Tennessee adds to offseason transfer haul with commitment from Kansas lineman Da’Jon Terry
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While many have been focusing on all the offseason losses on Rocky Top in recent months, Josh Heupel and his Tennessee coaching staff have been very active working the transfer portal to their advantage this offseason.
Those efforts continue to pay off for the Vols as Tennessee recently landed another player from the transfer portal, this time it’s Kansas defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry that has announced his commitment to Heupel’s program.
Terry announced his commitment to Tennessee on Sunday evening.
Following the addition of Terry, Tennessee has now added seven players to the team this season via the transfer portal. That list includes two signal-callers — former Virginia Tech QB Hendon Hooker (he committed to play for Jeremy Pruitt) and former Michigan QB Joe Milton, former Mississippi State receiver JaVonta Payton, former Southern Cal defensive lineman Caleb Tremblay and kicker Chase McGrath, former Texas linebacker Juwan Mitchell.
Last season, Terry appeared in eight games for Kansas, registering 14 tackles and two sacks for the Jayhawks. He was projected to start for the Kansas defense in 2021.
Instead, he will add depth to Tennessee’s defensive line and will play for Rodney Garner in 2021. Terry was a redshirt freshman last season at Kansas, which means he will have several seasons of eligibility remaining at Tennessee and will be eligible immediately for the coming season.
Here is a look at Terry’s bio listed on the Kansas team site:
Career Honors: 2020: Academic All-Big 12 Football Second Team.
2020 (RFr.): Academic All-Big 12 Football Second Team … Played in eight of KU’s nine games for the season, earing starting nods in a pair of contests … Stood out for the Jayhawks on the defensive line, registering two sacks … Collected 14 tackles (11 solo and three assisted) in his eight games played … Included were 2.0 TFL for a loss of 13 total yards … That pair of TFL came from his 2.0 sacks on the year … In addition, he hurried the opponents’ quarterbacks on two ocassions. Coastal Carolina: Made an appearance in the season opener against the Chanticleers, did not record any stats … at Baylor: Recorded two solo tackles after starting his second-consecutive game of the season … Oklahoma State: Set a new career high in tackles with four (three solo, one assisted) against OSU, doubling his previous best mark … Included was 1.0 TFL for a loss of eight yards … at West Virginia: Earned his first-career start at defensive tackle for the Jayhawks after playing in all four games so far this season … Recorded three total tackles (one solo, two assisted) against the Mountaineers … at Kansas State: Made a solo tackle in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown … Iowa State: Tied his career high with 1.0 sack in the first quarter against the Cyclones … Only two Jayhawks from 2019 had more sacks than Terry’s 2.0 sacks in 2020, Azur Kamara (3.5-22) and Darrius Moragne (2.5-13) … This was also his second starting nod of the season, having played in all six contests so far … TCU: Returned to the field against the Horned Frogs after missing the game at Oklahoma … Made a solo tackle on the afternoon … at Texas Tech: Added another solo tackle to his season stats in Lubbock, now with 11 of his 14 tackles being of the solo variety … Saw playing time for the eighth time vs. the Red Raiders, out of KU’s nine contests this year.
2019 (Fr.): Played in the first two games of the season before taking a redshirt for the year … Tallied two solo tackles during his playing time. Indiana State: Contributed one tackle to the Jayhawks’ total of 62 for the game … Coastal Carolina: Made one solo tackle vs. the Chanticleers … at Boston College: Saw playing time, but did not record any statistics.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
