Vols Land Top Offensive From SEC Rival In’ Including The Four In Transfer Portal…

The Tennessee Volunteers have been trying to compete in the SEC for years and always seem to come up short. With Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference, ending the season on top just became more difficult. The Volunteers got a huge win today when former LSU offensive tackle Lance Heard announced he was committing to the program.

Heard was the No. 51 overall prospect in the 2023 class and the No. 3 offensive tackle in the 2023 cycle. He played in 12 games for the Tigers in 2023 and was one of the top offensive linemen in the portal. The Volunteers needed some help on the offensive line due to players transferring out. Heard will likely become a starter right away, and he has three years of eligibility remaining. He is the seventh player the program has landed through the portal.

Tennessee gets the rough draw of having to play both Alabama and Georgia in the regular season. This is on top of games against Florida, Oklahoma, and NC State. Even with Nick Saban’s retirement, the Crimson Tide will not be a walk in the park. The Bulldogs will be out to retake the conference. This isn’t new for the Volunteers. In order to win the SEC, you have to beat the best.

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The Montreal Alouettes have added a trio of American players to their training camp roster, including defensive backs Nigel Warrior and Ferlando Jordan, and receiver Jalen Wayne.

Warrior played 49 games over four seasons at the University of Tennessee, amassing 239 tackles, seven tackles for loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, five interceptions, 18 pass breakups and a blocked kick. As a senior in 2019, he was named to the All-SEC second team by the conference’s coaches and earned honourable mention All-American status from Pro Football Focus

The six-foot-one, 197-pound safety went unselected in the 2020 NFL Draft but later signed with the Baltimore Ravens, spending the season on the practice roster. He joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2021, playing four games and recording a single tackle.

Warrior is the son of NFL cornerback Dale Carter, who was named the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1992 before going on to four Pro Bowl selections with the Kansas City Chiefs. He is also the nephew of long-time Minnesota Vikings receiver Jake Reed and the cousin of current Alouettes’ defensive back J.R. Reed.

Jordan played five seasons at Southeastern Louisiana University, earning third-team FCS All-American honours in 2019 and second-team accolades following the spring 2021 season. The three-time first-team All-Southland Conference honouree amassed 137 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, 10 interceptions, 38 pass breakups, and three blocked kicks in 44 collegiate games but went unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft. He played four games for the USFL’s Pittsburgh Maulers last season, recording four tackles.

Wayne suited up in 61 games across six seasons at South Alabama University, racking up 152 receptions for 1,978 yards and 14 touchdowns. The six-foot-two, 205-pound target went undrafted in 2023 and had brief stints with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns. He is the cousin of Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Reggie Wayne.

Jordan played five seasons at Southeastern Louisiana University, earning third-team FCS All-American honours in 2019 and second-team accolades following the spring 2021 season. The three-time first-team All-Southland Conference honouree amassed 137 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, 10 interceptions, 38 pass breakups, and three blocked kicks in 44 collegiate games but went unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft. He played four games for the USFL’s Pittsburgh Maulers last season, recording four tackles.

Wayne suited up in 61 games across six seasons at South Alabama University, racking up 152 receptions for 1,978 yards and 14 touchdowns. The six-foot-two, 205-pound target went undrafted in 2023 and had brief stints with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns. He is the cousin of Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Reggie Wayne.