Tennessee has landed another transfer on the offensive side of the ball. Late Friday night, the Volunteers landed their second tight end in the portal, ultimately attempting to complete the tight end room as a whole. Alabama tight end transfer Miles Kitselman committed to Tennessee after his visit.
Kitselman is a junior transfer who is 6’5 and 250 pounds from Lyndon High School. He is the second transfer tight end for the Volunteers, following behind Holden Staes from Notre Dame. Tennessee is losing McCallan Castles and Jacob Warren due to eligibility losses, so picking up two reliable tight ends is huge for the Orange and White.
The Volunteers tight end room was primarily young, so adding a veteran presence like Kitselman is huge. Tennessee now has 3–4 reliable options at the tight end position, including Kitselman, Staes, Davis, and Okoye. Although Kitselman played in 13 games for the Crimson Tide, he did not catch a pass; however, he might find himself getting targets at Tennessee.
The Volunteers have a reputation for making unusual use of their tight ends, particularly in the last two seasons with the additions of McCallan Castles, Jacob Warren, and Princeton Fant. The Volunteers have added much-needed depth to an exceptionally young group of student-athletes and made the position group more balanced, so it will be interesting to watch who they deploy in the tight end position. Now, Tennessee will have a tight-end room full of playmakers, freshmen, freaks, and transfers.
