Tennessee
SEC · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$25.6M - $39.4M
#5 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-22
21 in, 29 out
Top Model Price
$2.2M
Braylon Staley
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#8 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Tennessee player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braylon Staley | WR | starter | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| 2 | Mike Matthews | WR | starter | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| 3 | Tristen Keys | WR | starter | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| 4 | DJ Burks | S | starter | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 5 | Amare Campbell | LB | starter | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 6 | DeSean Bishop | RB | starter | $1M | $1M |
| 7 | Chaz Coleman | EDGE | starter | $1M REPORTED | $481K OVERPAY |
| 8 | Faizon Brandon | QB | starter | $1M REPORTED | $1.4M NEAR MODEL |
| 9 | Carter Gooden | EDGE | starter | $907K | $907K |
| 10 | Hezekiah Harris | EDGE | starter | $907K | $907K |
| 11 | Dereon Albert | DL | starter | $907K | $907K |
| 12 | Gabriel Osenda | OT | starter | $792K | $792K |
| 13 | Kamari Blair | OT | starter | $792K | $792K |
| 14 | Ethan Davis | TE | starter | $762K | $762K |
| 15 | Dejuan Lane | S | starter | $621K | $621K |
| 16 | Tyreek King | WR | rotation | $568K | $568K |
| 17 | Ory Williams | OT | starter | $557K | $557K |
| 18 | Donovan Haslam | IOL | starter | $557K | $557K |
| 19 | Ryan Staub | QB | rotation | $518K | $518K |
| 20 | TJ White | LB | starter | $495K | $495K |
| 21 | Brayden Rouse | LB | starter | $495K | $495K |
| 22 | Isaiah Hardge | CB | starter | $486K | $486K |
| 23 | Jadais Richard | CB | starter | $486K | $486K |
| 24 | Javonte Smith | CB | starter | $486K | $486K |
| 25 | Miles Kitselman | TE | rotation | $424K | $424K |
| 26 | Drake Martinez | TE | depth | $362K | $362K |
| 27 | Jordan Carter | EDGE | rotation | $357K | $357K |
| 28 | Zach Groves | EDGE | rotation | $357K | $357K |
| 29 | Kedric Golston II | EDGE | rotation | $357K | $357K |
| 30 | Trent Thomas | TE | depth | $355K | $355K |
| 31 | Antoni Ogumoro | OL | starter | $339K | $339K |
| 32 | David Sanders Jr. | OL | rotation | $297K | $297K |
| 33 | Jalen McMurray | DB | depth | $285K | $285K |
| 34 | Dasaahn Brame | TE | rotation | $264K | $264K |
| 35 | Edwin Spillman | LB | rotation | $250K | $250K |
| 36 | Ian Duarte | WR | rotation | $250K | $250K |
| 37 | Jeremiah Telander | LB | depth | $243K | $243K |
| 38 | Cole Harrison | TE | depth | $236K | $236K |
| 39 | Xavier Gilliam | DL | rotation | $234K | $234K |
| 40 | Seamus Meagher | TE | depth | $215K | $215K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Tennessee: 21 in, 29 out, net star flow -22. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaz Coleman | EDGE | 5 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Xavier Gilliam | DL | 4 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Qua Moss | S | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Ory Williams | OT | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Kayin Lee | CB | 3 | IN | Auburn | winter |
| Amare Campbell | LB | 3 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Dejuan Lane | S | 3 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Jordan Norman | EDGE | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| TJ Metcalf | S | 3 | IN | Michigan | winter |
| Donovan Haslam | IOL | 3 | IN | West Virginia | winter |
| Tevis Metcalf | CB | 3 | IN | Michigan | winter |
| Trent Thomas | TE | 3 | IN | South Alabama | winter |
| Javin Gordon | RB | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| DJ Burks | S | 3 | IN | App State | winter |
| Isaiah Hardge | CB | 3 | IN | Colorado | winter |
| Ryan Staub | QB | 3 | IN | Colorado | winter |
| Jadais Richard | CB | 3 | IN | Miami | winter |
| Ian Duarte | WR | 3 | IN | Idaho State | winter |
| Drake Martinez | TE | 3 | IN | UT Martin | winter |
| Cooper Ranvier | K | - | IN | Louisville | winter |
| Blake Howard | LS | - | IN | Eastern Kentucky | winter |
| Amari Jefferson | WR | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Rickey Gibson III | CB | 4 | OUT | Texas A&M | winter |
| Jordan Ross | EDGE | 4 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Lance Heard | OT | 4 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Boo Carter | S | 4 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Jack Van Dorselaer | TE | 4 | OUT | Oklahoma | winter |
| Arion Carter | LB | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Bennett Warren | OT | 3 | OUT | Minnesota | winter |
| Max Anderson | IOL | 3 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Peyton Lewis | RB | 3 | OUT | Virginia | winter |
| Brenden Anes | LB | 3 | OUT | Western Michigan | winter |
| William Satterwhite | IOL | 3 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Jayden Loftin | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Wisconsin | winter |
| Josh Schell | DL | 3 | OUT | UCF | winter |
| Jamal Wallace | DL | 3 | OUT | Utah | winter |
| Kaleb Beasley | S | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Herb Gray | DL | 3 | OUT | UNLV | winter |
| Tommy Winton III | WR | 3 | OUT | East Tennessee State | winter |
| Jake Merklinger | QB | 3 | OUT | UConn | winter |
| Kellen Lindstrom | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Missouri State | winter |
| Caleb Herring | EDGE | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Marcus Goree Jr. | CB | 3 | OUT | Troy | winter |
| Emmanuel Okoye | EDGE | 3 | OUT | California | winter |
| Brian Grant | OT | 3 | OUT | Memphis | winter |
| Trevor Duncan | OT | 3 | OUT | The Citadel | spring |
| Braylon Harmon | WR | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Max Gilbert | K | - | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Colin Brazzell | CB | - | OUT | Abilene Christian | winter |
| Trey Weary | WR | - | OUT | East Tennessee State | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$17.2M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$285.4M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.