Outgoing Tennessee CB announces transfer commitment

Tennessee’s first transfer has announced his commitment to a new school.
The first of six Tennessee players to enter or declare their intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal has committed to a new program.
Cornerback Warren Burrell, the Vols’ first portal entry this season, will play his final season of eligibility at Georgia Tech after announcing his commitment on social media Sunday night.

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Burrell played the past five seasons at Tennessee, recovering from a season-ending injury for two games into the 2022 season and appearing in 10 games this season as a defensive backup and special teams contributor.
Joining the Yellow Jackets will be a homecoming of sorts for Burrell, a native of Suwanee in the Atlanta area who played at North Gwinnett High School before going to Tennessee.
In 41 games with the Vols, Burrell totaled 91 tackles, three tackles for loss, nine pass breakups, and one interception.

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) Barrel First He started the first four games of the season and the last four games of the 2020 season.
Josh Heupel is the only former Tennessee coaching staff member to start all 12 games he played in during the 2021 season.
This was the first game under the current coaching staff.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder totaled 41 tackles and seven pass breakups in the best season of his career.
Burrell suffered a shoulder injury in Tennessee’s win over Pittsburgh last season and ended up redshirting.
He missed most of spring training before struggling with his defensive role during preseason camp.
Burrell was primarily a backup cornerback for the Vols in 2023.
He recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter of the University of Tennessee vs.
UTSA game in September.

Burrell also recovered a fumble following a missed punt in a win over Austin Peay two weeks ago.
The turnover gave Tennessee its first score of the game.
According to Pro Football Focus, Burrell has played the fourth-most snaps (166) of any Tennessee cornerback this season.
He played defensive snaps in nine games and received the most minutes against Austin Peay (40), Virginia (26), UTSA (23) and Connecticut (22).
In SEC play, Burrell recorded two tackles on a season-high 19 defensive snaps against Kentucky and played 18 snaps and made a tackle in the championship game against Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium.
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Burrell played in 10 games this season and recorded eight total tackles.
In his two games in 2022, Burrell recorded 12 total tackles with a pass breakup.
Throughout his season as a starter, Burrell had pass breakups against Kentucky and Florida, as well as three PBUs and eight tackles against Vanderbilt in 2021, and two PBUs against Pittsburgh earlier in the season.
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Burrell graduated with a degree in communications in December 2022 and was working on a master’s degree in Tennessee.
He joined Portal on November 30th as a university graduate.
Burrell has one more season of eligibility.
As signing date approaches, the Vols are still hoping to be added to the Vols’ 2024 recruiting class.
GoVols247 notes that Tennessee is looking for players who could still be added to his 2024 recruiting class for the Vols in the coming days.