Darryl Rivers holds the DT · Depth spot in Tennessee Volunteers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Darryl Rivers is a defensive tackle from Powder Springs, Georgia, who attended McEachern High School. A consensus three-star recruit, Rivers was ranked No. 51 in Georgia and No. 48 nationally at his position by Rivals, while recruiting services listed him No. 56 overall in the state and No. 61 at defensive line. As a senior, he earned All-Region 3 6A First Team Defense honors and helped lead McEachern to a 10-1 record with a 7-0 region mark. Rivers committed to Tennessee in July 2025 after receiving 19 Division I offers, including six Power 4 programs. An early enrollee, he participated in spring practice with the Volunteers.

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