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Transfer portal reset: What Tennessee has added so far for 2026

Story byTerry LambertWed, January 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC·5 min readIt’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks since the transfer portal officially opened up on January 2nd. Tennessee, tasked with retooling its entire defense following the hire of Jim Knowles, did just that. The Volunteers are up to 18 total portal commitments, along with 27 transfer portal exits.

Transfer portal reset: What Tennessee has added so far for 2026

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Key Highlights

  • Welcome to modern college football. Let’s recap and see where things stand as the portal starts to slow down a bit. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuarterbackTennessee took a couple of swings here with Sam Leavitt and Ty Simpson, ultimately striking out.
  • You sort of get the sense that they’re okay that that result though with George MacIntyre and Faizon Brandon waiting on the depth chart.
  • Josh Heupel clearly wanted a veteran passer to bridge the gap, but he wasn’t going to break the bank to secure one having already invested in his quarterbacks of the future. Still, needing a body in the room, Tennessee added Ryan Staub as an insurance policy.
  • There’s an outside chance here that the Vols could get back Joey Aguilar too, which we’ll figure out officially during a February 10th hearing. Running backTennessee’s search for a 4th running back in the room took them through several names, but they ended up landing on Javin Gordon from Tulane.
  • Gordon is coming off of his true freshman season at Tulane where he led the team in carries.
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