The 2014 Class
2014
Jalen Hurd, RB
Dewayne Hendrix, DE
Derrell Scott, RB
Daniel Helm. TE
Dontavious Blair, OL
D’Andre Payne, DB
Gavin Bryant, LB
Charles Mosley, DL
Michael Sawyers, DL (kicked off)
Joe Henderson, DE/LB (academic issues)
Treyvon Paulk, RB (kicked off)
Vic Wharton, WR
Neiko Creamer, TE
Ray Raulerson, OL
This class has some of the more perplexing and high profile transfers of them all.
Jalen Hurd, of course, is the most notorious of the transfers out of this group. Hurd’s transfer mid-season last year caught national attention because the former five-star running back was only a few hundred yards away from breaking the Vols’ career rushing record.
Daniel Helm, Dewayne Hendrix, and Vic Wharton were a trio of players who transferred shortly after the end of the 2014 season and caused a stir as well. Tennessee could use all three of those players this season because of depth concerns at their respective positions.
This class also had two players kicked off and one never even see the field because of academic concerns. Michael Sawyers was kicked off for theft charges, and Treyvon Paulk was booted for an alleged domestic assault. Joe Henderson ran into NCAA clearinghouse issues academically and never played a down for the Vols.
The 2014 class was a huge 32-man class. Departures were expected. But some of the names and reasons for transfer in this class are what raise eyebrows.
One Response
So how does this compare to other SEC teams, who were the transfers and how did they impact the team. This is a bit of a regurgitation of the “Significant Transfers” article from another source that listed a number of player who had to transfer to lesser schools to get playing time. The only “significant” players were the 2 QB’s who couldn’t beat out Dobbs but did have good careers elsewhere. A very jaded headline that is meant for shock value & clicks but no real substance. Find something real to write about!!