2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2019 Tennessee Volunteers football
2019 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, W 23–22 (vacated) vs. Indiana
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	0–5, 8 wins vacated (0–3 SEC, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach	Jeremy Pruitt (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (1st in stint, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Ansley (1st season)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated February 25, 2024

2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Florida	6	–	2	11	–	2
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	8	–	5
Missouri *	3	–	5	6	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	4	–	8
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 14 Auburn	5	–	3	9	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	5
Mississippi State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ole Miss	2	–	6	4	–	8
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.

Tennessee finished the regular season at 7–5 overall, 5–3 in the SEC, and were bowl eligible for the first time since 2016. On January 2, the Volunteers won the Gator Bowl over Indiana. However, in July 2023, the NCAA vacated all of Tennessee's wins as part of disciplinary action due to recruiting violations, affecting the 2019 and 2020 seasons.^[1] Thus, the Volunteers are credited with an official record of 0–5 overall and 0–3 in SEC play.

Preseason

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darnell Wright OT	Huntington, WV	Huntington	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Darnell Wright OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Wanya Morris OT	Loganville, GA	Grayson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	May 1, 2018
Wanya Morris OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Quavaris Crouch ATH	Charlotte, NC	Harding University	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 21, 2018
Quavaris Crouch ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Henry To'oTo'o OLB	Concord, CA	De La Salle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Henry To'oTo'o OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Ramel Keyton WR	Marietta, GA	Marietta	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 16, 2018
Ramel Keyton WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Jaylen McCollough S	Powder Springs, GA	Hillgrove	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Aug 17, 2018
Jaylen McCollough S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Eric Gray RB	Memphis, TN	Lausanne Collegiate School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Dec 20, 2018
Eric Gray RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Anthony Harris S	Havelock, NC	Havelock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jun 8, 2018
Anthony Harris S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Tyus Fields CB	Cornelius, NC	William Amos Hough	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 28, 2018
Tyus Fields CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jackson Lampley OG	Nashville, TN	Montgomery Bell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 8, 2018
Jackson Lampley OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jackson Lowe TE	Cartersville, GA	Cartersville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Feb 8, 2018
Jackson Lowe TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Roman Harrison DE	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jul 25, 2018
Roman Harrison DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Savion Williams DT	Upper Marlboro, MD	Lackawanna C.C.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 31, 2018
Savion Williams DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Melvin McBride OG	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	Aug 22, 2018
Melvin McBride OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Brian Maurer QB	Ocala, FL	Westport	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jun 27, 2018
Brian Maurer QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Aaron Beasley ATH	Franklin, GA	Heard County	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 10, 2018
Aaron Beasley ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Warren Burrell CB	Suwanee, GA	Gwinnett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 27, 2018
Warren Burrell CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Darel Middleton DT	Scooba, MS	East Mississippi C.C.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 20, 2018
Darel Middleton DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Sean Brown TE	Rome, GA	Coosa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	May 12, 2018
Sean Brown TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Elijah Simmons DT	Nashville, TN	Pearl Cohn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	350 lb (160 kg)	Jul 16, 2018
Elijah Simmons DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Chris Akporoghene OT	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jul 9, 2018
Chris Akporoghene OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Kenney Soloman CB	Myrtle Beach, SC	Socastee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Kenney Soloman CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Jerrod Means WR	Hampton, GA	Lovejoy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Jerrod Means WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 12 247Sports: 12 ESPN: 11
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

SEC media poll

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Tennessee was projected to finish in fifth in the East Division.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Georgia	1789 (233)
2	Florida	1499 (21)
3	Missouri	1149 (3)
4	South Carolina	883 (1)
5	Tennessee	804 (1)
6	Kentucky	798 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	358

Place	Team	Votes
Media poll (SEC Championship)
1	Alabama	209
2	Georgia	49
3	LSU	3
4	Auburn	1
	Florida	1
	Mississippi State	1
	South Carolina	1
	Tennessee	1

Preseason All-SEC teams

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

Specialists

2nd team

Marquez Callaway – return specialist

Schedule

Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.^[3] The 2019 schedule consists of eight home and four away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Georgia State *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	L 30–38	85,503
September 7	7:00 p.m.	BYU *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 26–29 ^2OT	92,475
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Chattanooga *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 45–0 (vacated)	86,208
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–34	82,276
October 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 14–43	92,709
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 20–10 (vacated)	85,462
October 19	9:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 13–35	101,821
October 26	4:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 41–21 (vacated)	87,397
November 2	7:00 p.m.	UAB *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	W 30–7 (vacated)	85,791
November 9	7:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	W 17–13 (vacated)	56,760
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 24–20 (vacated)	49,348
November 30	4:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 28–10 (vacated)	87,367
January 2, 2020	7:00 p.m.	vs. Indiana *	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–22 (vacated)	61,789
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Georgia State	7	7	7	17	38
Tennessee	14	3	3	10	30

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 3:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 85,503
Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (color), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)

Sources:^[5]

BYU

BYU at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
•BYU	3	0	7	6	7	6	29
Tennessee	7	6	0	3	7	3	26

Date: September 7
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 7:05 EDT
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 92,475
Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sidelines)

Sources:

Chattanooga

Chattanooga at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	0	0	0	0	0
•Tennessee	21	17	7	0	45

Date: September 14
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 12:05 EDT
Elapsed time: 2:53
Game attendance: 86,208
Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sidelines)

Sources:

At Florida

Tennessee at Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	0	3	0	3
•No. 9 Florida	7	10	7	10	34

Date: September 21
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Game start: 12:02 EDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 82,276
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color), Allison Williams (sidelines)

Sources:

Georgia

Week 6: #3 Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Georgia	10	16	3	14	43
Tennessee	7	7	0	0	14

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

Date: October 6, 2019
Game time: 7:00 pm
Game attendance: 92,709
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe
Recap, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

UGA – D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 7:07. #3 Georgia 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:51.
TENN – Marquez Callaway 73-yard pass from Brian Maurer (Brent Cimaglia kick), 6:25. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42.
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 50-yard field goal, 2:34. #3 Georgia 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:51.

Second quarter

TENN – Jauan Jennings 12-yard pass from Brian Maurer (Brent Cimaglia kick), 14:57. Tennessee 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:37.
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 34-yard field goal, 11:31. Tennessee 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:26.
UGA – Lawrence Cager 3-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 1:59. #3 Georgia 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:03.
UGA – George Pickens 7-yard pass from Jake Fromm (pass failed), 0:09. #3 Georgia 26–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 27-yard field goal, 7:03. #3 Georgia 29–14. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter

UGA – Brian Herrien 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 8:02. #3 Georgia 36–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:04.
UGA – Tae Crowder 60-yard fumble return (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:39. #3 Georgia 43–14.

Top passers

UGA – Jake Fromm – 24/29, 288 yards, 2 TD
TENN – Brian Maurer – 14/28, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

UGA – Brian Herrien – 11 rushes, 88 yards, TD
TENN – Tim Jordan – 9 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

UGA – D'Andre Swift – 4 receptions, 72 yards
TENN – Jauan Jennings – 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD

Mississippi State

Mississippi State at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi State	0	3	0	7	10
•Tennessee	7	3	3	7	20

Date: October 12
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 12:06 EDT
Elapsed time: 2:56
Game attendance: 85,462
Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Referee: John McDaid
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sidelines)

Sources:

At Alabama

Tennessee at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	7	3	3	0	13
•No. 1 Alabama	14	7	7	7	35

Date: October 19
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game start: 8:11 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 101,821
Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color) and Molly McGrath (sidelines)

Sources:

South Carolina

South Carolina at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	7	14	0	0	21
•Tennessee	3	14	14	10	41

Date: October 26
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 4:01 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 87,397
Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Steve Marlow
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sidelines)

Sources:

UAB

UAB at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	7	7
•Tennessee	6	17	7	0	30

Date: November 2
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 7:02 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 85,791
Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color) and Lauren Sisler (sidelines)

Sources:

At Kentucky

Tennessee at Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Tennessee	0	3	14	0	17
Kentucky	13	0	0	0	13

Date: November 9
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Game start: 7:39 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 56,760
Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Clear
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sidelines)

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At Missouri

Tennessee at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Tennessee	0	17	7	0	24
Missouri	3	7	7	3	20

Date: November 23
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Game start: 7:39 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 49,348
Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color) and Dawn Davenport (sidelines)

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Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	3	0	0	7	10
•Tennessee	7	14	0	7	28

Date: November 30
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 4:29 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:46
Game attendance: 87,367
Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Rain
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color) and Dawn Davenport (sidelines)

Sources:

Indiana

Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	3	16	3	22
•Tennessee	0	6	3	14	23

Date: January 2
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Game start: 7:00 pm EDT

Sources:

Personnel

Roster and staff

2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Marquez Callaway	Sr
QB	`2`	Jarrett Guarantano	Jr
RB	`3`	Eric Gray	Fr
TE	`4`	Dominick Wood-Anderson	Sr
WR	`5`	Josh Palmer	Jr
WR	`6`	Deangelo Gibbs	Jr
WR	`7`	Brandon Johnson	Sr
RB	`8`	Ty Chandler	Jr
RB	`9`	Tim Jordan	Jr
WR	`10`	Tyler Byrd	Sr
WR	`11`	Jordan Murphy	Jr
QB	`12`	J. T. Shrout	Fr
WR	`13`	Richard Mize Jr.	So
QB	`14`	Spencer Smith	Fr
WR	`15`	Jauan Jennings	Sr
QB	`17`	Michael Bittner	Fr
QB	`18`	Brian Maurer	Fr
QB	`19`	Steven Orr	Fr
QB	`20`	Kasim Hill	So
WR	`21`	Jacquez Jones	So
WR	`22`	Isaiah Montgomery	Fr
WR	`26`	JT Siekerman	Fr
RB	`27`	Carlin Fils-aime	Sr
RB	`28`	James Christian	Jr
RB	`36`	Tanner Dobrucky	So
WR	`38`	Grant Frerking	So
RB	`40`	Fred Orr	Fr
RB	`42`	Chip Omer	Jr
TE	`44`	Princeton Fant	So
RB	`46`	Cameron Miller	Fr
OL	`50`	Jackson Lampley	Fr
OL	`55`	Brandon Kennedy	Sr
OL	`56`	Riley Locklear	Jr
OL	`58`	Jahmir Johnson	Jr
OL	`64`	Wanya Morris	Fr
OL	`65`	Parker Ball	Fr
OL	`66`	Dayne Davis	Fr
OL	`67`	Airin Spell	Fr
OL	`68`	Marcus Tatum	Jr
OL	`70`	Ryan Johnson	Jr
OL	`72`	Darnell Wright	Fr
OL	`73`	Trey Smith	Jr
OL	`74`	K'Rojhn Calbert	So
OL	`75`	Jerome Carvin	So
OL	`77`	Chris Akporoghene	Fr
OL	`78`	Ollie Lane	Fr
OL	`79`	Jarious Abercrombie	Fr
WR	`80`	Ramel Keyton	Fr
TE	`81`	Austin Pope	Jr
TE	`82`	Jackson Lowe	Fr
TE	`83`	Sean Brown	Fr
WR	`84`	Maleik Gray	So
WR	`85`	Cedric Tillman	Fr
TE	`86`	Andrew Craig	Jr
TE	`87`	Jacob Warren	Fr
TE	`89`	Hunter Salmon	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Trevon Flowers	So
DB	`2`	Alontae Taylor	So
DB	`3`	Bryce Thompson	So
DB	`4`	Warren Burrell	Fr
LB	`6`	JJ Peterson	Fr
DB	`7`	Romello Edwards	Fr
LB	`8`	Jordan Allen	Jr
DB	`9`	Garrett Johnson	So
DB	`10`	Jay Shoop	So
LB	`11`	Henry To'oTo'o	Fr
DB	`12`	Shawn Shamburger	So
LB	`13`	Deandre Johnson	Jr
DB	`17`	Tyus Fields	Fr
DB	`18`	Nigel Warrior	Sr
LB	`19`	Darrell Taylor	Sr
DB	`20`	Cheyenne Labruzza	Fr
LB	`21`	Shanon Reid	Jr
DB	`22`	Jaylen McCollough	Fr
LB	`23`	Will Ignont	Jr
DB	`24`	Aaron Beasley	Fr
DB	`25`	Jerrod Means	Fr
DB	`26`	Theo Jackson	Jr
LB	`27`	Quavaris Crouch	Fr
DB	`28`	Baylen Buchanan	Sr
DB	`29`	Brandon Davis	Fr
LB	`30`	Roman Harrison	Fr
LB	`31`	Nick Humphrey	Jr
DB	`31`	Kenney Solomon	Fr
LB	`34`	Deontae Beauchamp	Fr
LB	`35`	Daniel Bituli	Sr
DB	`36`	Terrell Bailey	So
LB	`38`	Solon Page III	So
LB	`39`	West Shuler	Fr
DB	`41`	Kenneth George Jr.	Jr
DB	`43`	Jake Powers	So
DB	`44`	Cheyenne Labruzza	So
LB	`47`	Landon Knoll	Sr
DL	`48`	Ja'Quain Blakely	Jr
DL	`50`	Savion Williams	Jr
DL	`51`	Elijah Simmons	Fr
LB	`52`	Bryan Aiken	Fr
DL	`53`	Dawson Stephens	Jr
DL	`54`	Kingston Harris	Fr
DL	`55`	Gatkek Kueth	So
LB	`56`	Ethan Rinke	Fr
LB	`57`	Nyles Gaddy	Fr
DL	`79`	Kurott Garland	Fr
DL	`88`	LaTrell Bumphus	Jr
DL	`90`	Greg Emerson	Fr
DL	`93`	Emmit Gooden	Sr
DL	`94`	Matthew Butler	Jr
LB	`95`	Kivon Bennett	So
DL	`97`	Darel Middleton	Jr
DL	`98`	Aubrey Solomon	Jr
DL	`99`	John Mincey	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`37`	Paxton Brooks	So
PK	`39`	Toby Wilson	Fr
PK	`42`	Brent Cimaglia	Jr
PK	`43`	Marshall Ware	Fr
LS	`46`	Riley Lovingood	Jr
P	`47`	Joe Doyle	So
LS	`59`	Jake Yelich	So

Head coach

Jeremy Pruitt – 2nd year

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Chaney (offensive coordinator) – 1st year
Derrick Ansley (defensive coordinator/defensive backs) – 1st year
Chris Rumph (co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers) – 2nd year
Kevin Sherrer (special teams coordinator/inside linebackers) – 2nd year
Tee Martin (assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/wide receivers) – 1st year
Will Friend (offensive line) – 2nd year
David Johnson (running backs) – 2nd year
Brian Niedermeyer (tight ends) – 2nd year
Tracy Rocker (defensive line) – 2nd year
Chris Weinke (quarterbacks) – 2nd year
Craig Fitzgerald (director of strength and conditioning) – 2nd year

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Current depth chart

Source:^[6]

Defense

FS
Nigel Warrior
Theo Jackson
Tyus Fields

JACK	MLB	WLB	SAM
Deandre Johnson Kivon Bennett	Daniel Bituli	Henry To'oTo'o	Darrell Taylor
Roman Harrison	Quavaris Crouch	JJ Peterson	Quavaris Crouch
⋅	Solon Page	Aaron Beasley	⋅

Safety
Jaylen McCullough
Trevon Flowers
Cheyenne Labruzza

CB
Alontae Taylor
Kenneth George
Kenney Solomon

DE	NT	DE
Darel Middleton	Kurott Garland Greg Emerson	Aubrey Solomon
Ja'Quain Blakely	Elijah Simmons	Matthew Butler
John Mincey	Kingston Harris	LaTrell Bumphus Savion Williams

CB
Bryce Thompson
Warren Burrell
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Offense

WR
Marquez Callaway
Tyler Byrd
Cedric Tillman

WR
Jauan Jennings
Brandon Johnson
Jacquez Jones

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Wanya Morris	Trey Smith	Brandon Kennedy	Jerome Carvin	Darnell Wright
Jahmir Johnson	Riley Locklear	Jerome Carvin	Riley Locklear	K'Rojhn Calbert
Marcus Tatum	Jackson Lampley	Ryan Johnson	Chris Akporoghene	Marcus Tatum

TE
Dominick Wood-Anderson
Austin Pope
Andrew Craig

WR
Josh Palmer
Ramel Keyton
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QB
Jarrett Guarantano
J. T. Shrout Brian Maurer
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Special teams
PK Brent Cimaglia
PK Paxton Brooks
P Paxton Brooks Joe Doyle
KR Ty Chandler Marquez Callaway
PR Marquez Callaway
LS Riley Lovingood
H Joe Doyle

RB
Ty Chandler
Eric Gray
Tim Jordan

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	48	Darrell Taylor	DE	Seattle Seahawks
7	217	Jauan Jennings	WR	San Francisco 49ers

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References

↑ Sparks, Adam (July 15, 2023). "These Tennessee football wins under Jeremy Pruitt have been vacated". USA Today . Retrieved July 16, 2023.
↑ "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.
↑ "TENNESSEE FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2019 SCHEDULE". University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. September 18, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
↑ "2019 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
↑ "Tennessee stunned as Georgia St. rallies for win". ESPN. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
↑ Terry Lambert, "Tennessee Releases First Depth Chart of 2019," Rocky Top Talk, August 26, 2019.

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[1] Sparks, Adam (July 15, 2023). "These Tennessee football wins under Jeremy Pruitt have been vacated". USA Today . Retrieved July 16, 2023.

[2] "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.

[2019sched-3] "TENNESSEE FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2019 SCHEDULE". University of Tennessee Department of Athletics. September 18, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[4] "2019 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[5] "Tennessee stunned as Georgia St. rallies for win". ESPN. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[6] Terry Lambert, "Tennessee Releases First Depth Chart of 2019," Rocky Top Talk, August 26, 2019.

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2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Contents

Preseason

2019 recruiting class

SEC media poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Schedule

Game summaries

Georgia State

BYU

Chattanooga

At Florida

Georgia

Mississippi State

At Alabama

South Carolina

UAB

At Kentucky

At Missouri

Vanderbilt

Indiana

Personnel

Roster and staff

Current depth chart

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

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