Projecting Tennessee Football’s Offensive Depth Chart A Week Away From Season Opener

Tennessee football is a week away from opening its 2025 season against Syracuse at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. That means we’re on the brink of game week. The Monday of game week always means the first depth chart release of the season from Tennessee.

The Vols’ depth chart is full of “ORs” as Tennessee doesn’t tip its hand at its starters and often times its top backups. If Josh Heupel elects to release a depth chart, that will certainly prove to be the case again this season.

But we’re not trying to project what the depth chart Tennessee releases is going to look like. We’re trying to project what Tennessee’s actual depth chart looks like. Today we try our hand on the offensive side of the ball before pivoting to defense tomorrow.

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Bold: Returning Starter, Italics: Newcomer

Quarterback

1. Rs-Sr. Joey Aguilar
2. Rs-Fr. Jake Merklinger
3. Fr. George MacIntyre

Running Back

1. Rs-So. DeSean Bishop
2. Sr. Star Thomas
3. So. Peyton Lewis

Receiver

1. So. Mike Matthews
2. Fr. Radarious Jackson

Slot Receiver

1. So. Braylon Staley
2. So. Amari Jefferson
3. Fr. Joakim Dodson

Receiver

1. Sr. Chris Brazzell II
2. Fr. Travis Smith Jr

Tight End

1. S-Sr. Miles Kitselman
2. Fr. DaSaahn Brame
3. Jr. Ethan Davis

Left Tackle

1. Jr. Lance Heard
2. Rs-Fr. Jesse Perry
3. Rs-Fr. Jeremias Heard

Left Guard

1. Rs-Jr. Wendell Moe
2. So. Sham Umarov

Center

1. Rs-Jr. Sam Pendleton
2. Rs-Fr. William Satterwhite

Right Guard

1. Rs-Fr. Jesse Perry
2. Rs-Jr. Sam Pendleton

Right Tackle

1. Fr. David Sanders Jr.
2. Rs-Fr. Bennett Warren