Tennessee cornerback Gabe Jeudy-Lally will enter NFL Draft

Tennessee cornerback Gabe Jeudy-Lally will enter the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on Tuesday.

Jeudy-Lally spent three seasons at Vanderbilt (2019-21), one season at BYU (2022) and one season at Tennessee (2023). He had one season of eligibility remaining because of a COVID-exempt year.

His last game was UT's 35-0 win over Iowa in the Citrus Bowl, when he led the team with five tackles.

Jeudy-Lally has played 49 games with 34 starts at the three schools. In 2023, he recorded 41 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, one sack, one interception, five pass breakups and one forced fumble.

His decision furthers UT's youth movement in the defensive secondary. Seven defensive backs, including five COVID seniors, entered the transfer portal.

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Freshmen Rickey Gibson, Jordan Matthews and Cristian Conyer and sophomore Christian Harrison will compete at cornerback next season. And they'll be joined by Oregon State transfer Jermod McCoy.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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