'24 Transfer Portal

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NighthawkVol said:
The only limit is the 85 overall number. Tennessee is docked 12 scholarships to be spread out over the next 6 years, so we’re expected to reduce the number by 2 per year for the next 6. So that puts us at 83 per year during that span.

By my count, Tennessee is right at the 83 number right now, but that counts guys who will possibly leave like Jabari Small, Jeudy-Lally, and others.

Bottom line, we have to be at that 83 number by August, so we’ll likely be over it in the spring, then others will leave. Hope that helps.
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Did the Vols play at 83 this year?
 
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BleedingOrangeInChatt said:
Well I didn't figure they would, but I thought maybe someone had done the numbers to get a fairly close estimate. Clearly that wasn't you!
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You don't have a number you can take from the portal, or even a total number you can take in a class, at least for this year. But there is a hard cap on the number of scholarship players you can have on your roster which is currently 85. However, we are limited to 83 because of the Pruitt mess.
 
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cncchris33 said:
So what? We just gonna give up now? Quitter. [/blue font]
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lol. If I'm being fair, committing doesn't mean much unless he's signed or enrolled. McCoy was committed to Oregon State and flipped to us. But writing wall for Moore. He's a Texas kid wanting to go to the state university. It happens. Some kids want to stay closer to home.
 
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Weezer said:
lol. If I'm being fair, committing doesn't mean much unless he's signed or enrolled. McCoy was committed to Oregon State and flipped to us. But writing wall for Moore. He's a Texas kid wanting to go to the state university. It happens. Some kids want to stay closer to home.
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I think you meant Jones was committed to OSU.

But your point remains.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Bru won’t be fully recovered in time for the combine. Everyone has advised him to show he’s ok on the field by playing another season.
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Problem is that he's already older for a prospect. The only way he is going to vastly improve his draft stock is by coming back and having an All-american type of year. Even then, he's probably a 2nd rounder at best given his age.

Given that we have a young QB coming in, and a fairly deep WR room, I think it's unlikely he would expect to have a 1k+ yard season. He needs to try to make as much money as he can given how short the average NFL career is.
 
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Carp said:
Problem is that he's already older for a prospect. The only way he is going to vastly improve his draft stock is by coming back and having an All-american type of year. Even then, he's probably a 2nd rounder at best given his age.

Given that we have a young QB coming in, and a fairly deep WR room, I think it's unlikely he would expect to have a 1k+ yard season. He needs to try to make as much money as he can given how short the average NFL career is.
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If he comes back, plays decently, and shows he’s healthy, that puts him in MUCH better shape for next year’s draft than this year’s. Plus, he can attend the combine next year. If he leaves now, the health concerns alone might torpedo his chances of being drafted or even signed as a FA. He needs to come back and show he’s healthy.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
If he comes back, plays decently, and shows he’s healthy, that puts him in MUCH better shape for next year’s draft than this year’s. Plus, he can attend the combine next year. If he leaves now, the health concerns alone might torpedo his chances of being drafted or even signed as a FA. He needs to come back and show he’s healthy.
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If he does well at the combine this year, it would have the same effect as playing another season. It happens all the time
 
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NighthawkVol said:
If he comes back, plays decently, and shows he’s healthy, that puts him in MUCH better shape for next year’s draft than this year’s. Plus, he can attend the combine next year. If he leaves now, the health concerns alone might torpedo his chances of being drafted or even signed as a FA. He needs to come back and show he’s healthy.
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I just don't see the likelihood of him improving his draft stock considerably by coming back. 24 year old WRs (and he'll be 24 in June THIS year) don't get drafted in the first round. Not many get drafted in the 2nd round either. Given that, I find it unlikely he gets drafted as high as the 2nd round even if he puts up an AA type of season.

So he's maybe going to be a 3rd round pick if he comes back and balls out? That's the upside here? Alternatively, he could have a mediocre season like many do their first season back from major injury, and he's no better shape than he's currently in. While the downside is that he has another significant injury and never plays in the NFL at all.
 
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Carp said:
I just don't see the likelihood of him improving his draft stock considerably by coming back. 24 year old WRs (and he'll be 24 in June THIS year) don't get drafted in the first round. Not many get drafted in the 2nd round either. Given that, I find it unlikely he gets drafted as high as the 2nd round even if he puts up an AA type of season.

So he's maybe going to be a 3rd round pick if he comes back and balls out? That's the upside here? Alternatively, he could have a mediocre season like many do their first season back from major injury, and he's no better shape than he's currently in. While the downside is that he has another significant injury and never plays in the NFL at all.
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The upside is that a 3rd round pick is better than UDFA, which is what he’s likely to be if he doesn’t return.

He’s likely not going to go R1 or R2 either way. But the only chance he has to go that high is to come back. In fact, that’s likely the only chance he has to get drafted at all. That gruesome injury will hurt him this year far more than his age will hurt him next year.
 
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Carp said:
I just don't see the likelihood of him improving his draft stock considerably by coming back. 24 year old WRs (and he'll be 24 in June THIS year) don't get drafted in the first round. Not many get drafted in the 2nd round either. Given that, I find it unlikely he gets drafted as high as the 2nd round even if he puts up an AA type of season.

So he's maybe going to be a 3rd round pick if he comes back and balls out? That's the upside here? Alternatively, he could have a mediocre season like many do their first season back from major injury, and he's no better shape than he's currently in. While the downside is that he has another significant injury and never plays in the NFL at all.
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He won’t be well enough to participate in the combine. That’s what ruins your thesis. A tweener body type like Bru, coming off a scary injury isn’t getting graded without working out. Everyone has advised him to rehab and return.
 
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I don't see him getting more touches either but he will be in playoffs next year and I'm sure he will be starter. Now if I was one of the young highly recruited backs yes I may look at leaving but Kirby can afford to do this with were his program is. In CHRIST Alone
 
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GVol1966 said:
Wasn’t he unhappy with his Touches in UF?
Don’t see him getting more in UGA
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I didn't really understand that part either. UGA does a lot of rotating running backs. But, with the new transfer rules, he may transfer three more times by the beginning of the season anyway. I think I'll stop trying to remember player names and numbers. Waste of time.
 
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