It’s been a wild couple of weeks for the Tennessee wide receiver room. Not only will the Volunteers lose senior starters Bru McCoy and Dont’e Thornton, but six more have opted to hit the transfer portal. That leaves the Volunteers with just two scholarship players at the position, pending a final decision from former five-star prospect Mike Matthews.
Tennessee will welcome three freshmen receivers in their 2025 class, but that’s hardly enough to fill out a depth chart. There’s a clear need to surround quarterback Nico Iamaleava with playmakers too, following a less than stellar showing in 2024 from Kelsey Pope’s receiver group.