Projecting Tennessee Football’s Depth Chart At Start Of Winter Workouts

Tennessee football begins its 2024 football calendar this week as they begin the spring semester and winter workouts. The season is still eight months away and a lot will change between now-and-then between spring and fall practice.

But after adding eight players from the transfer portal, Tennessee football has a general idea of what its roster is going to look like next season.

So with that, let’s do our best to project what the Vols’ depth chart will look like next season.

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. Jr. Chas Nimrod
3. Jr. Kaleb Webb

Slot Receiver

1. Jr. Squirrel White
2. Fr. Mike Matthews
3. Jr. Chas Nimrod

Receiver

1. Sr. Dont’e Thornton
2. Rs-So. Chris Brazzell II
3. Fr. Braylon Staley

Tight End

1. Jr. Holden Staes
2. Rs-Fr. Ethan Davis
3. Sr. Miles Kitselman

Left Tackle

1. So. Zalance Heard
2. S-Sr. Dayne Davis
3. Jr. Larry Johnson III

Left Guard

1. Jr. Andrej Karic
2. S-Sr. Jackson Lampley
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. S-Sr. Jackson Lampley
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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Defensive

LEO

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

Defensive Tackle

1. S-Sr. Omari Thomas
2. S-Sr. Elijah Simmons
3. So. Daevin Hobbs

Defensive Tackle

1. R-Sr. Bryson Eason
2. R-Sr. Omarr Norman-Lott
3. Jr. Jaxson Moi

Defensive End

1. Rs-Sr. Dominic Bailey
2. Jr. Tyre West
3. So. Josh Josephs

MLB

1. S-Sr. Keenan Pili — started season opener before suffering season ending injury
2. So. Jeremiah Telander
3. Fr. Edwin Spillman

WLB

1. So. Arion Carter
2. Jr. Elijah Herring 
3. Jr. Kalib Perry

Cornerback

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

Cornerback

1. So. Jermod McCoy
2. Rs-Jr. Jalen McMurray
3. So. Cristian Conyer

STAR

1. Jr. Jourdan Thomas
2. Jr. Jakobe Thomas
3. R-Sr. Will Brooks

Safety

1. Rs-Jr. Andre Turrentine
2. Fr. Boo Carter
3. Sr. Christian Conyer

Safety

1. Jr. Jakobe Thomas
2. So. John Slaughter
3. Rs-Jr. Jalen McMurray