The transfer portal officially closed for Tennessee football when the clock struck midnight on Saturday night. It was an incredibly dramatic transfer portal period for the Vols as they lost 15 total players and there were rumors that more players would hop in the portal.
But despite some rumored big names entering portal, Tennessee only lost one starter from 2024 and two players that projected to be starters in 2025.
The bulk of the damage was at receiver where six of Tennessee’s eight returning scholarship players entered the transfer portal. A handful of those players weren’t major losses but starting slot receiver Squirrel White entered the portal as did former five-star and expected starter in 2025 Mike Matthews.
There’s a chance that Matthews will take his name out of the portal and return to Tennessee in 2025 but for now he’s looking at other options for his second college season.
Elsewhere, Tennessee lost some solid rotational pieces but had no devastating losses in the portal. The Vols lost three defenders that played but none of them were starters or expected to be starters in 2025.
So which Tennessee players entered the portal this December? Taking a look at the full list here.
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WR Kaleb Webb
- Announcement Date: 12/5/24
- Year: Redshirt sophomore
- Transferring to: Maryland
- 2024 stats: 6 catches for 48 yards
WR Chas Nimrod
- Announcement Date: 12/9/24
- Year: Redshirt sophomore
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 10 catches for 121 yards
- Announcement Date: 12/12/24
- Year: Redshirt freshman
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 1 catch for 13 yards
- Announcement Date: 12/13/24
- Year: Redshirt freshman
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 0 catches
RB Cam Seldon
- Announcement Date: 12/14/24
- Year: Sophomore
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 23 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown
- Announcement Date: 12/27/24
- Year: Junior
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 34 catches for 381 yards and 3 touchdowns
WR Mike Matthews:
- Announcement Date: 12/28/24
- Year: Freshman
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 7 catches for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns
QB Gaston Moore
- Announcement Date: 12/26/24
- Year: Super senior
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 16-for-27, 201 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. 3 carries for 18 yards
TE Holden Staes
- Announcement Date: 12/26/24
- Year: Junior
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 15 catches for 131 yards and a touchdown
- Announcement Date: 12/4/24
- Year: Redshirt freshman
- Transferring to: Appalachian State
- 2024 stats: 21 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown
- Announcement Date: 12/3/24
- Year: Redshirt freshman
- Transferring to: TBD
- Announcement Date: 12/23/24
- Year: Redshirt sophomore
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 9 tackles, 2 sacks and a forced fumble
LB Jalen Smith
- Announcement Date: 12/6/24
- Year: Redshirt freshman
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 34 tackles
- Announcement Date: 12/6/24
- Year: Redshirt freshman
- Transferring to: Vanderbilt
- 2024 stats: 3 tackles and 2 pass breakups
STAR Christian Harrison
- Announcement Date: 12/22/24
- Year: Redshirt sophomore
- Transferring to: TBD
- 2024 stats: 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 1 pass breakup
