Athlon Pre-Season All-Americans

[unfrozencvmanvol]

SEC Football 2022 All-Conference Team

First time I remember us having a first team player since Trey Smith.

First team
WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
DL Byron Young, Tennessee

Second team
QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
LB Jeremy Banks, Tennessee

Third team
OL Jerome Carvin, Tennessee
DL Tyler Baron, Tennessee
P Paxton Brooks, Tennessee

Fourth team
RB Jabari Small, Tennessee
OL Darnell Wright, Tennessee
S Trevon Flowers, Tennessee

 

[clarencepeabody]

Two of them!

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Two of them!

And they ranked us No. 18. Athlon LOVES us!

 

[tennesseepride84]

And 4 of them on defense. Hopefully that’ll bring more 3 & outs

 

[Enki_Amenra]

SEC Football 2022 All-Conference Team

First time I remember us having a first team player since Trey Smith.

First team
WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
DL Byron Young, Tennessee

Second team
QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
LB Jeremy Banks, Tennessee

Third team
OL Jerome Carvin, Tennessee
DL Tyler Baron, Tennessee
P Paxton Brooks, Tennessee

Fourth team
RB Jabari Small, Tennessee
OL Darnell Wright, Tennessee
S Trevon Flowers, Tennessee

Wait a minute. . . bammer has a DL named Byron Young too or typo? (In the article)

Edit: it seems they do. That's . . . different. Either way, our Byron Young is better than theirs.

 

[tennesseeduke]

And they ranked us No. 18. Athlon LOVES us!

Athlon hates us to only rank us #18.

 

[SpookyAction]

They think more of Jeremy Banks' Linebacking than I do. I hope they have scouted something big brewing with him as a rising force in the middle.

 

[cgbtn]

Tillman may be hurt in post season honors because of the number of targets we have. Doesn't mean he isn't deserving of 1st team at years-end.

 

[VolInDayton]

They think more of Jeremy Banks' Linebacking than I do. I hope they have scouted something big brewing with him as a rising force in the middle.

They probably looked at last year tackle numbers and saw he was 2nd in the SEC.

 

[OffTackleVol]

SEC Football 2022 All-Conference Team

First time I remember us having a first team player since Trey Smith.

First team
WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
DL Byron Young, Tennessee

Second team
QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
LB Jeremy Banks, Tennessee

Third team
OL Jerome Carvin, Tennessee
DL Tyler Baron, Tennessee
P Paxton Brooks, Tennessee

Fourth team
RB Jabari Small, Tennessee
OL Darnell Wright, Tennessee
S Trevon Flowers, Tennessee

Don't see many Kentucky players on those lists. And they're supposed to be the 2nd best team in the east?

 

[BigOrangeArsenal]

I could see Darnell Wright ascend to first or second team this year, given his recent attention as a possible first-round draftee.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Don't see many Kentucky players on those lists. And they're supposed to be the 2nd best team in the east?

Athlon actually ranks us second in the East. According to Athlon (who ranks Tennessee No. 18), here are the Vols' ranked opponents:

Alabama, # 1
Georgia, # 3
Kentucky, # 21 &
Pitt, # 23.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-25-college-football-rankings