Darnell Wright Accepts Senior Bowl Invite, Is NFL Bound
Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright is off to the NFL after four years in Knoxville. The Senior Bowl announced Wright accepted its invitation to play in the game Monday afternoon, meaning Wright is forgoing his final year of eligibility. Officially Accepted! Darnell Wright @darnell_5232 from @Vol_Football is headed to the 2023 Senior Bowl #GBO #VFL […]
Four Tennessee Vols Project as Second Round NFL Draft Picks
The latest NFL mock draft from Pro Football Network has four Tennessee Volunteers slated as second-round draft picks. Tennessee had five players selected in the 2021 draft, with only one being taken before the third round. Despite a solid number of picks, most of them were back-heavy in the draft. That’s not how the 2023 […]
Four Vols Land On All-SEC Coaches First Team
Four Tennessee football players landed on the All-SEC Coaches First Team, the SEC announced Tuesday afternoon. Quarterback Hendon Hooker, receiver Jalin Hyatt, right tackle Darnell Wright and defensive end Byron Young landed on the first team. Georgia is the only team with more players on the first team while Alabama matched Tennessee’s five. Hooker is […]
Hendon Hooker Named SEC Offensive Player Of The Year
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Monday. Hooker is the first Tennessee player to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Year honors since Peyton Manning in 1997. In his second year at Tennessee, Hooker was elite. The super senior completed 70% of his passes for 3,135 […]
Four Tennessee Volunteers Receive Senior Bowl Invitations
Four Tennessee football players have officially received their invitation to the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, wide receiver Cedric Tillman, offensive lineman Darnell Wright, and defensive lineman Byron Young have all earned an invitation. Tennessee’s coaching staff delivered the invitations this week, which were filled with an official Senior Bowl hat and […]
PFF Grades: Kentucky at Tennessee
Tennessee put a four quarter beat down on Kentucky, rolling the 19th-ranked Wildcats, 44-6, inside Neyland Stadium Saturday night. The Vols scored the game’s final 37 points as Tennessee’s defense made Kentucky quarterback Will Levis’ night miserable. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Ball State grades. […]
Eight Vols Land On Preseason All-SEC Teams
Eight Tennessee football players landed on the three All-SEC Preseason Teams entering the 2022 football season. Josh Heupel’s second Tennessee team landed one player on the first team, three players on the second team and four players on the third team. Senior Byron Young was Tennessee’s lone first team selection landing as one of the […]
Report Links Tennessee OL Coach To Georgia Opening
Will Eric Bieniemy Ever Be An NFL Head Coach? Tennessee offensive line coach Glen Elarbee is a candidate for the same position at Georgia, 247sports Brandon Marcello reported Thursday. Georgia is in search for a new offensive line coach after Matt Luke resigned earlier this week to spend more time with his family. Luke spent […]
Reshaped Body Benefitting Wright
With K’Rojhn Calbert out for the season with a bicep injury, offensive tackle Darnell Wright is one of the most important players to the success of Josh Heupel’s first Tennessee offense. It’s a fall camp with new experiences for Wright too, as the junior is working at left tackle for the first time in his […]
Jerry Mack And Offensive Players Discuss Fall Camp Production
As Tennessee prepares for their second scrimmage of fall camp on Tuesday, the Vols held practice on Monday, looking to get better. The running back room has become a bright spot for this football team, especially coming out of spring, when multiple players were not fully participating. After practice, Vols’ running back coach Jerry Mack […]
