Portal Tracker: Where former Tennessee players are headed out of the NCAA Transfer Portal

Where former Tennessee Football players are headed on the other side of the NCAA Transfer Portal, with four Vols committing to to new schools since Saturday afternoon:

Tennessee players who have announced their new schools

Kaleb Webb (Maryland) | Redshirt Sophomore | Wide Receiver | 6-3, 204

Kaleb Webb initially announced his transfer commitment to Wake Forest, but switched to Maryland after Wake coach Dave Clawson retired. This season Webb caught six passes while appearing in seven games. He had 48 receiving yards, with a long of 13. Last season Webb caught 16 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown while appearing in 13 games. He played in three games as a true freshman in 2022. 

Webb was a four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class. He was ranked No. 217 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking, was the No. 38 wide receiver in the class and the No. 24 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, out of McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga.

Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt) | Redshirt Freshman | Defensive Back | 6-2, 182

Matthews signed with Vanderbilt in December. He appeared in 12 games this season as a reserve defensive back and special teams player, recording 3.0 tackles and breaking up two passes. He broke up both passes in the season-opening win over Chattanooga on August 31, recorded two tackles against Kent State on September 14 and had one tackle against the Mocs.

Matthews was a four-star prospect in the 2023 class. He was ranked No. 143 overall, No. 16 at corner and No. 7 in the state of Louisiana, out of Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, La. He picked Tennessee over LSU, Texas and Michigan.

Jalen Smith (Mississippi State) | Redshirt Freshman | Linebacker | 6-2, 230

Smith signed with Mississippi State in December. He played in all 12 games during the regular season, finishing with 34.0 tackles, with 13 solo and 21 assists, and had 1.5 tackles for loss. He had a career-high nine tackles against Kentucky on November 2 and five tackles against UTEP, including 1.5 tackles for loss. He had four tackles against Chattanooga and Florida.

Smith was a three-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class. He was ranked No. 432 overall nationally, No. 42 at linebacker and No. 44 in the state of Georgia, out of Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga. He picked the Vols over Pitt, Georgia Tech and Duke, among others. 

Chas Nimrod (South Florida) | Redshirt Sophomore | Wide Receiver | 6-3, 202

Nimrod committed to South Florida on Saturday, where he’ll play for former Tennessee offensive coordinator and current USF head coach Alex Golesh. He caught 10 passes for 121 yards in 12 games this season, recording season highs with three catches for 45 yards in Tennessee’s win over Kentucky on November 2. He had two catches for 34 yards against Kent State and combined for three catches for 29 yards against Arkansas and Florida. He caught 19 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown in 13 games last season. 

Nimrod was a three-star prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking in 2022. He was the No. 415 overall player in the country, was ranked No. 69 at wide receiver and was No. 4 in the state of Arkansas, out of Bentonville High School. 

Jayson Jenkins (Florida State) | Redshirt Sophomore | Defensive Lineman | 6-6, 281

Jenkins signed with Florida State on Sunday. He had nine tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, in 13 games this season. In three years at Tennessee he had 15 tackles, five tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks in 20 career games. 

Jenkins was a three-star prospect in the class of 2022 out of Notre Dame High School in Bordentown, New Jersey.

Squirrel White (Florida State) | Junior | Wide Receiver | 5-10, 167

White committed to Florida State Sunday night. Over the last three seasons he caught 131 passes for 1,665 yards and six touchdowns. In 13 games this season he caught 34 passes for 381 yards and two touchdowns, down from 67 catches for 803 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2023. He caught 30 passes for 481 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman in 2022. 

White was a four-star recruit in the 2022 class out of Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Ala. He was ranked No. 371 overall, was No. 63 among wide receivers and the No. 15 overall player in the state of Alabama. 

Kalib Perry (Louisville) | Junior | Linebacker | 6-3, 231

Perry signed with Louisville on Monday. He had 61 tackles, including three tackles for loss, over the last three seasons with the Vols, appearing in 37 games during his Tennessee career. This season Perry had a career-high 26 tackles, with 11 solo and 15 assists, to go with three tackles for loss and a forced fumble, playing in 12 games.

Perry was a three-star prospect in the 2022 class out of Georgetown, Ky., ranked as the No. 83 linebacker nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking. He as the No. 6 overall recruit in Kentucky.  

Tennessee players in the NCAA Transfer Portal

Holden Staes | Junior | Tight End | 6-4, 250

Staes joined the Vols last season as a transfer portal addition from Notre Dame. He played in all 13 games for Tennessee in 2024, finishing with 15 receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown on 427 snaps. The junior tallied a season-high 30 yards against UTEP in November three catches against Kentucky. Staes racked up at least one reception in all but three games this season, including multiple receptions in five games.   

A part of the Class of 2022, Staes was a four-star rated tight end and considered the No. 201 player in the cycle, No. 9 player at his position and No. 23 player out of Georgia. Staes was a standout at Westminster School in Atlanta, Ga.

Christian Harrison | Redshirt Sophomore | Defensive Back | 6-1, 191

Harrison this season had 20 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. He had one pass broken up and two quarterback hits. He started the season as Tennessee’s No. 1 nickel back, but ended up splitting time at the position with Boo Carter. According to Pro Football Focus, Harrison played 295 snaps this season while Carter played 424.

Harrison had 11 total tackles in 13 games over the previous two seasons. He was a three-star prospect in the 2022 class, ranked No. 956 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He was the No. 42 athlete in the class and the No. 96 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, out of Woodward Academy.

Cam Seldon | Sophomore | Running Back | 6-2, 222

Seldon ran 23 times for 118 yards and a touchdown in six games this season. He carried 25 times for 106 yards while appearing in all 13 games as a freshman in 2023. Seldon this season carried nine times for 44 yards and a touchdown against UTEP, seven times for 47 yards against Chattanooga and six time for 26 yards against Mississippi State.

Seldon was a four-star running back prospect out of Heathsville, Va., in the 2023 recruiting class. He was ranked No. 181 overall in the On3 ratings. He was the No. 6 athlete in the class and the No. 6 overall player in the state of Virginia, out of Northumberland High School. He picked the Vols over Penn State, Maryland and Virginia, among others.

Nathan Leacock | Redshirt Freshman | Wide Receiver | 6-3, 217

Leacock caught one pass for 13 yards in the Tennessee win over Chattanooga on August 31 and it was his only catch of the season while appearing in five games. He appeared in just one game as a freshman in 2023.

Leacock was a four-star prospect in the class of 2023. He was ranked No. 75 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He was the No. 12 wide receiver in the country and the No. 3 player in the state of North Carolina, out of Millbrook High School in Raleigh. 

Khalifa Keith | Sophomore | Running Back | 6-1, 239

Keith appeared in four games during the regular season, running 21 times for 100 yards and one touchdown. He had 10 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown against Chattanooga, three carries for five yards against NC State and four carries for 13 yards against Kent State. He rushed four times for 39 yards against UTEP.

Keith was a three-star prospect in the 2023 class, ranked No. 547 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He was the No. 38 running back in his class and the No. 25 overall prospect in the state of Alabama, out of Parker High School in Birmingham, Ala. 

Vysen Lang | Freshman | Offensive Line | 6-4, 340

Lang was a reserve offensive lineman for Tennessee this season. He was a three-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, ranked No. 715 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. He was ranked No. 67 among interior offensive linemen and No. 29 overall in the state of Alabama, out of Pike Road, Ala. He picked the Vols over offers from nine other SEC schools.