Tennessee DL Jayson Jenkins plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Tennessee DL Jayson Jenkins plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported his intention to do so per his representation in a tweet on Monday.

“Tennessee redshirt sophomore DL Jayson Jenkins intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per @APSportsAgency,” Thamel wrote.

Jenkins had spent the past three seasons as a redshirt sophomore on Rocky Top. In that time, he appeared in 20 games with the most of his career this past fall with 13.

While a Volunteers, Jenkins posted 15 tackles, a pair of sacks, and a forced fumble.

Jenkins, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, played high school football at Notre Dame. He was the No. 1,066 overall recruit there as a three-star prospect in the 2022 cycle. He also rated as a Top-25 player in the state and a Top-125 DL in the class. That’s according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Jenkins will now be the latest player to eventually enter his name following the Vols’ playoff loss in Columbus on Saturday. To this point, nine are officially in already during this cycle. Three are already committed elsewhere in WR Kaleb Webb (Maryland), CB Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt), and LB Jalen Smith (Mississippi State) while six are still in search of their next schools in RBs Khalifa Keith and Cameron Seldon, IOL Vysen Lang, and three other wide receivers in Chas Nimrod, Nathan Leacock, and Nate Spillman.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.