Projecting Tennessee Football’s 2024 Depth Chart Entering Fall Camp

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

1. Rs-Fr. Nico Iamaleava
2. Rs-Jr. Gaston Moore
3. Fr. Jake Merklinger

Running Back

1. Jr. Dylan Sampson
2. So. Cameron Seldon
3. So. Khalifa Keith

Receiver

1. S-Sr. Bru McCoy
2. Fr. Mike Matthews
3. Jr. Chas Nimrod

Slot Receiver

1. Jr. Squirrel White
2. Jr. Chas Nimrod
3. Fr. Braylon Staley

Receiver

1. Sr. Dont’e Thornton
2. Rs-So. Chris Brazzell II (Tulane)
3. Jr. Kaleb Webb

Tight End

1. Jr. Holden Staes (Notre Dame)
2. Rs-Fr. Ethan Davis
3. Sr. Miles Kitselman (Alabama)

Left Tackle

1. So. Lance Heard (LSU)
2. S-Sr. Dayne Davis
3. Jr. Larry Johnson III

Left Guard

1. S-Sr. Jackson Lampley
2. Jr. Andrej Karic
3. R-Fr. Ayden Bussell

Center

1. S-Sr. Cooper Mays
2. Rs-Fr. Vysen Lang
3. S-Sr. Dayne Davis

Right Guard

1. S-Sr. Javontez Spraggins
2. Jr. Andrej Karic
3. Fr. Gage Ginther

Right Tackle

1. S-Sr. John Campbell Jr.
2. S-Sr. Dayne Davis
3. R-Fr. Sham Umarov

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Defense

LEO

1. Jr. James Pearce Jr.
2. Jr. Josh Josephs
3. So. Caleb Herring

Defensive Tackle

1. S-Sr. Omari Thomas
2. R-Sr. Omarr Norman-Lott
3. S-Sr. Elijah Simmons

Defensive Tackle

1. R-Sr. Bryson Eason
2. So. Daevin Hobbs
3. Jr. Jaxson Moi (Stanford)

Defensive End

1. Rs-Sr. Dominic Bailey
2. Jr. Tyre West
3. Rs-Fr. Tyree Weathersby

MLB

1. S-Sr. Keenan Pili
2. So. Arion Carter
3. Rs-Fr. Jalen Smith

WLB

1. So. Jeremiah Telander
2. Jr. Kalib Perry
3. Fr. Edwin Spillman

Cornerback

1. So. Rickey Gibson III
2. So. Jordan Matthews
3. Fr. Kaleb Beasley

Cornerback

1. So. Jermod McCoy (Oregon State)
2. Rs-Jr. Jalen McMurray (Temple)
3. Fr. Kaleb Beasley

STAR

1. Jr. Jourdan Thomas
2. Fr. Boo Carter
3. Rs-So. Christian Harrison

Safety

1. Rs-Jr. Andre Turrentine
2. Jr. Jourdan Thomas
3. Rs-Jr. Christian Charles

Safety

1. Jr. Jakobe Thomas (MTSU)
2. So. John Slaughter
3. Rs-Sr. Will Brooks

Special Teams

Kicker

1. Rs-Jr. JT Carver
2. Rs-So. Josh Turbyville

Punter

1. Rs-So. Jackson Ross
2. Rs-So. Josh Turbyville

Long Snapper

1. Rs-Sr. Matthew Salansky
2. Rs-So. Bennett Brady

Kick Returner

1. So. Cameron Seldon
2. Fr. Boo Carter

Punt Returner

1. Fr. Boo Carter
2. Fr. Mike Matthews