkbook with tres dias in portholio?

 

[JT3]

We have to spend $

Should have some left over from the "$7M" that we didnt spend on Levitt. Shouldn't be an issue. We are 2 Big DTs away from having a truly elite defense on paper.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Should have some left over from the "$7M" that we didnt spend on Levitt. Shouldn't be an issue. We are 2 Big DTs away from having a truly elite defense on paper.

then lfg!

 

[McDad]

I will be extremely displeased if we dont sign two more DL. I may even boycott this offseason.

It's getting serious in herr!

 

[AlwaysOrangeNeverBlue]

He "signed" but envision those smaller school deals could be overcome. Credit @TrippieRedd - Lamson probably checks the most boxes in the budget isle. Eget would be in that mix, but not mobility.

Would prefer Ah Yat from Montana over Lamson. However, Ah Yat’s not leaving Montana this year. His dad was backup QB on their 95 championship team and starter for their 96 runner up team.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Would prefer Ah Yat from Montana over Lamson. However, Ah Yat’s not leaving Montana this year. His dad was backup QB on their 95 championship team and starter for their 96 runner up team.

read this as 'Ah Hat from Montana' chances are there is Ah Hat somewhere there in the Rockies.

 

[VOL931]

Lmao. Right, I’m at least telling Danny to take his stupid no contact rules and shove it. It’s apparent that’s why we’re currently in this bind.

I been saying it but a lot here don't want to hear it.

 

[Smokey19rt]

I will be up there for my 36th year in the fall. I can’t wait to watch my Vols play.

2026 will be my 56 th year and only missed 3 games in that span. I’m 80 now so who knows how long I will make. I did play 18 holes of golf this morning.

 

[Blake25p]

 

[Jackcrevol]

Can he play defense?

Also what are we doing?

 

[VOL931]

Word through the grapevine is we were late in the game with these targets because of the rules.

Yep yep yep! Didn't reach out until portal opened. WAY TOO LATE!

 

[JAllen18]

No offense to AP, but I don’t think he or VQ have their fingers on the pulse of this portal stuff. I’m sure they know more than me, and I’m not saying the bits they are throwing out don’t have any predictive value, but I wouldn’t draw many strong conclusions based on their statements.

It's all fluid in the end. Things change by the HOUR. And when you present that info you're setting yourself up to look wrong.

 

[Boston_Vol]

Look at Andrew Body from Alabama State he supposed to be a 2027 Draft Prospect. FCS but the kid can play

 

[StoVol]

Yall hate Danny White if you want but I’m of the opinion that our recruiting would be a lot worse right now without him.

You gotta have money in the portal and he’s using every trick he can to stockpile as much as possible to give us a chance.

It’s an ugly job and I’m glad I don’t have to do it. Would yall rather go back to Fulmer? How about Mike Hamilton?

The kind of preaching we need ty

 

[VOL931]

On the pod today AP basically said he wants to be closer to home

And also that TX teams been tampering with him since November.

 

[StoVol]

Dude AI is weak

 

[DD4ME]

Want. This is the versatility we need.

 

[Gilbert]

Jimmy’s boy. He’s a lock

 

[DD4ME]

A. Scott CB OSU

 

[VOL931]

Should have some left over from the "$7M" that we didnt spend on Levitt. Shouldn't be an issue. We are 2 Big DTs away from having a truly elite defense on paper.

Except the donor was willing to pay that only for Leavitt.

 

[DD4ME]

Was not a name i saw us in on, but sharing.

 

[MemphisVol3]

Jmo, I believe our strategy was:

1) Ty Simpson (NFL)

2) Brendan Sorsby (by the time they had something concrete on Simpson going pro, Sorsby had already picked TT)

3) Sam Leavitt (dollar amount got too high + kid was dead set on going to LSU)

4) Now. Evaluating others.

5) I'm probably wrong.

We were willing to pay for Leavitt but he wanted to go to LSU (parents and agent preferred UT). And Kiffin was willing to spend all of their NIL on him if it came to it. QB info is very tight lipped which makes me think there may be others out there we're back channeling or staff is really evaluating (even from the FCS division).