4. Rico, then what?
Rising All-SEC senior Rico McCoy is a rock, but the Vols dont have any other known commodities at linebacker. Big, talented, junior-to-be Gerald Williams has moved back from defensive end, and hes expected to battle a bevy of unproven players (including Savion Frazier, Nick Reveiz, LaMarcus Thompson, Herman Lathers and January enrollee Nigel Mitchell-Thornton) for the other two starting spots. Lathers has consistently impressed coaches and teammates since arriving in Knoxville last year, and he might have played as a true freshman if not for a midseason tonsillectomy.
