Tennessee releases depth chart for season opener, lists 35 'or' designations
The Volunteers are officially back in action. On Monday, Tennessee football released its first depth chart of the 2024 campaign.
The team will kick off its highly-anticipated season on Saturday against the Chattanooga Mocs at 12:45 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel evidently didn’t believe it was necessary to nail down a true starter for each position. The depth chart includes 35 “or” designations, signifying the lack of lone ownership on a position.
Although the depth chart will change during the season, this initial version gives Tennessee fans an excellent idea of Heupel’s vision for 2024. To see the complete depth chart, look below.
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Quarterback
| Starter | Nico Iamaleava |
| Backup | Gaston Moore |
| Backup | Jake Merklinger |
Running Back
| Starter | Dylan Sampson |
| -or- Cam Seldon | |
| -or- DeSean Bishop | |
| -or- Khalifa Keith | |
| -or- Peyton Lewis |
Wide Receiver
| Starter | Chris Brazzell -or- Dont’e Thornton |
| Backup | Nathan Leacock |
| Starter | Bru McCoy -or- Kaleb Webb |
| Backup | Mike Matthews |
| Starter | Squirrel White -or- Chas Nimrod |
| Backup | Braylon Staley |
Tight End
| Starter | Ethan Davis |
| -or- Miles Kitselman | |
| -or- Holden Staes |
Offensive Line
| Left Tackle | Lance Heard -or- Larry Johnson III |
| Left Guard | Andrej Karic -or- Jackson Lampley |
| Center | Cooper Mays |
| Backup | William Satterwhite -or- Vysen Lang |
| Right Guard | Javontez Spraggins |
| Backup | Shamurad Umarov |
| Right Tackle | John Campbell -or- Dayne Davis |
Defensive Line
| Starter | Omari Thomas |
| -or- Bryson Eason | |
| -or- Jaxson Moi | |
| Starter | Omarr Norman-Lott |
| -or- Elijah Simmons | |
| -or- Jaxson Moi |
Defensive End
| Starter | Dominic Bailey |
| -or- Tyre West | |
| -or- Jayson Jenkins | |
| -or- Tyree Weathersby |
LEO
| Starter | James Pearce Jr. |
| -or- Joshua Josephs | |
| -or- Caleb Herring | |
| -or- Jordan Ross |
Weakside Linebacker
| Starter | Arion Carter |
| -or- Kalib Perry | |
| Backup | Jalen Smith |
Middle Linebacker
| Starter | Keenan Pili |
| -or- Jeremiah Tealander | |
| Backup | Edwin Spillman |
Cornerback
| Starter | Jermod McCoy |
| -or- Jordan Matthews | |
| Backup | Wiliam Wright |
| Starter | Rickey Gibson II |
| -or- Jalen McMurray | |
| Backup | Kaleb Beasley |
Safety
| Starter | Will Brooks |
| -or- Christian Charles | |
| Backup | Edrees Farooq |
| Starter | Andre Turrentine |
| -or- Jakobe Thomas | |
| Backup | John Slaughter |
Star
| Starter | Christian Harrison |
| -or- Boo Carter |
Special Teams
| Placekicker | Max Gilbert |
| -or- Josh Turbyville | |
| Punter | Jackson Ross |
| Backup | Josh Turbyville |
| Kickoff | Josh Turbyville |
| Backup | Max Gilbert |
| Longsnapper | Matthew Salansky |
| -or- Bennett Brady | |
| Holder | Jackson Ross |
| Kick Returner | Cameron Seldon |
| -or- DeSean Bishop | |
| Punt Returner | Squirrel White |
| -or- Jermod McCoy | |
| -or- Boo Carter |