Look: No. 25 Tennessee's official depth chart for Saturday's game vs. Vanderbilt
No. 25 Tennessee’s official depth chart for Saturday’s Senior Day game against Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale at Neyland Stadium:
Quarterback
| Starter | Joe Milton III |
| Backup | Nico Iamaleava |
| Backup | Gaston Moore |
Milton passed for 147 yards in the loss to Georgia, completing 17 of 30 passes with a 97.8 QB Rating. He ran four times for a loss of 13 yards after Georgia’s defense finished with one sack and three tackles for loss.
Running Back
| Starter | Jaylen Wright |
| Backup | Jabari Small |
| Backup | Dylan Sampson |
| Backup | Cameron Seldon |
Wright ran 75 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage against Georgia, but Tennessee finished with just 130 yards rushing on 25 carries as a team. Wright had six carries for 90 yards, Small had six for 25 yards and Seldon had three for 11 yards. Sampson carried twice for nine yards.
Wide Receiver
| Starter | Kaleb Webb -or- Chas Nimrod |
| Starter | Ramel Keyton |
| Backup | Kaleb Webb |
| Slot | Squirrel White |
| Backup | Chas Nimrod |
White caught five passes for 45 yards, leading Tennessee in both categories against Georgia, and carried once for eight yards. Nimrod had five catches for 44 yards. White was targeted 12 times and Nimrod had seven targets. Webb caught one pass for 17 yards on two targets.
Tight End
| Starter | Jacob Warren |
| Backup | McCallan Castles |
Castles caught two passes for 21 yards on his only two targets last week and Warren caught one pass for eight yards on his only target.
Offensive Line
| Left Tackle | John Campbell |
| Backup | Gerald Mincey |
| Left Guard | Andrej Karic -or- Ollie Lane |
| Backup | Jackson Lampley |
| Center | Cooper Mays |
| Backup | Ollie Lane –or- Dayne Davis |
| Right Guard | Jackson Lampley -or- Addison Nichols |
| Right Tackle | Gerald Mincey |
| Backup | Jeremiah Crawford -or- Dayne Davis |
Tennessee was missing both starting offensive tackles against Georgia, with Davis starting at right tackle in place of Mincey and Crawford starting at left tackle in place of Campbell. Javontez Spraggins was lost to a season-ending injury after starting the last 36 games at right guard for Tennessee.
Defensive Line
| Starter | Omari Thomas |
| Backup | Elijah Simmons -or- Kurott Garland |
| Starter | Omarr Norman-Lott -or- Bryson Eason |
| Backup | Daevin Hobbs |
Norman-Lott had five tackles and Thomas had three in Tennessee’s loss to Georgia. Thomas has 27.0 tackles on the season and Norman-Lott has 26.0. The duo have been combined for 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.
Defensive End
| Starter | Tyler Baron |
| Backup | Dominic Bailey |
| Backup | Tyre West |
Baron had three tackles, including one tackle for loss and a quarterback hit against Georgia. He’s up to 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks on the season for Tennessee, with 27.0 tackles.
LEO
| Starter | Roman Harrison |
| Backup | James Pearce Jr. |
| Backup | Joshua Josephs |
| Backup | Caleb Herring |
Harrison returned with two tackles after missing Tennessee’s loss at Missouri. Pearce had three tackles and Josephs had one. Pearce has 8.0 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, leading Tennessee’s defense in both categories.
Weakside Linebacker
| Starter | Aaron Beasley |
| Backup | Kalib Perry |
Beasley has 63.0 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks on the season after finishing with nine tackles and two tackles for loss against Georgia.
Middle Linebacker
| Starter | Elijah Herring |
| Backup | Jeremiah Telander |
Herring had six tackles against Georgia and now has a 71.0 tackles on the season, leading Tennessee’s defense in the category. Telander has 24.0 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
Cornerback
| Starter | Doneiko Slaughter |
| Backup | Warren Burrell |
| Backup | Rickey Gibson III |
| Starter | Gabe Jeudy-Lally |
| Backup | Brandon Turnage |
Slaughter led Tennessee’s defense with 11 tackles against Georgia, including eight solo, and had an interception called back on a flag. He has 32.0 tackles on the season with one tackle for loss and one sack. Jeudy-Lally has 33.0 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a sack on the season, with an interception and four passes broken up.
Safety
| Starter | Wesley Walker |
| Backup | Andre Turrentine |
| Starter | Jaylen McCollough |
| Backup | Jourdan Thomas |
| Backup | Will Brooks |
Star
| Starter | Tamarion McDonald |
| Backup | Jourdan Thomas -or- Brandon Turnage |
Turrentine started at safety in place of the injured Walker and had four tackles, including a tackle for loss. Brooks was forced into the game after Thomas was injured after two defensive snaps. Brooks had six tackles, third most on Tennessee’s defense in the loss.
Special Teams
| Placekicker | Charles Campbell |
| Backup | Josh Turbyville |
| Punter | Jackson Ross |
| Backup | Josh Turbyville |
| Kickoff | Josh Turbyville |
| Backup | Max Gilbert |
| Longsnapper | Matthew Salansky |
| Holder | Jackson Ross |
| Kick Returner | Dee Williams -or- Cameron Seldon |
| Punt Returner | Dee Williams -or- Squirrel White |
Campbell missed a 55-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter and is now 0-for-3 on kicks from 50 or more yards. He’s 13-for-13 from inside 39 yards and 3-for-4 between 40 and 49 yards.
Jackson is averaging 42.98 yards on 45 punts, with a long of 71. He has three touchbacks, 22 fair catches, 17 that landed inside the 20 and nine that went 50 or more yards.
Williams is averaging 16.0 yards per punt return with a long of 55 and one touchdown. He’s averaging 20.3 yards per kickoff return, with a long of 34.
