The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 2025 football season kicks off on Aug. 29 at West Georgia, and the Times Free Press is taking a positional look at UTC’s roster. After spending the past few days on the offense, today we start on the defense, leading off with the defensive line.
Who’s Gone: DE Marquise Freeman (graduated; 12 games, 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4.5 TFL, interception); DT Jamarr Jones (transferred to Tennessee Tech; 11 games, 17 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 TFL); DE Jordyn Dickerson (transferred to Southern; 10 games, 11 tackles); DE Karl Odrick, Jr. (transferred; four games, five tackles); DE Noah Livingston (transferred to Long Island; redshirt due to injury); DT Gabe Flores (transferred to Holy Cross; DNP); DT Kasey Bonds (transferred)
Who’s Back: DE Orlando Daniels (senior, 6-5, 242; 12 games, 24 tackles, two sacks, five TFL); DT Ky Tayo (redshirt senior, 6-0, 284; 12 games, 20 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 51-yard pick-six); DT C.J. Smith (redshirt sophomore, 6-1, 243; 10 games, 16 tackles, two sacks, five TFL); DT Myles Mays (sophomore, 6-2, 282; 12 games, 16 tackles, three TFL); DT Isaiah Harvey (redshirt sophomore, 6-0, 261; 11 games, 12 tackles, sack, two TFL); DT Montrell Henderson (redshirt senior, 6-2, 298; 11 games, 12 tackles); DE Jestin Gilmore (redshirt senior, 6-2, 229; six games, 10 tackles); DE Andrew Wynn (redshirt freshman, 6-4, 239; four games, four tackles, sack); DE Xavier Parker (redshirt freshman, 6-2, 222; two games, three tackles, sack); DE Anton Ricumstrict (senior, 6-5, 244; four games, two tackles); DE Jermaine Stinson (redshirt freshman, 6-0, 214); DT Mekhi Bell (redshirt freshman, 6-4, 297)
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Who’s In: DT Terry Mikell (senior, transfer from Presbyterian, 6-0, 278; 11 games, 14 tackles, interception); DL Ryan Bell (redshirt sophomore, transfer from Bethune-Cookman, 6-3, 258; five career games, four tackles, one TFL); DE Nasan Houston (redshirt freshman, transfer from D2 Benedict, 6-1, 213); DL Nate Carter (redshirt freshman, transfer from Samford, 6-0, 263); DE Daniel Oduola (freshman, 6-5, 233); DT Decian Davis (freshman, 5-11, 264); DT Cruz Lee (freshman, 6-5, 264)