Tennessee football DL Jayden Loftin to enter transfer portal

Tennessee football freshman defensive lineman Jayden Loftin is entering the transfer portal, he announced on Jan. 2. "Forever grateful for the opportunity to be apart of this program. I will entering my name into the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility," Loftin posted on X. Loftin is a 6-foot-4, 255-pounder from Somerville, New Jersey. He was a four-star recruit in the 2025 class, ranked the No. 30 edge rusher and No. 289 player overall by 247Sports Composite. As a freshman, he appeared in one game, a 42-9 win over New Mexico State, and did not record a tackle. Loftin took a redshirt, so he has four seasons of eligibility remaining. Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe. Get the latest news and insight on SEC football by subscribing to the SEC Unfiltered newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Jayden Loftin: Tennessee football DL to enter transfer portal