Elijah Herring is transferring to Memphis. Herring led the Vols with 80 tackles as a sophomore last season after replacing starter Keenan Pili, who suffered a season-ending injury in the opener.
Herring, a former Riverdale standout from Murfreesboro, started 12 games at middle linebacker last season. He played 26 games and made 91 tackles during his two seasons with the Vols.
Gerald Mincey is transferring to Kentucky. The 6-6, 337-pounder, entered the portal on Jan. 4, three days after starting in the UT’s win over Iowa in the Citrus Bowl. Mincey started seven games in the 2023 season.
Mincey has played left tackle and right tackle, playing 22 games with 14 starts in two seasons with the Vols. He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Florida.
Wesley Walker is transferring to Louisville. The 6-1, 200-pounder, entered the portal on Dec. 22. He is a former Ensworth standout in Nashville. He spent the past two seasons at UT after transferring from Georgia Tech. He has played 23 games for the Vols with 12 starts.
In 2023, Walker started 10 straight games at safety and missed the last two games due to injury. He had 53 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, one sack and one forced fumble.
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