KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After a breakout first season on Rocky Top, Tennessee senior tight end Miles Kitselman will return for the 2025 campaign, he officially announced on Monday.

Last week, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a waiver that extends an extra year of eligibility in 2025-26 to athletes who previously competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years and otherwise would have exhausted their NCAA eligibility following the 2024-25 season.

Kitselman played the 2021 season at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College before spending the 2022 and 2023 seasons at Alabama. The Lyndon, Kansas, native joined the Volunteers in the spring of 2024 and made an immediate impact with his pass catching and physical blocking ability.

Kitselman finished the 2024 season with 22 receptions for 301 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a rushing touchdown at Georgia. His four receiving scores tied for fourth-most among SEC tight ends, and his five total touchdowns were tied for third-most in the league at his position. He helped lead the Vols to their first College Football Playoff berth with 10 victories.

Including his time at Alabama, Kitselman has played in 32 games with 13 starts.

Kitselman is part of an outstanding Tennessee tight end room returning in 2025 that includes 2024 Freshman All-SEC selection Ethan Davis (13 rec., 100 yds, two TD), freshman Cole Harrison and incoming true freshmen four-star prospects DaSaahn Brame (Derby, Kansas) and Jack Van Dorselaer (Southlake, Texas).