Tennessee freshman quarterback Sheriron Jones is transferring to Colorado, his high school coach told 247Sports.
The 6-foot-2, 208-pound Jones was a four-star recruit coming out of Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, Calif., by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. Colorado was one of the schools that had offered him.
Jones redshirted the 2015 season for the 9-3 Volunteers. Per transfer rules, he will sit out 2016 before he is able to play. He has three years of eligibility.
At Tennessee, Jones played behind junior starter Joshua Dobbs and fellow freshman Quinten Dormady. The Vols’ quarterback situation becomes more cluttered next year with high school senior Jarrett Guarantano — ranked among the best dual-threat QBs in the country — already committing for the class of 2016.