Tennessee running backs coach Jerry Mack could soon be making a move to the NFL.

Mack is reportedly a target for the Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach job, according to Matt Zenitz. VolQuest reports that Mack is the “leading candidate” for the opening.

Mack has been on staff at Tennessee since 2021. This past season, he had three backs rush for at least 475 yards as the Vols finished with a 9-4 (4-4) record. Tennessee averaged 204.8 rushing yards per game.

Jaylen Wright led the way for the Vols, rushing for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns, while averaging 7.4 yards per carry.

If Jerry Mack does indeed end up with the Jaguars, he would coach a backfield that is led by former Clemson star Travis Etienne.

Mack is a Memphis native who started his college football playing career at Jackson State, before transferring to Arkansas State and lettering three years.

The 43-year-old got into coaching in 2004 and has an impressive resume, which includes being the head coach at North Carolina Central from 2014-17. During those four years, NC Central went 31-15 (26-6) and had a winning record each season.

Mack left North Carolina Central for Rice in December of 2017. He was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Owls.

Mack stayed on staff with Rice through the 2020 season, before being hired at Tennessee.

Report: Tennessee to hire former Southern Miss assistant Cayden Cochran as offensive analyst

Elsewhere with the Tennessee coaching staff, news broke last week that Josh Heupel is bringing in a staff member who he has a former connection with to be an analyst for the Vols.

Heupel is hiring former Southern Miss tight ends coach Cayden Cochran as an offensive analyst, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.

Cochran was let go at Southern Miss following the 2023 season after three years with the program.

Before that, he spent three years at Emporia State, serving as the offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator and receivers coach. Cochran also previously coached at West Georgia.

During his playing days, Cochran started his career as the quarterback at Coffeyville Community College.

From there, he transferred to Oklahoma, where he linked up with Josh Heupel, who was the quarterbacks coach for the Sooners. Cochran only played for Heupel for one season, before transferring to Valdosta State.

He was the starting quarterback for the Blazers for two seasons, leading Valdosta State to the Division II national title during his junior season in 2012.

Now, more than a decade later, Heupel and Cochran are reuniting at Tennessee.