Roster Updates: Tennessee football's new numbers and weight changes

A complete breakdown of Tennessee Football’s updated 2023 roster, complete with number changes, jersey numbers for freshmen and transfers and weight changes for the Vols heading into the new season:

Tennessee’s Notable Number Changes

Running back Jaylen Wright changed from No. 20 to No. 0 … both linebacker Aaron Beasley and running back Dylan Sampson changed from No. 24 to No. 6 … Wide receiver Ramel Keyton changed from No. 80 to No. 9 … Defensive lineman Elijah Simmons changed from No. 51 to No. 10 … Linebacker Will Albright changed from No. 55 to No. 45 …  Offensive lineman Jackson Lampley changed from No. 50 to No. 75 … Tight end Charlie Browder changed from No. 44 to No. 88. 

Freshmen Jersey Numbers

Linebacker Arion Carter will wear No. 7 … Quarterback Nico Iamaleava will wear No. 8 … Defensive back Rickey Gibson III will wear No. 18 … running back Khalifa Keith will wear No. 20 … Linebacker Jeremiah Tealander will wear No. 22 … Defensive back Christian Conyer will wear No. 23 … Running back Cameron Seldon will wear No. 23 … Defensive back Jordan Matthews will wear No. 24 … Running back DeSean Bishop will wear No. 25 … Tight end Emmanuel Okoye will wear No. 27 … Defensive lineman Caleb Herring will wear No. 31 … Defensive back John Slaughter will wear No. 33 … Defensive back Jack Luttrell will wear No. 34 … Defensive lineman Chandavian Bradley will wear No. 38 … Linebacker Jalen Smith will wear No. 39 … Defensive lineman Tyree Weathersby will wear No. 41 … Offensive lineman Vysen Lang will wear No. 52 … Defensive lineman Daevin Hobbs will wear No. 53 … Offensive lineman Ayden Bussell will wear No. 64 … Offensive lineman Shamurad Umarov will wear No. 79 … Wide receiver Nate Spillman will wear No. 80 … Wide receiver Nathan Leacock will wear No. 85 … Tight end Ethan Davis will wear No. 86 … Placekicker Max Gilbert will wear No. 90 … Defensive lineman Nathan Robinson will wear No. 94 … Defensive lineman Trevor Duncan will wear No. 95.

Transfer Jersey Numbers

Wide receiver Dont’e Thornton (Oregon) will wear No. 1 … Gabe Jeudy-Lally (BYU) will wear No. 1 … Linebacker Keenan Pili (BYU) will wear No. 11 … Kicker Charles Campbell (Indiana) will wear No. 14 … Tight end McCallan Castles (UC Davis) will wear No. 34 … Defensive lineman Omarr Norman-Lott (Arizona State) will wear No. 55 … Offensive lineman Andrej Karic (Texas) will wear No. 70 … Offensive lineman John Campbell (Miami) will wear No. 74.

Weight Changes: Added

Sophomore offensive lineman Brian Grant was far and away the biggest gainer year over year, adding 39 pounds, going from 290 on the 2022 roster to 329 on the updated 2023 roster. 

Redshirt sophomore placekicker JT Carver added 15 pounds, sophomore linebacker Elijah Herring is up 11 pounds to 238 and both redshirt junior Bryson Eason and linebacker Will Albright went up 10 pounds, with Eason now listed at 310 and Albright at 230. 

Senior offense lineman Cooper Mays, redshirt freshman offensive lineman Addison Nichols and junior defensive back Christian Charles both added nine pounds on the updated roster, with Mays now at 305, Nichols at 327 and Charles at 195. Senior defensive back Tamarion McDonald is up eight pounds to 208.

There were 14 other players added five pounds or less on the 2023 roster: Jackson Lampley (up five pounds to 315); Jaylen Wright (up five pounds to 210); redshirt senior offensive lineman Ollie Lane (up five pounds to 320); redshirt freshman Massai Reddick (down five pounds to 340); senior defensive back and kick returner Dee Williams (up four pounds to 194); redshirt senior tight end Hunter Salmon (up four pounds to 249); redshirt freshman wide receiver Chas Nimrod (up four pounds to 196); sophomore defensive lineman Joshua Josephs (up four pounds to 242); redshirt freshman offensive lineman Mo Clipper Jr. (up three pounds to 308); redshirt senior tight end Jacob Warren (up three pounds to 253); Ramel Keyton (up two pounds to 197); redshirt freshman wide receiver Kaleb Webb (up two pounds to 198); senior defensive back Jaylen McCollough (up one pound to 206); redshirt junior linebacker Kwauze Garland (up one pound to 226). 

Weight Changes: Lost

Four players dropped weight on the updated roster. Redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton III and redshirt junior defensive lineman Dominic Bailey had the most weight lost, with both dropping 10 pounds. Bailey is now listed at 280 while Milton is 235. 

Senior defensive lineman Roman Harrison dropped nine pounds and is now at 235. Redshirt senior defensive back Wesley Walker is down four pounds to 200 and sophomore linebacker Kalib Perry is down two pounds to 226.