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Tiyon Evans and Jalin Hyatt were not in pads again. Malachi Wideman was in pads but limited, per Ubben.
Black jerseys: LaTrell Bumphus, Riley Locklear, Len’Neth Whithead, Christian Charles, Jimmy Holiday, Jerome Carvin (back at practice after missing on Tuesday for a family celebration)
Not full pads: Jalin Hyatt, Tiyon Evans, Malachi Wideman all limited.
Brian Maurer flashed the most but was also inconsistent. Throws two great balls then will miss on the third but showcased a quick release.
Hooker was solid with a big arm and was better on deep balls today. Bailey would be third today. Slower release of the three. Wasn’t horrible but didn’t stick out. Of course I’d couch all of this by saying that it’s two periods that we get to see out of 20.
OL- zone, steps, G&C combos
Left side: Dayne Davis (T), Jerome Carvin (G), Calbert (T), Harris (G)
Right side: Spraggins (G),Wright (T), Mays (T), Ahkoeroghene (G)
Cooper Mays (C), Parker Ball (C)
a.priceDefense Line: under the schute, staying low. Rodney Garner was pushing his group with a lot of agility stuff. I thought they looked as nimble as I’ve seen the defense of line look here in a long time.
Tim Banks was working with the safeties on fumble recoveries.
In terms of who's lining up where, K'Rojhn Calbert and Dayne Davis, a former walk-on the previous staff had put on scholarship in December, were two of the guys taking reps at left tackle. Davis is every bit of 6-foot-7 (he's listed at 325 pounds) and is in his third year in the program having joined the Vols in 2019 out of Sullivan East High School in Bluff City. The players taking reps at right tackle included Cade Mays and Darnell Wright, plus redshirt freshman RJ Perry and freshman William Parker.
At the guard spots, Jerome Carvin, Kingston Harris and Ollie Lane were on the left side and Javontez Spraggins, Chris Akporoghene and Jackson Lampley on the right side. Cooper Mays and walk-on Parker Ball took reps at center during this particularly period. The Vols surely are repping more guys at center because you can never have enough.
Routes-on-air featured some downfield throws on Thursday and even though the go routes weren't run at full speed, you can see the burst both Velus Jones Jr. and Jimmy Calloway have. Jacob Warren also moves well for his size and looks more comfortable than the other tight ends running routes. The receivers on the near side of this drill typically were having to come back to catch the passes as the quarterbacks didn't have enough air on it, though Harrison Bailey hit Calloway in stride on one throw and Brian Maurer had a nice throw to Andison Coby.
Defensive line coach Rodney Garner and outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler oversaw a joint drill with their groups with Tyler Baron, Bryson Eason and Byron Young all working with the defensive line. Lot of technique work for this group as they worked on hands, footwork and striking. Kurott Garland and Omari Thomas had some good reps, while one drill with the defensive linemen maneuvering around upside down trash cans drew Garner's hire. He got onto Matthew Butler after his time through it and especially didn't like how Young, the junior college transfer who looks the part, went through it too high
p.brownNotables players not present during the open-viewing period of practice include linebackers Jeremy Banks and Roman Harrison and freshman quarterback Kaidon Salter, one of four players currently suspended indefinitely.