2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

[Batman1948]

Some of you need to make a new thread titled AP! Y’all spend more time on him than the players.

I’d wager not a single one of you is a member of VQ so why do you care if someone else is? Don’t believe him, skip over the post.

I wish they'd talk about anything but the DT position. Maybe they can go back to GMac is too skinny. It's like a broken record with these guys

 

[deatojl]

DT is going to be interesting this coming season... staff is putting a lot of faith in our existing position group to be much improved from this past season...

We have the same meh performance at DT as this past season, without us trying to gain talent in the portal, and there should be questions asked... Tired of everyone making excuses for a staff that will be here 6 years talking about "competing for championships"... No QB... and Staub is NOT the QB we needed... We had plenty of chances to get one, but we didn't. For whatever reason.

Aside from the Defense hires and bringing a few PSU studs over, I think we barely covered what we lost IMO... So maybe a wash... certainly not huge upgrades in position groups except LB... Replacing Gibson and McCoy, maybe even or slightly lower...

Based on what we did in the Portal, the perceived mindset is certainly not serious about taking the next step/moving to the next level.

So, here is our portal gains/losses so far, by position:
QB: Wash(Improvement if Joey comes back)
Gained Ryan Staub
Lost Jake Merklinger

RB: TBD

Gained Javin Gordon
Lost Peyton Lewis

WR-Wash

Lost Amari Jefferson
Lost Tommy Winton
Lost Braylon Harmon

TE: TBD
Gained Trent Thomas
Lost Jack Van Doerselaer

OL: TBD

Gained Ory Williams
Gained Donovan Haslem
Lost Lance Heard
Lost William Satterwhite
Lost Trevor Duncan
Lost Bennett Warren
Lost Max Anderson
Lost Brian Grant

Edge: Possible big improvement

Gained Chaz Coleman
Gained Jordan Norman
Lost Jordan Ross
Lost Caleb Herring
Lost Jayden Loftin
Lost Emmanuel Okoye
Lost Kellen Lindstrom

DL: Improvement

Gained Xavier Gilliam
Lost Jamal Wallace
Lost Josh Schell
Lost Herb Gray

LB: Big Improvement

Gained Amare Campbell
Lost Brenden Anes
Arion Carter returning

CB: Possible big Improvement(particularly with Gibson not playing this season)

Gained Kayin Lee
Gained Tevis Metcalf
Gained Isaiah Hardge
Lost Rickey Gibson
Lost Marcus Goree
Lost Colin Brazzell

S: Likely big improvement

Gained TJ Metcalf
Gained Dejuan Lane
Gained Qua Moss
Gained DJ Burks
Lost Boo Carter
Lost Kaleb Beasley

K: Possible big Improvement

Gained Cooper Ranvier
Lost Max Gilbert

LS: TBD

Gained Blake Howard

 

[Jackcrevol]

Do you actually think that most of the idiots on this board can understand what you typed here? Phrases like "high productivity against snaps" and "higher yields on youth" are going to cause brain aneurisms to this group. @TrippieRedd got cross-eyed one sentence in and hid under a table. @Jackcrevol read "snap count vs. productivity" and started clapping like a baby seal, then licked the screen. @Weezer colored his screen with blue crayon. To be fair, he does that to every post.

Wow. Certainly not condescending or sarcastic at all. Reads like a 'I need SF to like me' post. Are you Sabanochio?

Might want to pen him a love letter.

Ive never, once pretended to be anything close to resembling football smart. Even resorting to self deprecation (that means self-criticism).

Sit down, this may make your brain implode. Some people aren't sunshine pumpers. We think on our own, and don't adhere to the prevailing narrative, just bc its popular.

Many of us plebes just see a need, bc of how bad play was last year. Continue to condescend, you do you. Have a feeling that may not be met with open arms on the board.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Wow. Certainly not condescending or sarcastic at all. Reads like a 'I need SF to like me' post. Are you Sabanochio?

Might want to pen him a love letter.

Ive never, once pretended to be anything close to resembling football smart. Even resorting to self deprecation (that means self-criticism).

Sit down, this may make your brain implode. Some people aren't sunshine pumpers. We think on our own, and don't adhere to the prevailing narrative, just bc its popular.

Many of us plebes just see a need, bc of how bad play was last year. Continue to condescend, you do you. Have a feeling that may not be met with open arms on the board.

Eh, he’s mostly just messing around.

If you don’t like it, just ignore the post and move on. We say the same **** to people when opinions don’t align when it comes to football. He can say and do whatever he wants, he has the same right as we do.

Brush it off, dawg.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Eh, he’s mostly just messing around.

If you don’t like it, just ignore the post and move on. We say the same **** to people when opinions don’t align when it comes to football. He can say and do whatever he wants, he has the same right as we do.

Brush it off, dawg.

IOur Asst Coaches, Nighthawk, BON, and Little...have not earned the right to call me idgit. I'm good,

 

[LaagerVol]

I think the coaches like their DT room. But if the right guy is available, they'll try to get him. They're not going after bodies just to gey bodies because those guys won't play over what we already have.

At this point I think I’m more concerned about experienced SDE depth than DT.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Do you actually think that most of the idiots on this board can understand what you typed here? Phrases like "high productivity against snaps" and "higher yields on youth" are going to cause brain aneurisms to this group. @TrippieRedd got cross-eyed one sentence in and hid under a table. @Jackcrevol read "snap count vs. productivity" and started clapping like a baby seal, then licked the screen. @Weezer colored his screen with blue crayon. To be fair, he does that to every post.

You are drastically underestimating my people!

 

[Jimmy Football]

You are drastically underestimating my people!

 

[SugarCC]

Tennessee and Josh Heupel have added 18 players through the transfer portal. And the Volunteers are not done adding to their roster ahead of the 2026 season, On3 has learned.

Miami transfer cornerback Jadais Richard is visiting Knoxville on Friday, sources tell On3. He made five appearances for the Hurricanes this past season, recording five tackles. In his three seasons with the Hurricanes, Richard made eight starts and amassed 46 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound cornerback is a former Vanderbilt transfer. He emerged as a starting cornerback for the Hurricanes in 2024, before suffering a season-ending injury late in the year. With Miami’s talented secondary in 2025, Richard played in five games.

Tennessee has added multiple pieces from the portal to its secondary, including Kansas State’s Qua Moss, Auburn’s Kayin Lee, Penn State’s Dejuan Lane, Michigan’s TJ Metcalf, Michigan’s Tevis Metcalf, Appalachian State’s DJ Burks and Colorado’s Isaiah Hardge

Richard played high school football at West Monroe (LA), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 341 overall player and No. 36 cornerback in the 2022 recruiting cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings.

- Nakos On3

Someone remind me again, who said we were done in the portal? Boston Rice? Costin' Twice? No, that's not right?? Who was it?

 

[volKano]

So, here is our portal gains/losses so far, by position:
QB: Wash(Improvement if Joey comes back)
Gained Ryan Staub
Lost Jake Merklinger

RB: TBD

Gained Javin Gordon
Lost Peyton Lewis

WR-Wash

Lost Amari Jefferson
Lost Tommy Winton
Lost Braylon Harmon

TE: TBD
Gained Trent Thomas
Lost Jack Van Doerselaer

OL: TBD

Gained Ory Williams
Gained Donovan Haslem
Lost Lance Heard
Lost William Satterwhite
Lost Trevor Duncan
Lost Bennett Warren
Lost Max Anderson
Lost Brian Grant

Edge: Possible big improvement

Gained Chaz Coleman
Gained Jordan Norman
Lost Jordan Ross
Lost Caleb Herring
Lost Jayden Loftin
Lost Emmanuel Okoye
Lost Kellen Lindstrom

DL: Improvement

Gained Xavier Gilliam
Lost Jamal Wallace
Lost Josh Schell
Lost Herb Gray

LB: Big Improvement

Gained Amare Campbell
Lost Brenden Anes
Arion Carter returning

CB: Possible big Improvement(particularly with Gibson not playing this season)

Gained Kayin Lee
Gained Tevis Metcalf
Gained Isaiah Hardge
Lost Rickey Gibson
Lost Marcus Goree
Lost Colin Brazzell

S: Likely big improvement

Gained TJ Metcalf
Gained Dejuan Lane
Gained Qua Moss
Gained DJ Burks
Lost Boo Carter
Lost Kaleb Beasley

K: Possible big Improvement

Gained Cooper Ranvier
Lost Max Gilbert

LS: TBD

Gained Blake Howard

Did any of the guys transferring out go to a team with a chance to win a championship. I know Heard went to Kentucky. Boo to Colorado and Gibson to A&M.

 

[SugarCC]

IOur Asst Coaches, Nighthawk, BON, and Little...have not earned the right to call me idgit. I'm good,

Bon Scott would call you something far worse than idgit.

 

[Weezer]

Do you actually think that most of the idiots on this board can understand what you typed here? Phrases like "high productivity against snaps" and "higher yields on youth" are going to cause brain aneurisms to this group. @TrippieRedd got cross-eyed one sentence in and hid under a table. @Jackcrevol read "snap count vs. productivity" and started clapping like a baby seal, then licked the screen. @Weezer colored his screen with blue crayon. To be fair, he does that to every post.

Where did you steal this response from? We all know you're not smart enough to come up with it yourself. I bet you paid someone to write it for you.

 

[Pawleysvol]

Someone remind me again, who said we were done in the portal? Boston Rice? Costin' Twice? No, that's not right?? Who was it?

He actually said they were “pretty much done in the portal, but not completely” then proceeded to talk about Richard yesterday before anyone else. Good try though. Bizarre hating on a media member so much for doing their job.

 

[NIL>KidsCollegeFund]

What’s wrong with having depth?

I wouldn’t know

 

[Jackcrevol]

Where did you steal this response from? We all know you're not smart enough to come up with it yourself. I bet you paid someone to write it for you.

sally

 

[TechnoVol]

Anyone know if the Idaho St. receiver, Ian Duarte, visited? I know he was supposed to, but I haven't seen anything.

 

[OrangeFluff]

Anyone know if the Idaho St. receiver, Ian Duarte, visited? I know he was supposed to, but I haven't seen anything.

He did visit and is working on a decision now, according to 247Sports. Any other info than that is paywalled.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Wow. Certainly not condescending or sarcastic at all. Reads like a 'I need SF to like me' post. Are you Sabanochio?

Might want to pen him a love letter.

Ive never, once pretended to be anything close to resembling football smart. Even resorting to self deprecation (that means self-criticism).

Sit down, this may make your brain implode. Some people aren't sunshine pumpers. We think on our own, and don't adhere to the prevailing narrative, just bc its popular.

Many of us plebes just see a need, bc of how bad play was last year. Continue to condescend, you do you. Have a feeling that may not be met with open arms on the board.

I thought you'd get the ribbing, since I've ribbed you in the past and you have always been self-deprecating. I know that tone is sometimes lost in text (rather than the spoken word), so I understand.

I was just funnin' with the three of you, I promise. Although I do secretly crave SF's love and attention.

And Weezer really does color his screen with blue crayon.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I thought you'd get the ribbing, since I've ribbed you in the past and you have always been self-deprecating. I know that tone is sometimes lost in text (rather than the spoken word), so I understand.

I was just funnin' with the three of you, I promise. Although I do secretly crave SF's love and attention.

And Weezer really does color his screen with blue crayon.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I thought you'd get the ribbing, since I've ribbed you in the past and you have always been self-deprecating. I know that tone is sometimes lost in text (rather than the spoken word), so I understand.

I was just funnin' with the three of you, I promise. Although I do secretly crave SF's love and attention.

And Weezer really does color his screen with blue crayon.

That’s no crayon.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

what makes you think I can't?

Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. . .

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Worthy of the Friday meltdown, Steelers are back channel interviewing Cristobal. That could lead to a big crop of recruitugees.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. . .

oh I definitely cannot.

 

[Orangeburst]

It would be funny if Miami got Mensah out of his NIL, Cristobal bolts, then Mensah bolts cause NIL contracts dont matter..

 

[SugarCC]

He actually said they were “pretty much done in the portal, but not completely” then proceeded to talk about Richard yesterday before anyone else. Good try though. Bizarre hating on a media member so much for doing their job.

Ralston Brice? Halston Thrice? No. That's not it. I'm getting close though...