2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2018 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyson Helton (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKevin Sherrer (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Rumph (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumNeyland Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No.Georgia x   7 1     11 3  
No. 12 Kentucky   5 3     10 3  
No.Florida   5 3     10 3  
South Carolina   4 4     7 6  
Missouri   4 4     8 5  
Vanderbilt   3 5     6 7  
Tennessee   2 6     5 7  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 0     14 1  
No. 16 Texas A&M   5 3     9 4  
No. 6 LSU   5 3     10 3  
Mississippi State*   4 4     8 5  
Auburn   3 5     8 5  
Ole Miss   1 7     5 7  
Arkansas   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.[2] They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division.

Preseason

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevon Flowers
S
Tucker, GA Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
J.J. Peterson
OLB
Moultrie, GA Colquitt County 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
John Mincey
DT
Homerville, GA Clinch County 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jan 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Cedric Tillman
WR
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Dominick Wood-Anderson
TE
San Diego, CA Arizona Western (JC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jeremy Banks
RB
Cordova, TN Cordova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Allen
DE
Fairfield, CA City College SF (JC) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
J. T. Shrout
QB
Newhall, CA Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jerome Carvin
OL
Cordova, TN Cordova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Kingston Harris
DT
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Alontae Taylor
ATH, WR
Manchester, TN Coffee County Central 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Paxton Brooks
K
West Columbia, SC Airport 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Tanner Antonutti
OL
Nashville, TN Ensworth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jul 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Greg Emerson
DE
Jackson, TN Northside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jul 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jacob Warren
TE
Knoxville, TN Farragut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Brant Lawless
DT
Nashville, TN Nashville Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) May 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Ollie Lane
OL
Corryton, TN Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Matthew Flint
LB
Gurley, AL Madison County 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jahmir Johnson
OT
Philadelphia, PA Arizona Western (JC) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
D'Andre Litaker
DT
Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jun 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
247Sports: 20  ESPN
: 25
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Nigel Warrior S JR
Outland Trophy[4] Trey Smith OL SO
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Kyle Phillips DL SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6] Keller Chryst QB GS

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Volunteers predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Georgia 1,977 (271)
2 South Carolina 1,535 (8)
3 Florida 1,441 (2)
4 Missouri 1,057
5 Kentucky 874 (1)
6 Tennessee 704 (1)
7 Vanderbilt 392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule

Tennessee announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games,[7] 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Volunteers hosted SEC foes Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, and Missouri, and traveled to Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.[8]

The Volunteers hosted three of its four non–conference games which were against

Belk Kickoff against West Virginia from the Big 12 Conference
.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 17
CBS
L 14–4066,793
September 84:00 p.m.East Tennessee State*SECNW 59–396,464
September 1512:00 p.m.UTEP*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
SECNW 24–087,074
September 227:00 p.m.
ESPN
L 21–47100,027
September 293:30 p.m.at No. 2 GeorgiaCBSL 12–3892,246
October 1312:00 p.m.at No. 21
Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry / SEC Nation
  • )
    SECNW 30–2484,589
    October 203:30 p.m.No. 1 Alabama
    CBSL 21–5897,087
    October 277:30 p.m.at
    Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry
  • )
    SECNL 24–2780,614
    November 34:00 p.m.Charlotte*
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    SECNW 14–386,753
    November 103:30 p.m.No. 12 Kentucky
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    SECNW 24–795,258
    November 173:30 p.m.Missouri
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    CBSL 17–5088,224
    November 244:00 p.m.at
    Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry
  • )
    SECNL 13–3835,887
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time
    Schedule Source:[9]

    Personnel

    Roster and staff

    2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 1 Marquez Callaway Jr
    QB 2 Jarrett Guarantano  So
    RB 3 Ty Chandler So
    WR 5 Josh Palmer So
    WR 7 Brandon Johnson Jr
    WR 8 Latrell Williams  So
    RB 9 Tim Jordan So
    WR 10 Tyler Byrd Jr
    WR 11 Jordan Murphy So
    QB 12 J. T. Shrout So
    WR 13 Richard Mize Jr. So
    QB 14 Zac Jancek  Jr
    WR 15 Jauan Jennings  Jr
    QB 17 Will McBride So
    RB 18 Princeton Fant  Fr
    QB 19 Keller Chryst  Sr
    WR 21 Jacquez Jones  Jr
    RB 24 Trey Coleman So
    WR 26 Jay Shoop  Fr
    RB 28 James Christian  So
    RB 29 Jeremiah Howard  So
    RB 31 Madre London  Sr
    RB 33 Jeremy Banks Fr
    WR 34 Malik Elion  Sr
    RB 35 Ramsey Hailey So
    RB 36 Tanner Dobrucky  Fr
    WR 38 Grant Frerking  Fr
    WR 38 Brent McPherson Jr
    RB 42 Chip Omer  So
    TE/RB 48 Ja'Quain Blakely  So
    OL 50 Joey Cave  So
    OL 51 Drew Richmond  Jr
    OL 56 Riley Locklear So
    OL 57 Nathan Niehaus  So
    OL 58 Brandon Kennedy Injured  Jr
    OL 60 Michael Raymond Jr
    OL 66 Jarious Abercrombie Fr
    OL 67 Joe Keeler  Jr
    OL 68 Marcus Tatum  So
    OL 69 Brian Garvey So
    OL 70 Ryan Johnson  So
    OL 71 Tanner Antonutti Fr
    OL 72 Jahmir Johnson  So
    OL 73 Trey Smith So
    OL 74 K'Rojhn Calbert  Fr
    OL 75 Jerome Carvin Fr
    OL 76 Chance Hall  Jr
    OL 77 Devante Brooks  So
    TE 80 Eli Wolf  Jr
    TE 81 Austin Pope  So
    TE 82 Dominick Wood-Anderson Jr
    WR 83 Cooper Melton So
    TE 84 James Brown  Fr
    WR 85 Cedric Tillman Fr
    TE 86 Andrew Craig  Fr
    TE 87 Jacob Warren Fr
    TE 88 LaTrell Bumphus So
    TE 89 Brandon Benedict  So
    OL 99 Ollie Lane Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 1 Jonathan Kongbo  Sr
    DL 2 Shy Tuttle Sr
    DB 3 Marquill Osborne Jr
    DL 5 Kyle Phillips Sr
    DB 6 Alontae Taylor Fr
    DB 7 Bryce Collier Jr
    LB 7 Jordan Allen  So
    DB 9 Garrett Johnson Jr
    DB 10 Bryce Thompson Fr
    LB 11 Austin Smith  Jr
    DB 12 Zach Weatherly  So
    LB 13 Deandre Johnson So
    DB 14 Quart'e Sapp  Jr
    DB 15 Shawn Shamburger Jr
    LB 17 Dillion Bates  Sr
    DB 18 Nigel Warrior Jr
    LB 19 Darrell Taylor  Jr
    DB 20 Cheyenne Labruzza  Fr
    LB 21 Shanon Reid So
    DB 22 Micah Abernathy Sr
    LB 23 Will Ignont Jr
    DB 24 Todd Kelly Jr.  Sr
    DB 25 Trevon Flowers Fr
    DB 26 Theo Jackson So
    DB 27 Carlin Fils-Aime Jr
    DB 28 Baylen Buchanan Jr
    DB 29 Brandon Davis Fr
    DB 31 D.J. Henderson  Sr
    DB 33 MaLeik Gatewood  Jr
    LB 34 Darrin Kirkland Jr  Jr
    LB 35 Daniel Bituli Jr
    DB 36 Terrell Bailey  Fr
    DB 37 Sam Harvin Jr
    LB 38 Solon Page III  Fr
    LB 39 Nick Humphrey So
    LB 40 J.J. Peterson Fr
    DB 41 Kenneth George Jr. So
    LB 42 Nyles Gaddy Fr
    DB 43 Jake Powers So
    LB 46 Joshua Warren  Fr
    LB 47 Landon Knoll  Jr
    LB 48 Matt Ballard  So
    LB 50 Cole Hughes Jr
    DB 51 Kingston Harris Fr
    DL 52 Maurese Smith  Fr
    DL 55 Gatkek Kueth  Fr
    DL 56 Matthew Butler So
    DL 59 John Mincey Fr
    DL 64 Kurott Garland Fr
    DB 79 Bryce Collier Jr
    DL 93 Emmit Gooden Jr
    DL 95 Kivon Bennett So
    DL 96 Airin Spell Fr
    DL 97 Paul Bain  Sr
    DL 98 Alexis Johnson  Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 30 Brent Cimaglia So
    P
    37 Paxton Brooks Fr
    P
    39 Grayson Pontius Jr
    PK 41 Ryan Tice  Sr
    PK 43 Laszlo Toser  Jr
    LS 46 Riley Lovingood  Jr
    P
    47 Joe Doyle  Fr
    LS 52 Elijah Medford  Sr
    LS 59 Jake Yelich  So
    PK 97 Jackson Morris So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Tyson Helton (Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) – 1st year
    • Kevin Sherrer (Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers) – 1st year
    • Chris Rumph (Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers) – 1st year
    • Chris Weinke (Running backs coach) – 1st year
    • Charles Kelly (Special teams coordinator/safeties) – 1st year
    • Terry Fair (Cornerbacks coach) – 1st year
    • David Johnson (Wide receivers coach) – 1st year
    • Will Friend (Offensive line coach) – 1st year
    • Tracy Rocker (Defensive line coach) – 1st year
    • Brian Niedermeyer (Tight ends coach) – 1st year
    • Craig Fitzgerald (Director of Strength and Conditioning) – 1st year
    • Support Staff
    • Jon Shalala
    • Karmichael Dunbar
    • Nate Andrews
    • Brandon Deaderick
    • Bert Biffani
    • Tino Sunseri
    • Kevin Simon
    • Carter Blount
    • Vince Lewis
    • Cam Clemmons
    • Kevin O’Brien
    • Caleb Cox
    • John Lilly
    • Shelton Felton
    • Todd Watson

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Current depth chart

    Source:[10]

    Game summaries

    Vs. West Virginia

    Belk Kickoff Game
    1 234Total
    • No. 17 West Virginia 10 3207 40
    Tennessee 0 770 14
    • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 4:00
    • Game attendance: 66,793
    • Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
    • Referee: Gary Patterson
    • TV announcers (
      CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl
      (sidelines)

    ETSU

    1 234Total
    ETSU 0 030 3
    Tennessee 10 28714 59
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:52
    • Game attendance: 96,464
    • Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
    • Referee: Matt Austin
    • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sidelines)

    UTEP

    1 234Total
    UTEP 0 000 0
    Tennessee 3 777 24
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Game start: Noon
    • Elapsed time: 3:04
    • Game attendance: 87,074
    • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
    • Referee: Steve Marlowe
    • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), Dawn Davenport (sidelines)

    Florida

    1 234Total
    Florida 14 12714 47
    Tennessee 0 3108 21
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:26
    • Game attendance: 100,027
    • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
    • Referee: James Carter
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Quint Kessenich (sidelines)

    At No. 2 Georgia

    1 234Total
    Tennessee 0 066 12
    No. 2 Georgia 7 10714 38
    • Location: Athens, Georgia
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:10
    • Game attendance: 92,746
    • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
    • Referee: John McDaid
    • TV announcers (
      CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl
      (sidelines)

    At Auburn

    1 234Total
    Tennessee 3 10143 30
    No. 21 Auburn 10 707 24
    • Location: Auburn, Alabama
    • Game start: Noon
    • Elapsed time: 3:30
    • Game attendance: 84,589
    • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
    • Referee: Matt Austin
    • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color), Dawn Davenport (sidelines)

    Alabama

    Third Saturday in October
    1 234Total
    • No. 1 Alabama 28 14160 58
    Tennessee 0 1470 21
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:19
    • Game attendance: 97,087
    • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h) • Weather: Mostly cloudy
    • Referee: Matt Loeffler
    • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
    • Sources:

    At South Carolina

    1 234Total
    Tennessee 7 7100 24
    South Carolina 3 6153 27
    • Location: Columbia, South Carolina
    • Sources:
      

    Charlotte

    1 234Total
    Charlotte 0 300 3
    Tennessee 14 000 14
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:00
    • Game attendance: 86,753
    • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
    • Referee: Steve Marlowe
    • TV announcers (SECN Alt): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (color), Taylor Davis (sidelines)

    Kentucky

    1 234Total
    No. 12 Kentucky 0 070 7
    Tennessee 3 1470 24
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Game start: 3:30 pm
    • Elapsed time: 3:12
    • Game attendance: 95,258
    • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
    • Referee: Matt Loeffler
    • TV announcers (SECN): John Congemi (play-by-play), Taylor Zarzour (color), Kris Budden (sidelines)

    Missouri

    1 234Total
    Missouri 6 201410 50
    Tennessee 0 1070 17
    • Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
    • Sources:
      

    At Vanderbilt

    1 234Total
    Tennessee 0 076 13
    Vanderbilt 7 10021 38
    • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
    • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
    • Referee: Marc Curles
    • Sources:
      

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