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Pruitt completes his on-field staff

Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has completed his on-the-field coaching staff.

Saturday, Pruitt completed his staff with the hiring Memphis receivers coach David Johnson.

Johnson has been at Memphis the last two seasons. Prior to that Johnson spent from 2012-2015 at Tulane where he coached running backs and tight ends.

Johnson began his coaching career at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. in 2005. Johnson left there and was the head coach at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans for three seasons.

Johnson will be in Knoxville late Saturday night and will help in Tennessee's weekend recruiting efforts then will hit the road for the Vols on Monday.

Tennessee has three receivers in town this weekend for official visits.

2018 Tennessee football staff
TITLE COACH

HEAD COACH

Jeremy Pruitt

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS

Tyson Helton

RUNNING BACKS

Robert Gillespie

OFFENSIVE LINE

Will Friend

WIDE RECEIVERS

David Johnson

TIGHT ENDS

Brian Niedemyer

CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Kevin Scherrer

DEFENSIVE LINE

Tracy Rocker

CO-COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

Chris Rumph

CORNERBACKS

Terry Fair

SAFETIES/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR

Charles Kelly

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR

Craig Fitzgerald

ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH

Shaq Wilson

ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH

Byron Jerideau

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL

Drew Hughes

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Todd Watson

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