After finding four players in the 2021 Reece’s Senior Bowl watchlist last August, Tennessee has now doubled its output heading into the second year of the Josh Heupel era in Knoxville.
On Wednesday, the Reese’s Senior Bowl announced the selected players to its preseason watch list, including eight selections from the Tennessee football program. Tennessee has five representatives on the offensive side of the ball and three from the defensive side.
Tennessee’s eight Senior Bowl watchlist selections are as follows:
Offense
- Jerome Carvin, offensive lineman
- Princeton Fant, tight end
- Hendon Hooker, quarterback
- Cedric Tillman, wide receiver
- Darnell Wright, offensive lineman
Defense
- Jeremy Banks, linebacker
- Trevon Flowers, defensive back
- Byron Young, defensive lineman/linebacker
Tennessee had three participants in the 2021-2022 Senior Bowl this past February. Former Volunteers Cade Mays, Alontae Taylor, and Velus Jones Jr all went through the workouts in Birmingham, Alabama. Head coach Josh Heupel was also there to support his players in moving on to the next level.
Loved getting to see these men take their next step in the process! Go ball! #GBO #VFL pic.twitter.com/hsds7k3yuQ
— Josh Heupel (@coachjoshheupel) February 2, 2022
Six of Tennessee’s eight Senior Bowl watchlist selections also made one of the All-SEC Coaches teams last week.
Tillman and Young were preseason coaches’ first-team All-SEC selections, while Hooker and Wright landed as second-team selections. Additionally, Banks and Flowers made the third-team list, along with Tennessee running back Jabari Small and punter Paxton Brooks.
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Tennessee has now had 13 players collect preseason recognitions en route to the 2022 season.
Jeremy Banks – Redshirt Senior Linebacker
- Manning Award Watch List
- Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
- Maxwell Award Watch List
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- All-SEC Second Team (Athlon, Coaches, Media, Phil Steele)
Tyler Baron – Junior Defensive Lineman
- All-SEC Third Team (Athlon)
Paxton Brooks – Senior Punter
- Ray Guy Award Watch List
- All-SEC Third Team (Athlon, Coaches, Media, Phil Steele)
Jerome Carvin – Senior Offensive Lineman
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- All-SEC Third Team (Athlon)
- All-SEC Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
Trevon Flowers – Senior Defensive Back
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Media)
- All-SEC Fourth Team (Athlon)
Hendon Hooker – Redshirt Senior Quarterback
- Manning Award Watch List
- Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
- Maxwell Award Watch List
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- All-SEC Second Team (Athlon, Coaches, Media, Phil Steele)
Cooper Mays – Junior Offensive Lineman
- All-SEC Third Team (Media)
Jabari Small – Junior Running Back
- Doak Walker Award Watch List
- All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
- All-SEC Fourth Team (Athlon)
Cedric Tillman – Redshirt Senior Wide Receiver
- Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
- Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- Maxwell Award Watch List
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- Third-Team All-American (Athlon, Phil Steele)
- All-SEC First Team (Athlon, Coaches, Phil Steele)
- All-SEC Second Team (Media)
Jacob Warren – Redshirt Senior Tight End
- John Mackey Award Watch List
- Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Princeton Fant – Senior Tight End
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
Darnell Wright – Senior Offensive Lineman
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- All-SEC Second Team (Coaches, Media)
- All-SEC Third Team (Phil Steele)
- All-SEC Fourth Team (Athlon)
Byron Young – Senior Lineman/Linebacker
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- All-SEC First Team (Athlon, Coaches, Media)
- All-SEC Second Team (Phil Steele)
The full list of 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl selections can be found here.
