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Tennessee released its updated football roster on Monday morning ahead of the Vols taking to Haslam Field for its first spring of their fourth spring under head coach Josh Heupel and his staff. The program released a pre-spring roster reflecting the departures and additions from the team last month, but the revised edition included the jersey numbers and updated heights and weight for nearly two dozen newcomers who have joined the program this offseason. There are 14 players from Tennessee’s No. 13-ranked 2024 recruiting class and eight transfer additions as the Vols used the portal to bolster several positions on offense and defense.

The Vols signed 21 players during the Early Signing Period back in December and many of the dozen early enrollees joined the team for their Citrus Bowl practices in both Knoxville and Orlando. All of the transfers – four committed in December and four more in January – joined the early enrollees in formally joining the program when spring-semester classes and offseason workouts began in January. Two more signees were slated to arrive at Tennessee this month.

Tennessee’s incoming class of newcomers is ranked 13th overall and eighth in the SEC in the 247Sports rankings combining recruiting and transfer classes, and 17 of the 29 incoming players were rated as four-star prospects or transfers.

The freshman class is headlined by a pair of touted wide receivers in Mike Matthews (No. 40 overall and No. 9 among receivers per 247Sports) and Braylon Staley (No. 78 and No. 15), but includes seven other blue-chip recruits. The offensive line is bolstered by the four-star duo of Max Anderson and William Satterwhite, and the skill positions added Top247 players in quarterback Jake Merklinger and running back Peyton Lewis. Top247 in-state athlete and Tennessee Mr. Football winner Boo Carter, who is starting out as a defensive back, is the headlining addition on defense, but the Vols also were slated to add two more in-state four-stars in defensive back Kaleb Beasley and linebacker Edwin Spillman.

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Four Tennessee portal pickups were included in **the updated 247Sports Transfer Top 150:** LSU offensive tackle **Lance Heard** (No. 19 overall), Notre Dame tight end **Holden Staes** (No. 32), Tulane wide receiver **Chris Brazzell II** (No. 76) and Oregon State cornerback **Jermod McCoy** (No. 115).

The Vols added another tight end in Alabama’s **Miles Kitselman** and another cornerback in Temple’s **Jalen McMurray**, plus Stanford defensive tackle **Jaxson Moi** and Middle Tennessee State safety **Jakobe Thomas**.

Tennessee’s spring schedule includes 10 practices, two scrimmages and one walk-through over the next four weeks leading up to the Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium on April 13.

**Here are the jersey numbers and updated heights and weights for Tennessee’s newcomers:**

> **OL Max Anderson** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 71 | **Height:** 6-5 | **Weight:** 310 pounds

**DB Kaleb Beasley** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 28 | **Height:** 6-0 | **Weight:** 180 pounds

**WR Chris Brazzell II** *(R-Soph., Tulane transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 11 | **Height:** 6-5 | **Weight:** 195 pounds

> **DB Boo Carter** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 25 | **Height:** 5-11 | **Weight:** 185 pounds

**DB Edrees Farooq** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 26 | **Height:** 6-0 | **Weight:** 190 pounds

> **OL Gage Ginther** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 78 | **Height:** 6-5 | **Weight:** 295 pounds

> **DB Marcus Goree Jr.** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 34 | **Height:** 6-1 | **Weight:** 175 pounds

> **OL Lance Heard** *(Soph., LSU transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 53 | **Height:** 6-6 | **Weight:** 335 pounds

> **TE Miles Kitselman** *(Sr., Alabama transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 87 | **Height:** 6-5 | **Weight:** 253 pounds

> **RB Peyton Lewis** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 22 | **Height:** 6-1 | **Weight:** 200 pounds

> **DL Kellen Lindstrom** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 56 | **Height:** 6-5 | **Weight:** 240 pounds

> **WR Mike Matthews** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 89 | **Height:** 6-1 | **Weight:** 186 pounds

> **DB Jermod McCoy** *(Soph., Oregon State transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 13 | **Height:** 6-0 | **Weight:** 190 pounds

> **DB Jalen McMurray** *(R-Jr., Temple transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 12 | **Height:** 6-0 | **Weight:** 180 pounds

> **QB Jake Merklinger** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 12 | **Height:** 6-3 | **Weight:** 205 pounds

> **DL Jaxson Moi** *(Jr., Stanford transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 99 | **Height:** 6-2 | **Weight:** 300 pounds

> **OL Jesse Perry** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 72 | **Height:** 6-6 | **Weight:** 295 pounds

> **OL William Satterwhite** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 50 | **Height:** 6-3 | **Weight:** 300 pounds

> **LB Edwin Spillman** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 47 | **Height:** 6-1 | **Weight:** 215 pounds

> **TE Holden Staes** *(Jr., Notre Dame transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 19 | **Height:** 6-4 | **Weight:** 242 pounds

> **WR Braylon Staley** *(Freshman)*
**Jersey number:** No. 14 | **Height:** 6-0 | **Weight:** 180 pounds

> **DB Jakobe Thomas** *(R-Jr., Middle Tennessee State transfer)*
**Jersey number:** No. 30 | **Height:** 6-2 | **Weight:** 192 pounds

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