Tennessee has landed one of their biggest targets in the transfer portal this afternoon. Dont’e Thornton, a transferring receiver who spent the last two seasons with Oregon, has committed to Josh Heupel and the Volunteers.
Thornton revealed his decision on Monday afternoon.
The rising junior has a 6-5 frame to work with, giving Heupel another downfield threat to add to his offense. Tennessee lost Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman from last year’s team, leaving a lot of production on the table to replace. Thornton will help do that, along with Bru McCoy, Squirrel White and Ramel Keyton.