It’s officially game week and with it Tennessee football released its inaugural depth chart for the 2024 season. As it usually does, the Vols depth chart included 36 different “ORs” including 35 with the starting lineup as they didn’t it they left potential starters open at a number of spots.
There was a ton of spots on the depth chart that went as expected. Nico Iamaleava is the starting quarterback and there are ORs galore elsewhere.
Let’s go ahead and take a look at what Tennessee’s depth chart looks like.
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Offense
Quarterback
1. Nico Iamaleava
2. Gaston Moore
3. Jake Merklinger
Running Back
1. Dylan Sampson
OR
1. Cameron Seldon
OR
1. DeSean Bishop
OR
1. Khalifa Keith
OR
1. Peyton Lewis
Receiver
1. Bru McCoy
OR
1. Kaleb Webb
3. Mike Matthews
Receiver
1. Squirrel White
OR
1. Chas Nimrod
3. Braylon Staley
Receiver
1. Dont’e Thornton Jr.
OR
1. Chris Brazzell Jr.
3. Nathan Leacock
Tight End
1. Ethan Davis
-OR-
1. Holden Staes
-OR-
1. Miles Kitselman
Left Tackle
1. Lance Heard
OR
1. Larry Johnson III
Left Guard
1. Andrej Karic
OR
1. Jackson Lampley
Center
1. Cooper Mays
2. William Satterwhite
OR
2. Vysen Lang
Right Guard
1. Javontez Spraggins
2. Sham Umarov
Right Tackle
1. John Campbell Jr.
OR
1. Dayne Davis
Defense
LEO
1. James Pearce Jr.
OR
1. Josh Josephs
OR
1. Caleb Herring
OR
1. Jordan Ross
Defensive Tackle
1. Omari Thomas
OR
1. Elijah Simmons
OR
1. Jaxson Moi
Defensive Tackle
1. Bryson Eason
OR
1. Omarr Norman-Lott
OR
1. Daevin Hobbs
Defensive End
1. Dominic Bailey
OR
1. Tyre West
OR
1. Jayson Jenkins
OR
1. Tyree Weathersby
MLB
1. Keenan Pili
OR
1. Jermiah Telander
3. Edwin Spillman
WLB
1. Arion Carter
OR
1. Kalib Perry
3. Jalen Smith
Cornerback
1. Rickey Gibson III
OR
1. Jalen McMurray
3. Kaleb Beasley
Cornerback
1. Jermod McCoy
OR
2. Jordan Matthews
3. William Wright
STAR
1. Christian Harrison
OR
1. Boo Carter
Safety
1. Andre Turrentine
OR
1. Jakobe Thomas
3. John Slaughter
Safety
1. Will Brooks
OR
1. Christian Charles
3. Edrees Farooq
Special Teams
Kicker
1. Josh Turbyville
OR
1. Max Gilbert
3. JT Carver
KOS
1. Josh Turbyville
2. Max Gilbert
Punter
1. Jackson Ross
2. Josh Turbyville
Holder
1. Jackson Ross
Long Snapper
1. Matthew Salansky
OR
1. Bennett Brady
Kick Returner
1. Cameron Seldon
OR
1. DeSean Bishop
Punt Returner
1. Cameron Seldon
OR
1. Jermod McCoy
OR
1. Boo Carter
Tennessee inaugural depth chart.
Truly an incredible amount of “ORs”. Maybe a new world record. pic.twitter.com/advlwo5730
— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) August 26, 2024