Top quarterbacks who are available in NCAA transfer portal
Student-athletes throughout college football entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday, the first day players are eligible to do so.
Student-athletes now enter the NCAA transfer portal within set dates (Dec. 5, 2022-Jan. 18, 2023).
Tennessee football’s 2022 transfer portal tracker
Coaching options for Tennessee in replacing Alex Golesh
Quarterback Hendon Hooker’s career at Tennessee has concluded. The 6-foot-4, 218-pound Hooker suffered a season-ending injury at South Carolina with a torn ACL in his left knee.
Joe Milton III started for Tennessee in the Vols’ regular-season finale at Vanderbilt. Milton III has one season remaining of eligibility.
If Milton III intends to return in 2023 with one season remaining of eligibility, he would join redshirt sophomore Gaston Moore, freshman Tayven Jackson and redshirt sophomore Navy Shuler in a quarterback competition during spring practices in replacing Hooker.
2023 quarterback commit Nico Iamaleava Jr. is also slated to be an early enrollee at Tennessee during spring practices.
The Vols could also pursue an additional signal-caller in the transfer portal.
Below are top quarterbacks who are in the NCAA transfer portal after the first day student-athletes were eligible to do so.
Kedon Slovis (Pittsburgh)
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Braylon Braxton (Tulsa)
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Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State)
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Devin Leary (North Carolina State)
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Brennan Armstrong (Virginia)
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Kyron Drones (Baylor)
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Jay Butterfield (Oregon)
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Luke Altmyer (Ole Miss)
Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Austin Reed (Western Kentucky)
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DJ Uiagalelei (Clemson)
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Nick Evers (Oklahoma)
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Hudson Card (Texas)
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Jacolby Criswell (North Carolina)
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Hank Bachmeier (Boise State)
Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports
Drew Pyne (Notre Dame)
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Graham Mertz (Wisconsin)
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Chance Nolan (Oregon State)
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Owen McCown (Colorado)
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Jason Brown (Virginia Tech)
Tyler Macon (Missouri)
Donovan Smith (Texas Tech)
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Zach Calzada (Auburn)
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Will Crowder (West Virginia)
Eli Stowers (Texas A&M)
Malik Hornsby (Arkansas)
Aaron McLaughlin (Jacksonville State)
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Connor Bazelak (Indiana)
Haynes King (Texas A&M)
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Christian Veilleux (Penn State)
Dustin Fletcher (Northern Illinois)
Ryan Stubblefield (East Carolina)
Matt Myers (Buffalo)
Keilon Brown (Georgia State)
Brett Griffis (Wake Forest)
Mikey Keene (UCF)
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