Who is listed on Tennessee football's Wednesday night availability report ahead of the Vols' contest with Georgia.
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QUESTIONABLE – OT David Sanders Jr.
David Sanders is listed as Tennessee’s starting right tackle on the depth chart, but is yet to play a game. The true freshman and former five-star recruit was thought to be good to go for the opener against Syracuse, but was a late scratch by the medical team.
He was also ruled out for the game against ETSU the following week. Heupel gave his thoughts on Sanders’ status afterward.
“Dave, anticipated him being ready,” Heupel said following the win. “Ultimately, medical decided for him, for us, it probably wasn’t the best move to play him today.”
With Sanders out of the lineup, Tennessee has slid guard Jesse Perry out to right tackle. In that role, he’s done a good job, although against two weaker defensive lines than what Georgia brings to the table.
QUESTIONABLE – DE Tyree Weathersby
After playing a good bit of the game against Syracuse and performing well at defensive end, Tyree Weathersby was unable to play against ETSU. In the opener, he recorded four six tackles with four coming as a solo effort.
Weathersby has battled injuries throughout his career, but looked poised for a breakout season as a key piece of the defensive line rotation.
QUESTIONABLE – DT Jaxson Moi
Jaxson Moi started at defensive tackle against Syracuse, but suffered an injury early in the game. After just a few snaps, he went down and did not return. As a result, Heupel ruled him out early in the week of preparation for the game against ETSU.
On Wednesday, he provided some hope that Moi could give it a go against Georgia.
“Yeah, there’s certainly some belief on that side of it, but you’ll be able to see on the injury report here tonight,” Heupel said.
Other Tennessee players
QUESTIONABLE – RB Hunter Barnes
OUT – CB Rickey Gibson III
Rickey Gibson, after suffering an injury early in the season opener against Syracuse, will miss Saturday’s game against Georgia. When asked the Monday following the win over the Orange, Josh Heupel gave some unencouraging news.
“Rickey will be out for an extended period here,” Heupel said. “How long, I don’t have the exact timeline on. But he’ll be out for an extended time.”
OUT – CB Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy, a preseason All-American and projected first-round draft pick, also remains inactive. He suffered an offseason ACL injury and returned to practice in a limited form this fall us.”
There is no clear timeline for his return at this point. In his first year with UT, McCoy managed 44 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss. He came up with four interceptions, as well, including a one-handed snag against Ryan Williams of Alabama and a circus catch in the end zone at Vanderbilt.
OUT – DT Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs, a projected key piece at defensive tackle, was ruled out for a few weeks due to a foot injury suffered just ahead of the season. There is no clear timeline for his return, but he is expected to play at some point this season.