LOCKDOWN: Transfer CB Kayin Lee Brings MASSIVE Experience, Play-Making to Tennessee Defense, Ty Redmond

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Volunteers land former Auburn cornerback Kayin Lee, injecting experience and SEC-tested talent into a revamped secondary. Can Lee and emerging playmaker Ty Redmond transform Tennessee’s defense under Jim Knowles, Anthony Poindexter, and Michael Hunter? Eric Cain and guest Zac Blackerby break down Lee’s fit, Auburn’s reaction to his transfer, and the ripple effects across the roster. Will Tennessee’s new-look corners solve depth concerns and restore defensive dominance? Comparative roster analysis heats up as Eric Cain weighs 2026 position groups against 2024 and 2022 counterparts. Key topics include linebacker upgrades, defensive tackle experience, offensive line ceiling vs. proven veterans, and the emergence of stars in the running back and tight end rooms. Plus, preseason buzz builds for Tennessee Baseball and head coach Josh Elander ahead of opening day. Is another leap on Rocky Top within reach?

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0:00.0	Tennessee landed a starting cornerback in the transfer portal in K& Lee of Auburn.
0:04.7	How big of a pickup is this for the Tennessee Volunteers?
0:12.3	You are locked on balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers.
0:17.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.2	What is up, everybody? I am Eric Kane and welcome into Locked on Vols, a part of the
0:27.1	Locked On Podcast Network, now the number one sports podcasting network.
0:32.3	Fun show coming up today, Zach Blackerby of Lockdown Auburn is going to stop in and talk
0:35.7	about Kay and Lee. Give us the scout on Tennessee's new cornerback from the transfer portal to pair with Tyre Redmond.
0:42.2	That is Kay and Lee of Auburn. This is coming up in segment number one.
0:45.6	A comparison that I thought was pretty interesting, courtesy of the Volkwest Melbag podcast,
0:50.5	comparing where Tennessee enters the season now, what we know about each position group,
0:54.6	compared to that of 2024 when Tennessee went to the CFP, compared to 2022, when Tennessee went on
1:01.3	to win double-digit games and finish six nationally and all that.
1:04.4	A fun exercise we'll get into in second number two, and then I'll get to give you some baseball
1:08.3	thoughts that I have here early in the preseason with opening day, well, just a little over two weeks away, Tennessee preparing for the start of the Josh Elander era. We'll talk a little to Tennessee baseball coming up in segment number three. Free and available wherever you get your podcast. This is locked on balls. Appreciate you every day for being here. Join the Everydayer Club, $5 a month. Audio free version of the show, access to the group chat in the Everydayer Discord channel, access to the merch store, all that and more, LockdownBalls.com, LockdownValls, dot supercast.com.
1:37.8	All right, without further ado, Zach Blackerby of Lockdown, Auburn, talking about K.M. Lee.
1:42.4	Zach, feels like Tennessee, as far as transfers go, in terms of experience, knowledge of the
1:49.1	league, knowing what to expect.
1:51.1	I mean, it feels like Tennessee couldn't have done much better.
1:53.0	K& Lee is part of a three-year starter for Auburn at the cornerback position, and obviously
1:58.3	that was a big time need for the volunteers.
2:01.5	Yeah, KN was a solid corner from day one with Auburn.
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