Pulled from Saturday Down South
1. Hendon Hooker will be one of the SEC’s most efficient quarterbacks
2. Jabari Small rushes for over 1,100 yards
3. Cedric Tillman leads SEC in receiving
4. Tight ends grow in offense
5. Jalin Hyatt doubles his receptions
6. Tayven Jackson moves to 2nd on depth chart
7. Vols will surpass 2021’s scoring 39.3 points per game average
#1 seems too obvious and he's already done it before
#2 - pretty unlikely. We want to rotate guys and Small has some potential health issues. Not an elite RB. Seems Heuepl has only had 1 1,100+ yard rusher since his Mizzou days. A "workhorse" RB isn't his style.
#3 - similar to #2, think we'll spread it around too much for that to happen. Not impossible though.
#4 - Uhh, maybe? No idea. We didn't upgrade there with a big transfer or recruit, so not sure we philosophically change things (and why should we?). But we're a year older, hmmk. 50/50.
#5 - Heupel's offense tends to offer 2 WRs 40+ catches/year. The question is how well Bru shows up and if we get Robinson. Get Robinson, I'll say under 42 (2x last year). If not, I'll take the over.
#6 - By the end of the season? 40/60. I hope Milton finds "it" and can be a stud backup. No one should ever hope to have a true freshman just 1 snap away from an SEC schedule, so for our sake, I hope not. Not this season anyway.
#7 - I'd take that. Half of that equation has to do with 3rd down defense and it can't get much worse. Get us the ball back more often/game and yes we'll score more.