Stanford DL transfer Jaxson Moi commits to Tennessee

Stanford defensive lineman Jaxson Moi has transferred to Tennessee, he announced via social media on Sunday. He tallied 37 total tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss for the Cardinal during the 2023 season.

As a true freshman in 2022, Moi participated in all 12 games for the Cardinal. He was productive as well, compiling 22 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss, which ranked fifth on the team.

Moi played his high school football for Cathedral Catholic, leading them to a No. 9 national ranking. As a senior in 2021, he guided Cathedral Catholic to a CIF 1-AA state crown. A product of the 2022 recruiting cycle, Moi was ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 512 overall player in America, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.

His father played football for the USC Trojans. And one of his relatives is former Stanford tight end and New York Giants tight end, Levine Toilolo.

Now, Moi joins a transfer portal class in Knoxville that features eight other players as of this report, which includes former LSU offensive tackle Zalance Heard and former Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes as its headliners. Heard also transferred to Tennessee on Sunday, as Moi joined the party less than an hour after Heard’s commitment was announced.

On the defensive side of the ball, Moi joins corner backs Jalen McMurray and Jermod McCoy, linebacker Eli Purcell and safety Jakobe Thomas in head coach Josh Heupel’s 2024 transfer portal class.

Overall, Tennessee’s 2024 transfer portal class ranks No. 56 overall, according to On3’s 2024 Transfer Portal Team Rankings. 12 players have transferred out of the program while eight more have found their new college football home in Knoxville.

According to Tennessee’s adjusted NIL value, which compiles the team’s total NIL Valuation, they have lost $1.5 million in adjusted value. Now, it sits as $10.3 million across the program.

As Moi gets his start in Knoxville, the Vols are planning to hit the ground running this offseason as the potential for a College Football Playoff berth is on the table for the Vols with the new 12-team expanded playoff system.

Tennessee kicks off its 2024 college football season on Aug. 31 against in-state foe Chattanooga before heading to Charlotte for a neutral-site matchup against NC State. The Vols begin SEC play in a unique place — in Norman for a road trip against the Oklahoma Sooners on Sept. 21.