Tennessee Football's official depth chart for Saturday's Senior Day game vs. UTEP
A look at Tennessee Football’s official depth chart for Saturday afternoon’s Senior Day game at UTEP, scheduled for a 1 p.m. Eastern Time start on SEC Network+. Here’s how the Vols will line up on the road against the Miners:
Quarterback
| Starter | Nico Iamaleava |
| Backup | Gaston Moore |
| Backup | Jake Merklinger |
Nico Iamaleava is 164-for-254 (.645) for 2,046 yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. He has rushed 76 times for 239 net yards and has one rushing touchdown. Iamaleava is averaging 204.6 passing yards per game and has a quarterback rating of 143.37.
Gaston Moore has appeared in five games, completing 16 of 25 passes for 201 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Freshman Jake Merklinger is 6-for-9 for 48 yards and has rushed seven times for 30 yards.
Iamaleava was ruled out at halftime of last week’s 33-14 win over Mississippi State with concussion-like symptoms, but was cleared to play and started at Georgia last week.
Running Back
| Starter | Dylan Sampson |
| Backup | Cam Seldon |
| -or- DeSean Bishop | |
| -or- Khalifa Keith | |
| -or- Peyton Lewis |
Dylan Sampson has rushed 220 times for 1,230 yards and 21 touchdowns. DeSean Bishop has ran 54 times for 372 yards and three touchdowns. Peyton Lewis has 45 carries for 216 yards and a touchdown and Cam Seldon has 14 carries for 74 yards in five games.
Bishop was out at Georgia, missing a second straight week after he was hurt on just his third snap in the 28-18 win over Kentucky three weeks ago. Lewis has 28 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown over his last two games, helping fill the void left by Bishop as the No. 2 running back.
Wide Receivers
| Starter | Dont’e Thornton -or- Chris Brazzell II |
| Backup | Nathan Leacock |
| Starter | Bru McCoy -or- Kaleb Webb |
| Backup | Mike Matthews |
| Starter | Squirrel White -or- Chas Nimrod |
| Backup | Braylon Staley |
Dont’e Thornton leads Tennessee in receiving yards and touchdowns, catching 20 passes for 505 yards and four touchdowns. Bru McCoy has 31 receptions for 395 yards and Chris Brazzell II has 23 catches for 271 yards and two touchdowns. Squirrel White has 31 catches for 349 yards and a touchdown.
Tight Ends
| Starter | Ethan Davis |
| -or- Holden Staes | |
| -or- Miles Kitselman |
Miles Kitselman has 17 catches for 229 yards and three receiving touchdowns, along with his 1-yard touchdown run at Georgia. Holden Staes has 13 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Davis has 10 catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.
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 |
Tennessee’s regular starters on the offensive line are Cooper Mays at center, Andrej Karic at left guard, Javontez Spraggins at right guard, Lance Heard at left tackle and John Campbell at right tackle. Heard returned at Arkansas after missing two games.
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Dayne Davis started at left tackle in place of Heard at Oklahoma and both Davis and Larry Johnson have played in place of John Campbell at right tackle while Campbell has dealt with injury.
Defensive Line
| Starter | Bryson Eason |
| -or- Omarr Norman-Lott | |
| -or- Daevin Hobbs | |
| Starter | Omari Thomas |
| -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 |
Middle Linebacker
| Starter | Jeremiah Telander -or- Jalen Smith |
| 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 |
Arion Carter has a team-high 54.0 tackles, with 21 solo and 33 assisted, to go with an interception. He has 6.0 tackles for loss. Will Brooks has 48.0 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and four passes broken up.
James Pearce Jr. has a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss and Joshua Josephs and Carter have 6.0 each.
Pearce leads the Vols 5.5 sacks and nine quarterback hurries. Jermod McCoy leads the team with seven passes broken up and has two interceptions and 32.0 tackles.
Special Teams
| Placekicker | Max Gilbert |
| Backup | Josh Turbyville |
| Punter | Jackson Ross |
| Backup | Josh Turbyville |
| Kickoff | Josh Turbyville |
| Backup | Max Gilbert |
| Longsnapper | Matthew Salansky |
| Backup | Bennett Brady |
| Holder | Jackson Ross |
| Kick Returner | Cameron Seldon -or- Peyton Lewis -or- DeSean Bishop -or- Mike Matthews |
| Punt Returner | Squirrel White -or- Jermod McCoy -or- Boo Carter |
Max Gilbert is 17-for-23 on field goals with a long of 51. He missed a 53-yard attempt late against NC State, missed twice against Alabama, finishing 1-for-3, and went 0-for-3 against Kentucky. He bounced back with a 4-for-4 night against Mississippi State and made his only attempt at Georgia. Jackson Ross has punted 39 times for 1,726 yards with two touchbacks, 12 fair catches, 16 downed inside the 20 and seven that went 50 or more yards.
Squirrel White has returned seven punts for 112 yards, with a long of 31. Jermod McCoy has returned six for 59, with a long of 23, and Boo Carter has returned nine for 137 yards.
