Tennessee added transfer defensive back Monty Hunt on Tuesday, according to Pete Nakos of On3. He was in the NCAA transfer portal since January and gained a fifth year of eligibility.
“I will be entering my name in the transfer portal seeking my JUCO year back,” Hunt announced on Jan. 2. “Thank you Tennessee Tech.”
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The 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back played at Tennessee Tech from 2024-25. He recorded 10 tackles and four pass break-ups in 12 games.
Hunt played at Palomar College before Tennessee Tech. He appeared in 19 games from 2022-23 and totaled 33 tackles, two tackles for a loss, one fumble recovery, one interception and eight pass break-ups.
Hunt is from Eagle’s Landing High School in McDonough, Georgia.
2026 Tennessee football transfer portal tracker
|
Player |
Position |
Status |
|
Boo Carter |
S |
Outgoing (Colorado) |
|
Jamal Wallace |
DL |
Outgoing (Utah) |
|
Kellen Lindstrom |
DL |
Outgoing (Missouri State) |
|
Brenden Anes |
LB |
Outgoing (Western Michigan) |
|
Marcus Goree Jr. |
CB |
Outgoing (Troy) |
|
Jake Merklinger |
QB |
Outgoing (UConn) |
|
Peyton Lewis |
RB |
Outgoing (Virginia) |
|
Trevor Duncan |
OL |
Outgoing (The Citadel) |
|
Herb Gray |
DL |
Outgoing (UNLV) |
|
Max Anderson |
OL |
Outgoing (Kentucky) |
|
Tommy Winton III |
WR |
Outgoing (ETSU) |
|
Colin Brazzell |
CB |
Outgoing (Abilene Christian) |
|
Bennett Warren |
OL |
Outgoing (Minnesota) |
|
Lance Heard |
OL |
Outgoing (Kentucky) |
|
Braylon Harmon |
WR |
Outgoing (Austin Peay) |
|
Amari Jefferson |
WR |
Outgoing (Baseball) |
|
Rickey Gibson III |
CB |
Outgoing (Texas A&M) |
|
Caleb Herring |
DL |
Outgoing (South Carolina) |
|
Emmanuel Okoye |
DL |
Outgoing (California) |
|
Max Gilbert |
K |
Outgoing (Arkansas) |
|
Jayden Loftin |
DL |
Outgoing (Wisconsin) |
|
Qua Moss |
S |
Incoming (Kansas State) |
|
William Satterwhite |
OL |
Outgoing (LSU) |
|
Brian Grant |
OL |
Outgoing (Memphis) |
|
Ory Williams |
OL |
Incoming (LSU) |
|
Josh Schell |
DL |
Outgoing (UCF) |
|
Jordan Ross |
DL |
Outgoing (LSU) |
|
Kayin Lee |
CB |
Incoming (Auburn) |
|
Xavier Gilliam |
DL |
Incoming (Penn State) |
|
Cooper Ranvier |
K |
Incoming (Louisville) |
|
Amare Campbell |
LB |
Incoming (Penn State) |
|
Chaz Coleman |
DL |
Incoming (Penn State) |
|
Dejuan Lane |
S |
Incoming (Penn State) |
|
Gavin Freeman |
WR |
Incoming (Oklahoma State), outgoing (Baylor) |
|
Jordan Norman |
DL |
Incoming (Tulane) |
|
Kaleb Beasley |
DB |
Outgoing (Louisville) |
|
TJ Metcalf |
S |
Incoming (Michigan) |
|
Jack Van Dorselaer |
TE |
Outgoing (Oklahoma) |
|
Arion Carter |
LB |
Outgoing (Tennessee) |
|
Donovan Haslam |
OL |
Incoming (West Virginia) |
|
Tevis Metcalf |
CB |
Incoming (Michigan) |
|
Trent Thomas |
TE |
Incoming (South Alabama) |
|
Javin Gordon |
RB |
Incoming (Tulane) |
|
DJ Burks |
S |
Incoming (Appalachian State) |
|
Blake Howard |
LS |
Incoming (Eastern Kentucky) |
|
Isaiah Hardge |
CB/WR |
Incoming (Colorado) |
|
Ryan Staub |
QB |
Incoming (Colorado) |
|
Monty Hunt |
DB |
Incoming (Tennessee Tech) |
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Transfer Monty Hunt commits to Tennessee ahead of 2026 football season
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