Tennessee football begins its fall practice on Wednesday afternoon as Josh Heupel’s fourth team is just a month away from opening up its season against Chattanooga.
The Vols have a number of key starters locked in including Nico Iamaleava at quarterback, James Pearce at LEO and four offensive linemen. Still, there’s a number of position battles brewing and roles uncertain as the Vols begin camp.
Projecting Tennessee football’s depth chart with the Vols set to begin fall practice here.
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
- Fr. Mike Matthews
- Jr. Chas Nimrod
Slot Receiver
- Jr. Squirrel White
- Jr. Chas Nimrod
- Fr. Braylon Staley
Receiver
- Sr. Dont’e Thornton
- Rs-So. Chris Brazzell II (Tulane)
- Jr. Kaleb Webb
Tight End
- Jr. Holden Staes (Notre Dame)
- Rs-Fr. Ethan Davis
- Sr. Miles Kitselman (Alabama)
Left Tackle
- So. Lance Heard (LSU)
- S-Sr. Dayne Davis
- Jr. Larry Johnson III
Left Guard
- S-Sr. Jackson Lampley
- Jr. Andrej Karic
- R-Fr. Ayden Bussell
Center
- S-Sr. Cooper Mays
- Rs-Fr. Vysen Lang
- S-Sr. Dayne Davis
Right Guard
- S-Sr. Javontez Spraggins
- Jr. Andrej Karic
- Fr. Gage Ginther
Right Tackle
- S-Sr. John Campbell Jr.
- S-Sr. Dayne Davis
- R-Fr. Sham Umarov
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Defense
LEO
- Jr. James Pearce Jr.
- Jr. Josh Josephs
- So. Caleb Herring
Defensive Tackle
- S-Sr. Omari Thomas
- R-Sr. Omarr Norman-Lott
- S-Sr. Elijah Simmons
Defensive Tackle
- R-Sr. Bryson Eason
- So. Daevin Hobbs
- Jr. Jaxson Moi (Stanford)
Defensive End
- Rs-Sr. Dominic Bailey
- Jr. Tyre West
- Rs-Fr. Tyree Weathersby
MLB
- S-Sr. Keenan Pili
- So. Arion Carter
- Rs-Fr. Jalen Smith
WLB
- So. Jeremiah Telander
- Jr. Kalib Perry
- Fr. Edwin Spillman
Cornerback
- So. Rickey Gibson III
- So. Jordan Matthews
- Fr. Kaleb Beasley
Cornerback
- So. Jermod McCoy (Oregon State)
- Rs-Jr. Jalen McMurray (Temple)
- Fr. Kaleb Beasley
STAR
- Jr. Jourdan Thomas
- Fr. Boo Carter
- Rs-So. Christian Harrison
Safety
- Rs-Jr. Andre Turrentine
- Jr. Jourdan Thomas
- Rs-Jr. Christian Charles
Safety
- Jr. Jakobe Thomas (MTSU)
- So. John Slaughter
- Rs-Sr. Will Brooks
Special Teams
Kicker
- Rs-Jr. JT Carver
- Rs-So. Josh Turbyville
Punter
- Rs-So. Jackson Ross
- Rs-So. Josh Turbyville
Long Snapper
- Rs-Sr. Matthew Salansky
- Rs-So. Bennett Brady
Kick Returner
- So. Cameron Seldon
- Fr. Boo Carter
Punt Returner
- Fr. Boo Carter
- Fr. Mike Matthews