Tennessee football: Tracking Vols' complete team roster for 2023 season
Following a highly successful season in 2022, which included 11 total wins, a No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff Top 25, and a victory over Clemson in the Orange Bowl, expectations are as high as ever for Josh Heupel's Tennessee football program entering the 2023 campaign.
Although the Vols lost a number of big-time playmakers in quarterback Hendon Hooker, wide receivers Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman, and offensive tackle Darnell Wright, among many others, Heupel and his staff still brought back – and brought in – a nice mixture of talent and experience.
As spring practices have come and gone, and with the summer period now rolling in, VolReport is tracking Tennessee football's complete team roster for the 2023 season – including returners, transfers and true freshmen.
RETURNERS
| Name | Position | Grade |
|---|---|---|
|
Will Albright (*) |
Linebacker |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Dominic Bailey |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Parker Ball (*) |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Montrell Bandy (*) |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Hunter Barnes (*) |
Running Back |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Tyler Baron |
Defensive Lineman |
Senior |
|
Aaron Beasley |
Linebacker |
Senior |
|
Mekhi Bigelow |
Linebacker |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Michael Bittner (*) |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Ben Bolton |
Linebacker |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Bennett Brady |
Long Snapper |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Will Brooks (*) |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Charlie Browder |
Tight End |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Warren Burrell |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Senior |
|
JT Carver |
Placekicker |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Christian Charles |
Defensive Back |
Junior |
|
Mo Clipper Jr. |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Jeremiah Crawford |
Offensive Lineman |
Senior |
|
Dayne Davis (*) |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Camron Douglas |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Cody Duncan |
Tight End |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Bryson Eason |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Malik Ganaway |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Kwauze Garland |
Linebacker |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Kurott Garland |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Jerrod Gentry |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Brian Grant |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Isaac Green |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Kamal Hadden |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Christian Harrison |
Defensive Back |
Sophomore |
|
Roman Harrison |
Defensive Lineman |
Graduate Senior |
|
Joshua Helsdon |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Elijah Herring |
Sophomore |
Linebacker |
|
Gus Hill |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Jack Jancek (*) |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Jayson Jenkins |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Larry Johnson III |
Offensive Lineman |
Sophomore |
|
Joshua Josephs |
Offensive Lineman |
Sophomore |
|
Ramel Keyton |
Wide Receiver |
Senior |
|
Braeden Krivosh |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Jackson Lampley |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Ollie Lane |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Austin Lewis |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Jackson Locke |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Cooper Mays |
Offensive Lineman |
Senior |
|
Jaylen McCollough |
Defensive Back |
Senior |
|
Bru McCoy |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Tamarion McDonald |
Defensive Back |
Senior |
|
Connor Meadows |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Cameron Miller |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Joe Milton III |
Quarterback |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Gerald Mincey |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Gaston Moore |
Quarterback |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Addison Nichols |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Chas Nimrod |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
James Pearce Jr. |
Defensive Lineman |
Sophomore |
|
Kalib Perry |
Linebacker |
Sophomore |
|
Masai Reddick |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Titus Rohrer |
Tight End |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Jackson Ross |
Punter |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
De'Shawn Rucker |
Defensive Back |
Junior |
|
Matthew Salansky (*) |
Long Snapper |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Hunter Salmon (*) |
Tight End |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Dylan Sampson |
Running Back |
Sophomore |
|
Luke Shouse |
Tight End |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Navy Shuler (*) |
Quarterback |
Redshirt Junior |
|
Elijah Simmons |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Doneiko Slaughter |
Defensive Back |
Senior |
|
Jabari Small |
Running Back |
Senior |
|
Javontez Spraggins |
Offensive Lineman |
Senior |
|
Alton Stephens |
Long Snapper |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Da'Jon Terry |
Defensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Omari Thomas |
Defensive Lineman |
Senior |
|
Jourdan Thomas |
Defensive Back |
Sophomore |
|
Josh Turbyville |
Placekicker/Punter |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Brandon Turnage |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Andre Turrentine |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Wesley Walker |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Jacob Warren |
Tight End |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Trey Weary |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Kaleb Webb |
Wide Receiver |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Tyre West |
Defensive Lineman |
Sophomore |
|
Squirrel White |
Wide Receiver |
Sophomore |
|
Carson Whitehead |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Freshman |
|
Patrick Wilk |
Running Back |
Redshirt Sophomore |
|
Dee Williams |
Defensive Back |
Senior |
|
Jaylen Wright |
Running Back |
Junior |
|
William Wright (*) |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Junior |
TRANSFERS
MORE COVERAGE: Evaluating Vols' transfer portal additions for 2023
| Name | Position | Grade |
|---|---|---|
|
Charles Campbell |
Placekicker |
Redshirt Senior |
|
John Campbell Jr. |
Offensive Lineman |
Redshirt Senior |
|
McCallan Castles |
Tight End |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Gabe Jeudy-Lally |
Defensive Back |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Andrej Karic |
Offensive Lineman |
Junior |
|
Omarr Norman-Lott |
Defensive Lineman |
Junior |
|
Keenan Pili |
Linebacker |
Redshirt Senior |
|
Dont'e Thornton Jr. |
Wide Receiver |
Junior |
|
Caleb Williams (*) |
Linebacker |
Redshirt Freshman |
TRUE FRESHMEN
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
|
DeSean Bishop |
Running Back |
|
Arion Carter |
Linebacker |
|
Christian Conyer |
Defensive Back |
|
Ethan Davis |
Tight End |
|
Rickey Gibson III |
Defensive Back |
|
Max Gilbert |
Placekicker |
|
Caleb Herring |
Defensive Lineman |
|
Daevin Hobbs |
Defensive Lineman |
|
Nico Iamaleava |
Quarterback |
|
Vysen Lang |
Offensive Lineman |
|
Nathan Leacock |
Wide Receiver |
|
Jack Luttrell |
Defensive Back |
|
Jordan Matthews |
Defensive Back |
|
Nathan Robinson |
Defensive Lineman |
|
Cameron Seldon |
Running Back |
|
John Slaughter |
Defensive Back |
|
Jalen Smith |
Linebacker |
|
Dayton Sneed |
Wide Receiver |
|
Jeremiah Telander |
Linebacker |
|
Shamurad Umarov |
Offensive Lineman |
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