Team 121 - JR's & SR's

[He_Made_It]

All current SO, RS SO, JR, & RS JR's were bumped to the next class and then sorted by position group.

Blue font = Likely early NFL departures

Defensive Backs

Micah Abernathy DB JR
Stephen Griffin DB JR
Rashaan Gaulden DB RS JR
Justin Martin DB SR
D.J. Henderson DB SR
Emmanuel Moseley DB SR
Todd Kelly Jr. DB SR
Evan Berry DB SR
Devin Williams DB RS SR
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Defensive Linemen

Derek Barnett DE SR
Shy Tuttle DL JR
Kyle Phillips DL JR
Austin Smith DL JR
Quay Picou DL JR
Kahlil McKenzie DL JR
Jonathan Kongbo DL RS JR
Paul Bain DL RS JR
Dimarya Mixon DL SR
Alexis Johnson DL SR
Kendal Vickers DL RS SR
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Linebackers

Darrin Kirkland Jr. LB JR
Dillon Bates LB RS JR
Gavin Bryant LB RS JR
Cortez McDowell LB SR
Elliott Berry LB SR
Colton Jumper LB SR
Elijah Medford LS RS JR
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Offensive Linemen

Jack Jones OL JR
Chance Hall OL JR
Charles Mosley OL RS JR
Coleman Thomas OL SR
Jashon Robertson OL SR
Austin Sanders OL RS SR
Brett Kendrick OL RS SR
Thomas Edwards OL RS SR
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Kickers/Punters

Trevor Daniel P RS SR
Aaron Medley PK SR
Holden Foster PK RS SR
Parker Henry H RS JR
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Quarterbacks

Quinten Dormady QB JR
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Running Backs

John Kelly RB JR
Jayson Sparks RB RS JR
Jalen Hurd RB SR
Alvin Kamara RB RS SR
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Tight Ends

Jakob Johnson TE SR
Ethan Wolf TE SR
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Wide Recievers

Jauan Jennings WR JR
Will Martinez WR JR
Thomas Orradre WR RS JR
Josh Malone WR SR
Jeff George WR RS SR
Josh Smith WR RS SR
Jaye Rochell WR RS SR
Logan Fetzner WR RS SR

 

[knoxville's finest]

We need to get to the top tier in recruiting. Bama, Lsu, uga, mich, oh state, fsu, and Clemson are always in the top 10 in recruiting. To get to the next level, we need to win on the field.

 

[cusincousin]

This is great. Hurd and Kamara will be back for another Natty.

 

[RollerVol]

yep...one hand washes the other...

GO VOLS...GET WELL SOON!

 

[VolFan4Life87]

I know you didn't consider early departures but LOL at Derek Barnett sticking around. He gone.

 

[Orange Alert]

That LB corp doesn't inspire confidence next year.

 

[He_Made_It]

It's just a holistic view. Will edit.

 

[voluntildeath]

who do you think steps up as a big time DE? that position seems to be crucial in this league

 

[UneducatedGuess]

What happened to our QBs? I personally don't think Dormandy will be the starter in 2017. Maybe early but will be replaced.

 

[swchandler1988]

That LB corp doesn't inspire confidence next year.

Haha true it doesn't. OP left out Bituli and Sapp for some reason.

EDIT: know he didn't mean to, honest mistake

 

[Aavoxx]

Abernathy is a SO.

Edit: I have poor reading comprehension.

 

[Grand Vol]

Depending on what he does the second half of the year, I might even put Malone up as a potential early NFL departure. He's already listed as a potential 5-7 round pick. Could rise with better production.

 

[JMSqb11]

That LB corp doesn't inspire confidence next year.

Um, DK Jr. will only get better and Jumper has played lights out since being thrown into the lion's den, leading the Vols in total tackles. Those two starting next year are something to be very excited about.

 

[He_Made_It]

who do you think steps up as a big time DE? that position seems to be crucial in this league

Hopefully DB's departure makes the others go "oh $#!^, it's our turn" and several of them take it to another level.

 

[Biopsyman]

Really need Brooks to make a splash at TE.. again, we have Wolf and nothing else

 

[He_Made_It]

Haha true it doesn't. OP left out Bituli and Sapp for some reason.

EDIT: know he didn't mean to, honest mistake

Bituli and Sapp are listed as FR & RS FR respectively.

Official Football Roster - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site

 

[He_Made_It]

Depending on what he does the second half of the year, I might even put Malone up as a potential early NFL departure. He's already listed as a potential 5-7 round pick. Could rise with better production.

I hope so. As in, higher production throughout the remainder of the regular season + SECCG + *cough*Playoffs*cough*

 

[swchandler1988]

Hopefully DB's departure makes the others go "oh $#!^, it's our turn" and several of them take it to another level.

Yeah my money is on Taylor, McDaniel and Kongbo to be those next bad dudes. McDaniel will still be a tad undersized, hopefully could get to 245-250 by next year. I could see Taylor adding 10-15 more pounds And he's already the fastest DE. With Kongbo having actually played football, this time next year he could be what we thought he was going to be. Would be delighted if Austin Smith surprised me.

 

[swchandler1988]

Bituli and Sapp are listed as FR & RS FR respectively.

Official Football Roster - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site

My mistake man. I forgot the thread was about the upper classmen. Was wondering why I was seeing so many guys missing.

 

[Grand Vol]

who do you think steps up as a big time DE? that position seems to be crucial in this league

Phillips for certain. Kongbo has the ceiling for it.

Maybe Picou has the lights come on? He was pretty highly regarded as a recruit.

 

[He_Made_It]

Yeah my money is on Taylor, McDaniel and Kongbo to be those next bad dudes. McDaniel will still be a tad undersized, hopefully could get to 245-250 by next year. I could see Taylor adding 10-15 more pounds And he's already the fastest DE. With Kongbo having actually played football, this time next year he could be what we thought he was going to be. Would be delighted if Austin Smith surprised me.

Taylor HAS to be one of the next monsters on the field... He is the WGWTFA guy, afterall.

 

[kid50]

If we wanna get techinical Austin Smith will probably be a RS SO.

 

[He_Made_It]

My mistake man. I forgot the thread was about the upper classmen. Was wondering why I was seeing so many guys missing.

No worries! At first glance it can look like a general roll call for next year.

 

[KBVol]

This is great. Hurd and Kamara will be back for another Natty.

No they won't IMO. And they shouldn't be. Time to go do this for a living boys. Thank you for everything you've done help bring the program back.

 

[LordBolton]

Phillips for certain. Kongbo has the ceiling for it.

Maybe Picou has the lights come on? He was pretty highly regarded as a recruit.

Those two will be really good next year, there won't be a lot of dropoff. Picou had a big play already this year, leading to our lone TD against Bama. Barnett knocked it loose but Picou nabbed it.