Tennessee is expected to lose some depth on defense as linebacker Juwan Mitchell has entered the transfer portal, according to Chris Hummer of 247Sports.

Mitchell, who transferred to Tennessee from Texas and is from Newark, New Jersey, made 43 tackles and an interception this season.

Mitchell played in 33 career games (12 at Tennessee) with 21 starts (8 at Tennessee) during his career. He missed most of the 2021 season because of a shoulder injury and was limited for much of the 2022 spring.

To close the regular season, Mitchell recorded 5 stops in the regular-season finale at Vanderbilt and averaged 6.6 tackles per game in his last 5 games. He made 6 tackles at South Carolina.

Mitchell at Texas led Texas in tackles in 2020 with 62. He also had 4.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery for the Longhorns defense. Mitchell also started 5 games for Texas during his first season with the program back in 2019.