Da'Jon Terry to the portal

[Freak]

It seems likely that he will transfer close to home in Meridian (Miss.) to be near family. He will have two years of eligibility left due to having his COVID year from the 2020 season when he was at Kansas. He will be immediately eligible at his next stop.

 

[sjt18]

Well that kind of sucks to be honest. Thought he made a good contribution.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Well that kind of sucks to be honest. Thought he made a good contribution.

He is good and is only getting better. I'd kinda like us to fill his spot with a transfer if there is one.

 

[HippieVol33]

Colorado fans going insane like he’s the next Aaron Donald lol

 

[Fingers]

Not unhappiness, there’s some significance illness with his mother and sister. Feels he needs to be closer to his family

hubbs

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

He waited till after portal closed. He will have to apply for a waiver to play anywhere this year. Now if there is illness in family or something like that he may get the waiver. I have heard that may be what has happened. If that is the case I wish him well. I think that is what has happened or he would have left when the portal was open.

 

[Fingers]

He waited till after portal closed. He will have to apply for a waiver to play anywhere this year.

grad transfer

 

[Boston Vol]

He waited till after portal closed. He will have to apply for a waiver to play anywhere this year.

If health issues in his immediate family are the reason for the transfer, he’ll get a waiver.

Edit: won’t need a waiver

 

[Volfan1000]

Good luck to Terry and this gives the younger defensive linemen more snaps.

 

[SpookyAction]

He has Lots of upside.
I think it is not a positive for us.

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

That sucks for us but if this is about a family illness then I completely understand it. Hope things get better for him

 

[Orange Marlin]

Get back Teeerrrryyy

Best of luck young man

Go Vols

 

[Volanooga2521]

He was probably the 5th or 6th DT, especially with Omar Norman Lott in the fold. If Hobbs is playing 3 technique, then he probably would have been behind him. Could have been worthwhile depth in case of injury.

 

[VolinMichigan]

hubbs

Well that’s understandable. Good luck to the young man. He learned from one of the best in Garner. Hope he has success wherever he lands.

 

[VolinMichigan]

He was probably the 5th or 6th DT, especially with Omar Norman Lott in the fold. If Hobbs is playing 3 technique, then he probably would have been behind him. Could have been worthwhile depth in case of injury.

I dunno man, he played a lot of valuable minutes and snaps last year. That’s not easy to replace. But, that’s how it is.

 

[SalVolinus]

Hope the best for his family, we will miss his rotations.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

grad transfer

Yep, I wasn’t thinking about that. With it truly being a family sickness issue he would have gotten waiver even if he did need one. I wish him and his family well. GBO!

 

[vols1071]

He was probably the 5th or 6th DT, especially with Omar Norman Lott in the fold. If Hobbs is playing 3 technique, then he probably would have been behind him. Could have been worthwhile depth in case of injury.

No he would not be 5th or 6th... He was a solid top 3 DT... Pro Football Focus had him graded as an A and his number was good last year... It's a loss... We have some depth but the production and depth takes a hit...

 

[Sarms58]

He has Lots of upside.
I think it is not a positive for us.

Yea, I think his best football days are ahead of him. He came out Kansas still raw but has improved his strength and conditioning as well as technique. You can never have too many quality DTs - hate to see his go.

 

[Hacksaw]

Sorry to lose him, but wish nothing but the best for him and his family.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Colorado fans going insane like he’s the next Aaron Donald lol

Where do you see that at?

 

[DougVol]

He has Lots of upside.
I think it is not a positive for us.

No kidding. This is not good. Good DLmen are hard to get and harder to replace.

 

[butchna]

I’m almost as distraught as when Emerson and Solomon transferred…but not there yet.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I like the player and wish him well, especially under the circumstances he's transferring under.

That said, Omari Thomas is a beast. I really like Bryson Easons upside. Omar Norman-Lott is a quality player. And Elijah Simmons received a ton of praise in the spring.

I don't expect anything from Hobbs since he's a true freshman and missed the spring. But Tyre West is going into year two and he could see an uptick in snaps.

Overall I feel pretty good with our depth at the position.

 

[thunder5]

So are we trending away from the NT type of DT?

It seems like we aren’t bringing in or even recruiting that many guys that are well over 300lbs like Terry, Thomas and Simmons…with Terry gone I only see Thomas and Simmons as the “gap plugger” body types on the roster…the rest of the DTs seem like 3-techs to me