Louisville Flips Tennessee Transfer DL Tyler Baron from Ole Miss
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Make that two former Tennessee defenders to flip their commitments from Ole Miss to Louisville.
Tyler Baron, a defensive end/outside linebacker who spent the first four years of his collegiate career with the Volunteers, announced Tuesday that he has committed to the Cardinals. He had previously been committed to the Rebels since last month before flipping.
Baron is the second transfer to flip their commitment to Louisville from Ole Miss, joining defensive back Tamarion McDonald, and the third Volunteer to transfer to the Cardinals following safety Wesley Walker.
Like his two former UT teammates, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound edge rusher is coming off of the best season of his career. Playing in all 12 regular season games and starting all but their season opener, Baron finished second on the Vols in sacks with 6.0 and third in tackles for loss with 10.5, both of which were career-highs. He also notched 28 tackles (16 solo), two pass breakups and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
The Knoxville, Tenn. native had been a productive component of Tennessee's front seven every season since he arrived. In 48 games and 19 starts across his four years with the program, Baron collected 101 total tackles (50 solo), 27.0 for loss, 13.5 sacks, three pass breakups, a forced fumble and his fumble recovery for a score.
Landing Baron is a massive development for Louisville's defensive line next season. While they bring back All-American Ashton Gillotte and key reserve Mason Reiger, depth at defensive end seemed to be a bit of a concern, as the other five edge rushers slated to be on next season's roster were all redshirt or true freshmen.
Louisville has now landed 25 transfer commitments in this cycle, while also seeing 18 scholarship players of their own enter the portal during the winter transfer window.
The Cardinals finished their 2023 season with an overall mark of 10-4 (7-1 in ACC) including a berth in the program's first ever ACC Championship Game, but ended year one under head coach Jeff Brohm on a three-game losing streak.
(Photo of Tyler Baron: Caitie McMekin - News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK)
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