Who's the Vol's alpha male on defense?

[photovol]

Juan Jennings may be the unquestioned alpha male on offense, but who will be UT's alpha male on defense?:good!:

 

[photovol]

Some analyst say the Vol upperclassmen are soft, is there an alpha male on defense, Kirkland or Tuttle when healthy?

 

[Volatility]

Rod Wilks

 

[Burger]

Paul Bain.

 

[mitzustu]

Warrior. Did you see how the dude acted when he got ejected last year. 😳

 

[BigSteve09]

Warrior. Did you see how the dude acted when he got ejected last year. ��

I hope Warrior keeps that attitude.

I still think it was crap that he got ejected after 12 for A&M lowered the crown of his helmet right into Berry's jaw to a standing ovation. It was textbook leading with the helmet, and it gave them free points.

If you would have asked me 1-2 years ago who the alpha on D would be, I would have said K-Mac

 

[runthrutheT]

Tyler Byrd from the sound of his "1st round DB" comment

 

[Booker512]

right now, id say Warrior. He has swag for sure.

But if Will Ignont gets serious playing time, later in the season, go ahead and say him. Bob Shoop has even said he is a def alpha male.

 

[VinylVols]

I'm calling for it to be Kirkland and D Taylor.

 

[pricevol5]

Warrior is the only guy I see that from. Crazy thing is, he may not even be a starter.

I like what I hear about Butler & Ignont. They may be that "Alpha" type in the future.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Warrior & Taylor?

 

[10acvols]

Vickers, without thinking twice IMO. :yes:

 

[MemphisVol77]

If it doesn't turn out to be Kirkland that's a really tough one to answer.

I'll cast a sleeper vote for Kongbo.

He's got the magnetic personality and raw athleticism. He plays DE a position tailor made for taking over games when you have a stud excel.

If all the off-season rah rah fluff pieces about Kongbo are close to truthfull and he has embraced the coaching staff then he could be primed to emerge as a leader.

 

[dduncan4163]

Paul Bain is the Alpha and Omega

 

[dduncan4163]

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[smokey0625]

I hope Warrior keeps that attitude.

I still think it was crap that he got ejected after 12 for A&M lowered the crown of his helmet right into Berry's jaw to a standing ovation. It was textbook leading with the helmet, and it gave them free points.

If you would have asked me 1-2 years ago who the alpha on D would be, I would have said K-Mac

K mac seems to be a fun guy not a serious about football guy. It's been two years and he has not done much.

 

[Remy]

I hope Warrior keeps that attitude.

I still think it was crap that he got ejected after 12 for A&M lowered the crown of his helmet right into Berry's jaw to a standing ovation. It was textbook leading with the helmet, and it gave them free points.

If you would have asked me 1-2 years ago who the alpha on D would be, I would have said K-Mac

I like Warrior as well. But it should be KMac & or Kirkland. If Big K does not rise to that level this year, hard to see him getting that type of respect from teammates his senior year. It has to be done on the field, not on twitter.

 

[HalfullVol]

AJ Johnson - no doubt.

 

[TechnoVol]

Gaulden.

 

[KBVol]

Nigel Warrior imo. Not sure who else would qualify/be a nominee based on what I've seen the last couple years. Maybe DKJr or Darrell Taylor, if Taylor can live up to his potential and play at a high level....gotta couple the attitude with outstanding play to be able to lead.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

It needs to be DKjr at Mike. Need to see him channel some Al Wilson onto the field.

 

[Booker512]

Gaulden.

I like Gaulden too. I've heard he has the alpha type personality as well.

If you watch Gauldens highlights from last year....man. He actually played some really good football for us. One of the best tacklers on the team. He DEFINITELY hits a lot harder than his size. Guy tackles like he's trying to kill people. I'm looking forward to seeing him this year. He looked a lot smaller in 2016 than he does this season for sure.

 

[N.ohio vol]

I'm calling for it to be Kirkland and D Taylor.

This! We have guys that could step up and play that role. I would love to see kongbo step up and be very destructive this season!

 

[gunner]

Some analyst say the Vol upperclassmen are soft, is there an alpha male on defense, Kirkland or Tuttle when healthy?

Kirkland needs to be an Al Wilson type on defense this season as he has that potential. Leadership, holding others accountable and toughness are just some of the attributes that UT will need from him this fall.

 

[FLVOL_79]

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