Tennessee lands commitment from transfer tight end

Growing up, Charlie Browder dreamed of playing football at Tennessee. That’s becoming a reality.

Browder, who started his career at UCF, committed to the Volunteers on Monday, he announced on Twitter. He’ll have three years of eligibility remaining.

Childhood Dream Come True! GBO🍊 pic.twitter.com/0NTBXMYapX

— Charlie Browder (@charliebrowder) January 10, 2022

Browder grew up in Tennessee but attended Christ School in Arden, North Carolina. He was a three-star recruit from the Class of 2021 and a top-50 prospect in the state of North Carolina, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Browder appeared in four games for the Knights this year, but didn’t catch a pass for Gus Malzahn’s group. His arrival in Knoxville will reunite him with Josh Heupel, who recruited him to UCF before becoming the Volunteers’ head coach.

Tennessee went 7-6 in Heupel’s first season with the program and defeated Purdue 48-45 in overtime in the Music City Bowl Dec. 30.

Tennessee lands star wide receiver from transfer portal

Tennessee is landing one of the best offensive players from the transfer portal. On Saturday, former Wyoming star wide receiver Isaiah Neyor officially committed to the Volunteers.

“Vol nation, let’s rock! #GBO,” tweeted Neyor, making it official.

Throughout his time in the portal, Neyor was heavily recruited. However, he chose Tennessee over teams like USC, Baylor, TCU, Texas and Florida. Evidently, the success of Josh Heupel in his first season with the Volunteers is already making an impact.

Before his time in Wyoming, Neyor was a forgotten player. Instead of opting to let it affect his play, the star wide receiver focused and improved his game. Now, he’s become a huge addition to Tennessee.

In his first season at Wyoming, Neyor didn’t make much noise — amassing eight receptions for 248 yards as a freshman. Still, Neyor remained unfazed — leading to All-Mountain West Conference honors in his second season after hauling in 48 passes for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns in 13 games. 

Moreover, Neyor shined throughout the second half of the 2021 season. In Wyoming’s final six games, the star receiver caught 24 passes for 533 yards and eight touchdowns. Neyor had a touchdown in each of the final six contests.

Now, Isaiah Neyor will attempt to help Josh Heupel return Tennessee to a power in the SEC.