Tennessee Volunteers Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

15George MacIntyreQB12-FR—11Faizon BrandonQB2FR (5)—17Ryan StaubQB34-JR

PORTAL 13Mason PhillipsQB42-FR

×6

18DeSean BishopRB14-JR—19Daune MorrisRB22-SO—+2 ROLES 21Javin GordonRB32-SO

PORTAL 20Justin BakerRB42-SO

24Hunter BarnesRB5 34Will RajeckiRB6

X×5

4Mike MatthewsX13-JR—1Travis Smith Jr.X22-SO—19Tyreek KingX3FR (4)30JaColby CooperX4FR (3)

35Ben PetermannX5

Z×5

5Radarious JacksonZ12-SO—80TK KeysZ2FR (5)—81Ian DuarteZ34-JR

PORTALALSO PR 38Brayden CarrollZ4FR (3)

31Lane CopeZ5

SLOT×5

14Braylon StaleySLOT13-SO—89Joakim DodsonSLOT22-FR—ALSO KR 36Nathan RobertsSLOT34-JR 88Deon HardinSLOT44-SR

29Jack-Henry JakobikSLOT5

×6

0Ethan DavisTE14-JR—7DaSaahn BrameTE22-SO—82Trent ThomasTE34-JR

PORTAL 86Cole HarrisonTE43-SO

87Luca WolfTE5 44Drake MartinezTE6

PORTAL

LT×4

70David Sanders Jr.LT12-SO—79Gabriel OsendaLT2FR (4)—59Charlie Powell IIILT32-FR 78Gage GintherLT43-SO

LG×4

75Wendell Moe Jr.LG15-SR—

PORTAL 74Shamurad UmarovLG24-JR—55Antoni OgumoroLG32-SO 63Jeremy George-ElLG4FR (3)

C×4

56Sam PendletonC14-JR—

PORTAL 58Nic MooreC22-FR—66Kamari BlairC3FR (4)65Michael KostantonovC43-SO

RG×4

72Jesse PerryRG13-SO—67Donovan HaslamRG25-SR—

PORTAL 71Ed BakerRG3FR (3)60Thomas StormRG4FR

RT×2

77Ory WilliamsRT13-SO—

PORTAL 51Jeremias HeardRT23-SO—

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×7

5Daevin HobbsDT14-SR—47Isaiah CampbellDT22-SO—58Darryl RiversDT3FR (3)99Charles House IIIDT42-FR

87Nuk SimmonsDT5↓4

NT×6

54Xavier GilliamNT13-SO—

PORTAL 94Nathan RobinsonNT24-JR—17Ethan UtleyNT32-SO 95JJ FinchNT4FR (4)

59Dereon AlbertNT5↓4 96Isaiah IngeNT6

EDGE

DE×5

18Tyree WeathersbyDE14-JR—9Mariyon DyeDE22-SO—35Carson GentleDE33-SO 88Carter GoodenDE4FR (4)

85CJ EdwardsDE5↓4

EDGE

LEO×6

93Jordan NormanLEO14-JR—

PORTAL 90Chaz ColemanLEO22-SO—

PORTAL 44Christian GassLEO32-FR 87Kedric Golston IILEO4FR (4)

56Zach GrovesLEO5↓4 97Hezekiah HarrisLEO6↓4

WLB×5

7Arion CarterWLB14-SR—27Jadon PerlotteWLB22-SO—12Jaedon HarmonWLB32-SO 52Brayden RouseWLB4FR (4)

57Grier ShortWLB5

MLB×6

55Amare CampbellMLB14-SR—

PORTAL 13Edwin SpillmanMLB23-SO—22Jeremiah TelanderMLB34-SR 51TJ WhiteMLB4FR (4)

11Jordan BurnsMLB5↓4 50Ryan ScottMLB6↓4

LCB×6

20Kayin LeeLCB14-SR—

PORTAL 21Tre Poteat IIILCB22-SO—25Timothy MerrittLCB32-SO 30Javonte SmithLCB4FR (3)

21Jamyan TheodoreLCB5↓3 43Jackson MathewsLCB6

RCB×4

4Ty RedmondRCB12-SO—29Jadais RichardRCB25-SR—

PORTAL 34Zay AndersonRCB3FR (4)41Steele KatinaRCB43-SO

NB×4

19Qua MossNB14-SR—

PORTAL 37Isaiah HardgeNB24-JR—

PORTAL 48Tevis MetcalfNB33-SO

PORTAL 38Jowell CombayNB4FR (3)

FS×4

28TJ MetcalfFS14-SR—

PORTAL 24Dylan LewisFS22-SO—26Sidney WaltonFS32-SO 31Joel WyattFS4FR (4)

SS×5

15Edrees FarooqSS13-JR—23Dejuan LaneSS23-JR—

PORTAL 42DJ BurksSS35-SR

PORTAL 85Luke ThompsonSS4FR (3)

40KJ McClainSS5↓7

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

94Josh TurbyvilleKO15-SR—ALSO P 93Grady DangerfieldKO22-FR—

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×2

89Joakim DodsonKR12-FR—ALSO WR 19Daune MorrisKR22-SO—+2 ROLES

—open

×2

48Bennett BradyLS15-SR—53Blake HowardLS24-JR—

PORTAL

—open

×3

97Cooper RanvierPK13-SO—

PORTAL 94Josh TurbyvillePK25-SR—ALSO P 93Grady DangerfieldPK32-FR

—open

×2

19Daune MorrisPR12-SO—+2 ROLES 81Ian DuartePR24-JR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×3

98Jackson RossPT15-SR—94Josh TurbyvillePT25-SR—ALSO K 99Logan FoleyPT3FR (3)

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

George MacIntyre#15QB12-FR—QB211Faizon BrandonFR (5)QB317Ryan Staub4-JR

PORTAL QB413Mason Phillips2-FR

RB6 listed

DeSean Bishop#18RB14-JR—RB219Daune Morris2-SO+2 ROLES RB321Javin Gordon2-SO

PORTAL RB420Justin Baker2-SO

WRX5 listed

Mike Matthews#4X13-JR—X21Travis Smith Jr.2-SO X319Tyreek KingFR (4)X430JaColby CooperFR (3)

WRZ5 listed

Radarious Jackson#5Z12-SO—Z280TK KeysFR (5)Z381Ian Duarte4-JR

PORTALALSO PR Z438Brayden CarrollFR (3)

WRSLOT5 listed

Braylon Staley#14SLOT13-SO—SLOT289Joakim Dodson2-FRALSO KR SLOT336Nathan Roberts4-JR SLOT488Deon Hardin4-SR

TE6 listed

Ethan Davis#0TE14-JR—TE27DaSaahn Brame2-SO TE382Trent Thomas4-JR

PORTAL TE486Cole Harrison3-SO

OLLT4 listed

David Sanders Jr.#70LT12-SO—LT279Gabriel OsendaFR (4)LT359Charlie Powell III2-FR LT478Gage Ginther3-SO

OLLG4 listed

Wendell Moe Jr.#75LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG274Shamurad Umarov4-JR LG355Antoni Ogumoro2-SO LG463Jeremy George-ElFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Sam Pendleton#56C14-JR—

PORTAL C258Nic Moore2-FR C366Kamari BlairFR (4)C465Michael Kostantonov3-SO

OLRG4 listed

Jesse Perry#72RG13-SO—RG267Donovan Haslam5-SR

PORTAL RG371Ed BakerFR (3)RG460Thomas StormFR

OLRT2 listed

Ory Williams#77RT13-SO—

PORTAL RT251Jeremias Heard3-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT7 listed

Daevin Hobbs#5DT14-SR—DT247Isaiah Campbell2-SO DT358Darryl RiversFR (3)DT499Charles House III2-FR

DLNT6 listed

Xavier Gilliam#54NT13-SO—

PORTAL NT294Nathan Robinson4-JR NT317Ethan Utley2-SO NT495JJ FinchFR (4)

EDGEDE5 listed

Tyree Weathersby#18DE14-JR—DE29Mariyon Dye2-SO DE335Carson Gentle3-SO DE488Carter GoodenFR (4)

EDGELEO6 listed

Jordan Norman#93LEO14-JR—

PORTAL LEO290Chaz Coleman2-SO

PORTAL LEO344Christian Gass2-FR LEO487Kedric Golston IIFR (4)

LBWLB5 listed

Arion Carter#7WLB14-SR—WLB227Jadon Perlotte2-SO WLB312Jaedon Harmon2-SO WLB452Brayden RouseFR (4)

LBMLB6 listed

Amare Campbell#55MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB213Edwin Spillman3-SO MLB322Jeremiah Telander4-SR MLB451TJ WhiteFR (4)

CBLCB6 listed

Kayin Lee#20LCB14-SR—

PORTAL LCB221Tre Poteat III2-SO LCB325Timothy Merritt2-SO LCB430Javonte SmithFR (3)

CBRCB4 listed

Ty Redmond#4RCB12-SO—RCB229Jadais Richard5-SR

PORTAL RCB334Zay AndersonFR (4)RCB441Steele Katina3-SO

CBNB4 listed

Qua Moss#19NB14-SR—

PORTAL NB237Isaiah Hardge4-JR

PORTAL NB348Tevis Metcalf3-SO

PORTAL NB438Jowell CombayFR (3)

SFS4 listed

TJ Metcalf#28FS14-SR—

PORTAL FS224Dylan Lewis2-SO FS326Sidney Walton2-SO FS431Joel WyattFR (4)

SSS5 listed

Edrees Farooq#15SS13-JR—SS223Dejuan Lane3-JR

PORTAL SS342DJ Burks5-SR

PORTAL SS485Luke ThompsonFR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Josh Turbyville#94KO15-SR—ALSO P KO293Grady Dangerfield2-FR

KR2 listed

Joakim Dodson#89KR12-FR—ALSO WR KR219Daune Morris2-SO+2 ROLES

LS2 listed

Bennett Brady#48LS15-SR—LS253Blake Howard4-JR

PORTAL

PK3 listed

Cooper Ranvier#97PK13-SO—

PORTAL PK294Josh Turbyville5-SRALSO P PK393Grady Dangerfield2-FR

PR2 listed

Daune Morris#19PR12-SO—+2 ROLES PR281Ian Duarte4-JR

PORTALALSO WR

PT3 listed

Jackson Ross#98PT15-SR—PT294Josh Turbyville5-SRALSO K PT399Logan FoleyFR (3)

Program & Venue

Program

Tennessee Volunteers

University of Tennessee

Conference SECFootball began 1891Location Knoxville, Tennessee

Home

Neyland Stadium

101,915Listed capacity

Location Knoxville, Tennessee

Coaching staff

Head coachJosh Heupel

Offensive coordinatorJoey Halzle

Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles

Identity

Mascot Smokey XI

Orange Primary

Smokey Gray Secondary