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Look: No. 21 Tennessee's official depth chart for Saturday's game vs. No. 1 Georgia

IMG_3593by:Grant Ramey11/17/23

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(Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Tennessee wide receiver Kaleb Webb (84) warms up before the first half of a game between the Tennessee Vols and Florida Gators, in Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.

A closer look at No. 21 Tennessee’s official depth chart before the Vols (7-3, 3-3 SEC) host No. 1 Georgia (10-0, 7-0) on Saturday (3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, CBS) at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville:

Quarterback

StarterJoe Milton III
BackupNico Iamaleava
BackupGaston Moore

Milton has passed for 2,283 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. He’s completed 190 of 291 passes (65.2%), is averaging 228.3 yards per game and has a quarterback rating of 145.9. Milton has rushed 69 times for 301 net yards with five rushing touchdowns.

Iamaleava has completed 7 of 14 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown in three games. Moore is 4-for-7 for 36 yards in two games.

Running Back

StarterJaylen Wright
BackupJabari Small
BackupDylan Sampson
BackupCameron Seldon

Wright leads Tennessee with 117 carries for 848 yards. He has three touchdowns. Sampson has carried 74 times for 425 yards and a team-high seven rushing touchdowns. Small has carried 85 times for 420 yards and two touchdowns.

Sampson has 16 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown, Wright has caught 21 passes for 132 yards and Small has caught six passes for 36 yards.

Wide Receiver

StarterKaleb Webb -or- Chas Nimrod
StarterRamel Keyton
BackupKaleb Webb
SlotSquirrel White
BackupChas Nimrod

White leads Tennessee’s receivers with 49 catches for 609 yards and two touchdowns. He has a long of 83 yards, an average of 12.4 yards per catch and is averaging 60.9 yards per game. Keyton has 28 catches for 469 yards and four touchdowns. Webb has 10 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown and Nimrod has eight catches for 97 yards and a touchdown.

Tennessee is down two receivers with Dont’e Thornton and Bru McCoy both out for the remainder of the regular season due to injury.

Tight End

StarterJacob Warren
BackupMcCallan Castles

Castles has 16 receptions, fifth-most for Tennessee, with 197 yards and three touchdowns. Warren has 11 catches for 92 yards and three touchdowns of his own.

Offensive Line

Left TackleJohn Campbell
BackupGerald Mincey
Left GuardAndrej Karic -or- Ollie Lane
BackupJackson Lampley
CenterCooper Mays
BackupOllie Laneor- Dayne Davis
Right GuardJavontez Spraggins
BackupAddison Nichols
Right TackleGerald Mincey
Backup Jeremiah Crawford -or- Dayne Davis

Tennessee couldn’t get the run game going at Missouri, rushing for a season-low 83 yards on 23 carries. The Vols passed for 267 yards and a touchdown while being held to a season-low seven points. Missouri’s defense had five tackles for loss, one sack and forced three turnovers. Mizzou had three quarterback hits.

Defensive Line

StarterOmari Thomas
BackupElijah Simmons -or- Kurott Garland
StarterOmarr Norman-Lott -or- Bryson Eason
BackupDaevin Hobbs

Thomas and Eason both have 24.0 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack through 10 games in the middle of Tennessee’s defensive line. Norman-Lott has 21.0 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. Hobbs in seven games has 12.0 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss. Simmons has played in six games, with 13.0 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss.

Defensive End

StarterTyler Baron
BackupDominic Bailey
BackupTyre West

Baron has 24.0 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. He’s third on Tennessee’s defense in both tackles for loss and sacks. Bailey has 9.0 tackles in 10 games, with 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. West has 11.0 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 10 games.

LEO

StarterRoman Harrison
BackupJames Pearce Jr.
BackupJoshua Josephs
BackupCaleb Herring

Harrison didn’t play at Missouri last week. He was in street clothes on the sideline during Tennessee’s 36-7 loss. Pearce’s breakout sophomore season includes a team-high 11.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks. He has 18.0 tackles in 10 games. Josephs has 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks.

Weakside Linebacker

StarterAaron Beasley
BackupKalib Perry

Beasley has 54.0 tackles, second on Tennessee’s defense, and has 9.5 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks. Perry in 10 games has 14.0 tackles.

Middle Linebacker

StarterElijah Herring
BackupJeremiah Telander

Herring has 65.0 tackles, leading Tennessee’s defense, and has 2.5 tackles for loss with one quarterback hit. Telander has 20.0 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss.

Cornerback

StarterDoneiko Slaughter
BackupWarren Burrell
BackupRickey Gibson III
StarterGabe Jeudy-Lally
BackupBrandon Turnage

Juedy-Lally is sixth on Tennessee’s defense with 30.0 tackles. He has 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. He has one interception on the season, along with four passes broken up and one forced fumble. Slaughter in eight games, taking on a bigger role since Kamal Hadden was lost for the season due to injury, has 21.0 tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.

Safety

StarterWesley Walker
BackupAndre Turrentine
StarterJaylen McCollough
BackupJourdan Thomas
BackupWill Brooks

Walker is third on Tennessee’s defense with 53.0 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. He has two passes broken up, one quarterback hit and one fumble. McCollough is fourth with 43.0 tackles, to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, a team-high three interceptions and three passes broken up.

Star

StarterTamarion McDonald
BackupJourdan Thomas -or- Brandon Turnage

McDonald is fifth on Tennessee’s defense with 40.0 tackles. He has 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, with one interception and four passes broken up. He left the Missouri game on Saturday with an injury suffered in the first quarter. He was replaced by Thomas, who has 14.0 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss in 10 games.

Special Teams

PlacekickerCharles Campbell
BackupJosh Turbyville
PunterJackson Ross
BackupJosh Turbyville
KickoffJosh Turbyville
BackupMax Gilbert
LongsnapperMatthew Salansky
HolderJackson Ross
Kick ReturnerDee Williams -or- Cameron Seldon
Punt ReturnerDee Williams -or- Squirrel White

Ross is averaging 43.4 yards per punt on 39 punts, with three touchbacks, 18 fair catches, 17 downed inside the 20 and nine traveling 50 or more yards. Campbell is 15-for-18 on field goals after missing a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter at Missouri. He’s 12-for-12 from inside 39 yards and 3-for-6 from 40 yards or more.

Williams is averaging 16.0 yards per punt return on 14 attempts, with one touchdown and a long of 55. He’s averaging 20.3 yards per kick return on nine attempts with a long of 34.

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