Every player that leaves after the portal opens is not doing so because they were recruited over.
So just because for a week so we’ve seen this list about who is the Top players in portal doesn’t mean equally talented players can get in late.
I recall this staff having the #1/#2 ranked HS class in the early signing period and still do today. Some teams that weren’t even ranked at that time have since moving up as far as HS recruiting rankings.
So just because Tennessee hasn’t started to put it’s class together right now doesn’t mean the players they get were not quality transfers.