Tennessee football opens up spring practice on Monday morning as Josh Heupel’s third Volunteer team takes the practice field for their first team work.
The Vols added eight players in the transfer portal earlier this offseason, returned a number of veteran key starters and is looking for a handful of returning players to step up into a bigger role.
So with that, let’s do our best to project what the Vols’ depth chart will look like when they take the field for their season opener against Chattanooga.
Bold = Returning Starter. Italics = Newcomer
Offense
Quarterback
- Rs-Fr. Nico Iamaleava
- Rs-Jr. Gaston Moore
- Fr. Jake Merklinger
Running Back
- Jr. Dylan Sampson
- So. Cameron Seldon
- So. Khalifa Keith
Receiver
- S-Sr. Bru McCoy — will miss spring practice with injury
- Jr. Chas Nimrod
- Jr. Kaleb Webb
Slot Receiver
- Jr. Squirrel White
- Fr. Mike Matthews
- Jr. Chas Nimrod
Receiver
- Rs-So. Chris Brazzell II
- Sr. Dont’e Thornton
- Fr. Braylon Staley
Tight End
- Jr. Holden Staes
- Rs-Fr. Ethan Davis
- Sr. Miles Kitselman
Left Tackle
- So. Zalance Heard
- S-Sr. Dayne Davis
- Jr. Larry Johnson III
Left Guard
- Jr. Andrej Karic
- S-Sr. Jackson Lampley
- R-Fr. Ayden Bussell
Center
- S-Sr. Cooper Mays
- Rs-Fr. Vysen Lang
- S-Sr. Dayne Davis
Right Guard
- S-Sr. Javontez Spraggins
- S-Sr. Jackson Lampley
- Fr. Gage Ginther
Right Tackle
- S-Sr. John Campbell Jr.
- S-Sr. Dayne Davis
- R-Fr. Sham Umarov
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Defensive
LEO
- Jr. James Pearce Jr.
- Jr. Josh Josephs
- So. Caleb Herring
Defensive Tackle
- S-Sr. Omari Thomas
- S-Sr. Elijah Simmons
- So. Daevin Hobbs
Defensive Tackle
- R-Sr. Bryson Eason
- R-Sr. Omarr Norman-Lott
- Jr. Jaxson Moi
Defensive End
- Jr. Tyre West
- Rs-Sr. Dominic Bailey
- So. Josh Josephs
MLB
- S-Sr. Keenan Pili — started season opener before suffering season ending injury
- So. Jeremiah Telander
- Fr. Edwin Spillman
WLB
- So. Arion Carter
- Jr. Elijah Herring
- Jr. Kalib Perry
Cornerback
- So. Rickey Gibson III
- So. Jordan Matthews
- Fr. Kaleb Beasley
Cornerback
- So. Jermod McCoy
- Rs-Jr. Jalen McMurray
- So. Cristian Conyer
STAR
- Jr. Jourdan Thomas
- Jr. Jakobe Thomas
- R-Sr. Will Brooks
Safety
- Rs-Jr. Andre Turrentine
- Fr. Boo Carter
- Sr. Christian Conyer
Safety
- Jr. Jakobe Thomas
- So. John Slaughter
- Rs-Jr. Jalen McMurray