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No. 19 Tennessee's official depth chart for Saturday's game vs. Texas A&M

IMG_3593by:Grant Ramey10/09/23

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McCallan Castles
(Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson (6) celebrates his touchdown with Tennessee tight end McCallan Castles (34) during a game between Tennessee and Virginia in Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

Tennessee on Monday released its official depth chart as the 19th-ranked Vols (4-1, 1-1 SEC) host Texas A&M (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday (3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, CBS) at Neyland Stadium. Here’s a look at Josh Heupel’s team will line up against the Aggies:

Quarterback

StarterJoe Milton III
BackupNico Iamaleava
BackupGaston Moore
BackupNavy Shuler

Milton completed 21 of 32 passes for 239 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions against South Carolina. For the season, he is 101-for-160 (.613) for 1,164 yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions.

Running Back

StarterJaylen Wright
BackupJabari Small
BackupDylan Sampson
BackupCameron Seldon

Tennessee rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns as a team on 40 carries against South Carolina. Wright had 16 carries for 123 yards, Small ran 11 times for 59 yards and Sampson had 49 yards on nine carries, with all three backs scoring one touchdown each. Wright leads the team with 435 yards on 61 carries this season. Small has 317 yards and two touchdowns on 53 attempts. Sampson has carried 36 times for 248 yards and with seven total touchdowns.

Wide Receiver

StarterKaleb Webb -or- Chas Nimrod
StarterRamel Keyton
BackupKaleb Webb
SlotSquirrel White
Backup SlotDont’e Thornton

White against South Carolina became Tennessee’s leading receiver on the season — 26 catches for 276 yards — with nine catches for 104 yards. Sampson caught two passes out of the backfield for 42 yards and Keyton had two catches for 25 yards.

Tight Ends

StarterJacob Warren
BackupMcCallan Castles

Castles has seven catches for 100 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown against Austin Peay on September 9, and Warren has seven catches for 54 yards and two touchdowns.

Offensive Line

Left TackleJohn Campbell
BackupGerald Mincey
Left GuardAndrej Kuric -or- Jackson Lampley -or- Ollie Lane
CenterCooper Mays
BackupOllie Laneor- Dayne Davis
Right GuardJavontez Spraggins
BackupAddison Nichols
Right TackleJeremiah Crawford
BackupGerald Mincey -or- Dayne Davis

Tennessee is seventh nationally in rushing offense, averaging 231.2 yards per game, and second in average yards per carry, a 6.18. The Vols are tied for 21 in the country and sacks allowed, giving up 6.0 over the first five games. Mays returned to the starting center spot against South Carolina, with Lane moving to left guard and Mincey starting at right tackle.

Defensive Line

StarterOmari Thomas
BackupKurott Garland -or- Elijah Simmons
StarterOmarr Norman-Lott -or- Bryson Eason
BackupDaevin Hobbs

Thomas has 13.0 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, while Norman-Lott has 15 tackles with 1.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss. Hobbs has 8.0 tackles.

Defensive End

StarterTyler Baron -or- Dominic Bailey
BackupTyre West

Baron has 12 tackles, including 4.0 sacks for a combined loss of 18 yards. Bailey has seven tackles, including 0.5 sacks. West has nine tackles, with three solo and six assists.

LEO

StarterRoman Harrison
BackupJames Pearce
BackupJoshua Josephs
BackupCaleb Herring

Harrison has 11.0 tackles and a quarterback hit. Pearce has starred with a team-high 5.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss, second best on the team. Josephs has 5.0 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a quarterback hit. Caleb Herring has 2.0 tackles, including 1.0 sacks.

Weakside Linebacker

StarterAaron Beasley
BackupKalib Perry -or- Arion Carter

Beasley had 33.0 tackles, including a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Carter has 13.0 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss while Perry has 6.0 tackles.

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Middle Linebacker

StarterElijah Herring
BackupJeremiah Telander

Herring is second on the team with 30.0 tackles and has 2.0 tackles for loss and Telander has 11.0 tackles.

Cornerback

StarterDoneiko Slaughter -or- Gabe Jeudy-Lally
StarterKamal Hadden -or- Warren Burrell

After missing two games, Slaughter returned for Tennessee against South Carolina but played on six snaps. Jeudy-Lally has 14.0 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss. Hadden has 15.0 tackles and two interceptions, including the pick-6 against South Carolina.

Safety

StarterWesley Walker
BackupAndre Turrentine -or- Christian Charles
StarterJaylen McCollough
BackupJourdan Thomas
BackupWill Brooks

Walker and McCollough lead Tennessee’s defense in snaps played. Walker has 23.0 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. McCollough has 18.0 tackles for 1.5 tackles for loss, with three passes broken up.

Star

StarterTamarion McDonald
BackupBrandon Turnage

McDonald has 21.0 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. He has one interception, two passes broken up and quarterback hit. Turnage has 4.0 tackles

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

Campbell is 7-for-8 on Tennessee field goals this season with a long of 42, Ross is averaging 42.1 yards per punt with a long of 54 and Turbyville has 27 touchbacks on 34 kickoffs and four kicks that landed out of bounds.

Williams is averaging 16.78 yards on nine Tennessee punt returns, with a long of 55. He has five kickoff returns for 109 yards, averaging 21.8 yards per attempt with a long of 34.

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