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Former Tennessee DE Tyler Baron flips commitment from Ole Miss to Louisville

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Tennessee DE Tyler Baron
(UT Athletic Communications)

Former Tennessee defensive end Tyler Baron has flipped his commitment out of the NCAA Transfer Portal from Ole Miss to Louisville. He’s the second former Tennessee player to make the same move, following Tamarion McDonald, who flipped from Ole Miss to Louisville on January 8.

The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Baron, a Knoxville native, is coming off his best season with the Vols, posting a career-high 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. He had 28 tackles — 16 solo and 12 assisted — over 12 games.

In 46 games at Tennessee, Baron has 101 tackles, 27.0 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks, along with three passes defended and one fumble recovery, which he returned 24 yards for a touchdown in the 59-3 win over UConn in November.

Baron had 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a junior in 2022 and 7.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks in 2021.

Tennessee’s Portal Roster Changes

Since the end of the regular season, 11 Tennessee players have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Vols have added five players out of the portal and have had four seniors announce their return for another season.

Tennessee’s other players that left the program through the portal are defensive back Warren Burrell (Georgia Tech), offensive lineman Mo Clipper Jr. (Charlotte), defensive back Doneiko Slaughter (Arkansas), defensive back Jack Luttrell (Arizona), offensive lineman Addison Nichols (Arkansas), defensive back De’Shawn Rucker (South Florida), defensive back Wesley Walker (Louisville) and McDonald.

Defensive back Brandon Turnage has not yet announced a commitment out of the portal, but visited Ole Miss recently.

Vols added four players out of the NCAA Transfer Portal

The Vols have added five commitments out of the portal: Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes, Oregon State defensive back Jermod McCoy, Middle Tennessee State defensive back Jakobe Thomas Tulane wide receiver Chris Brazzell and Alabama tight end Miles Kitselman.

Staes spent the last two seasons with the Fighting Irish. He caught 15 passes for 176 yards and four touchdowns in 11 games this season, after catching one pass for 11 yards as a freshman in 2022. McCoy as a freshman at Oregon State had 31 tackles with two interceptions, a fumble recovery and seven passes defended this season.

Thomas over the last two seasons at MTSU had 108 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown. Brazzell caught 44 passes for 711 yards and five touchdowns at Tulane this season, appearing in 13 games. He caught one pass for 11 yards in two games as a freshman in 2022.

Kitselman appeared in 13 games last season for the Crimson Tide, but played only 23 offensive snaps while contributing mainly on special teams. He played 33 offensive snaps and had two catches for 16 yards at Alabama during the 2022 season, after transferring from Hutchinson Community College.

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