Tennessee football is down a number of players in its two-deep for Saturday’s regular season finale against Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium. Safety Wesley Walker, offensive guard Andrej Karic, linebacker Keenan Pili, star Tamarion McDonald, safety Christian Charles, defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott, offensive lineman Brian Grant and LEO Roman Harrison are all inactive for the game.
A number of Tennessee players are also out for this game with injuries already disclosed including offensive guard Javontez Spraggins, corner Kamal Hadden, linebacker Arion Carter and receivers Bru McCoy and Dont’e Thornton.
With McCoy and Thornton sidelined, Tennessee will turn to sophomore receivers Kaleb Webb and Chas Nimrod to step up alongside Ramel Keyton and Squirrel White.
Spraggins is missing his first game of the season after suffering an injury last week against Georgia. Jackson Lampley replaced Spraggins last week when he went down though Addison Nichols could also earn playing time in his absence.
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While Spraggins is the only starting offensive lineman inactive, the status of offensive tackles Gerald Mincey and John Campbell Jr. is unclear. Neither played last week against Georgia with Jeremiah Crawford and Dayne Davis replacing them.
Pili is missing his 11th straight straight game with an injury since suffering an upper body injury against Virginia. Fellow linebacker Carter is missing his third straight game after suffering a season ending injury earlier this month. With the two linebackers sidelined, Elijah Herring will move into the starting lineup while Kalib Perry and Jeremiah Telander could earn increased playing time.
Norman-Lott has been battling injuries over the last month and change but was able to play in last week’s loss against Georgia. With the Arizona State transfer sidelined, Daevin Hobbs, Kurott Garland and others would step up into larger roles.
Harrison is missing his first game of the season with James Pearce Jr. and Josh Josephs poised for a bigger role in his absence.
Kickoff between Tennessee and Vanderbilt is at Neyland Stadium is at 3:30 p.m. ET. Dave Neal and Derek Mason are on the call for the SEC Network.
