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TENNESSEE2011

SPRING OUTLOOK

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2 P.M.

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2011 SPRING OUTLOOK

As the Tennessee Volunteers begin their 2011 spring practice, second-year head coach Derek Dool-ey has his team in better shape now than when he assumed the reins of the program a year ago. The challenge for this spring and the upcoming season will be to replace some critical contributors on of-fense and defense from last year’s squad from a roster that consists of almost three-quarters freshmen and sophomores. Many of those sophomores played key roles in 2010, but the Vols will still require a signifi-cant contribution from the players who are among the youngest on the roster.

Tennessee started 2-6 in 2010 after running an earlygauntlet of opponents in national champion fi-nalist Oregon and SEC contenders Florida and Ala-bama. Yet the Vols didn’t fold. They rebounded with four consecutive victories and earned a berth in the Music City Bowl. The topsy-turvy season, of course, was summed up by the way the final minutes and two overtimes played out in Nashville, with UNC emerg-ing on top in a 30-27 win over the Vols.

“Every time that they want to lay in bed and not work in the offseason, they better think about how they feel,” Dooley said after the bowl loss. “I know I will.”

Tennessee returns seven starters on offense and six on defense. Offensively, the skill positions at wide receiver will depend heavily on youth and new faces, while the battery at center and quarterback, as well as the backfield, will be intact from last season. Defen-sively, the secondary could return four starters. The concern, however, sits on the line and at linebacker, where the Vols must find five new starters to plug holes against the run and to force the pass rush with greater urgency. Special teams are, in a word, new, as Tennessee will have a fresh arsenal of legs kicking the ball and possibly returning kicks.

It all makes this spring one of keen interest in Knoxville as Dooley begins Year Two.

OFFENSETyler Bray claimed the starting quarterback role

in November and played in nine games overall, pass-ing for 1,849 yards and 18 touchdowns against 10 interceptions.

Bray’s first start at Memphis resulted in a five-TD performance. His benchmark came when he connect-ed with fellow freshman Justin Hunter on an 80-yard rocket early in the game against Mississippi, and he threw two more touchdowns in the 52-14 drubbing of the Rebels. He also led the Vols past Vanderbilt and Kentucky to finish the regular season undefeated as the starting quarterback and lead the Vols to bowl eligibility.

Also returning is backup quarterback Matt Simms, who started the Vols’ first eight games and threw for 1,460 yards and eight TDs.

Tauren Poole returns for his senior season coming off a breakout year in 2010. He was the Vols’ work-horse on the ground, rushing for 1,034 yards, aver-aging 79.5 yards per game, and scoring 11 rushing touchdowns.

Freshmen Rajion Neal and Channing Fugate showed signs of brilliance, too. Neal carried 46 times for 211 yards last year, while Fugate came on strong

at fullback and eventually took on the starting role.Poole’s task to cut through holes may be lightened

this year with an offensive line that returns four play-ers who combined for 39 starts in 2011.

Only outgoing senior Jarrod Shaw leaves his posi-tion at left guard, and sophomore JerQuari Schofield started five games at that position a year ago.

A trio of freshmen got their feet wet last year in James Stone, Zach Fulton and Ja’Wuan James. Stone moved to center late last year and fared well in his first season. Fulton stepped in at right guard, while James solidified right tackle. James and junior Dallas Thomas each started 13 games, Thomas as a sopho-more at left tackle.

Gone are pass catchers Denarius Moore and Ger-ald Jones, as well as tight end Luke Stocker. Moore provided the deep-ball threat, while Jones was Mr. Third Down and Stocker was clutch across the mid-dle. Together, the trio ranked atop Tennessee’s receiv-ing list last year.

>> SEPTEMBER3 Montana Knoxville10 Cincinnati Knoxville17 Florida* Gainesville

>> OCTOBER1 Buffalo Knoxville8 Georgia* Knoxville15 LSU* Knoxville22 Alabama* Tuscaloosa29 South Carolina* Knoxville

>> NOVEMBER5 MTSU (HC) Knoxville12 Arkansas* Fayetteville19 Vanderbilt* Knoxville26 Kentucky* Lexington

LOOKING AHEAD >>> 2011 SEASON SCHEDULE

December 3: SEC Championship Game in Atlanta*SEC Opponent; (HC) Homecoming

SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE>> MARCH >> APRILSun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

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Team Practice: 4 p.m. on weekdays; TBA on SaturdaysOrange & White Game: 2 p.m. at Neyland Stadium

Tauren Poole topped the 1,000-yard rushing mark in his first season as starting tailback.

The Vols now turn to a pair of sophomore receivers with speed. Two-sport ath-lete Justin Hunter plans to fill Moore’s role as the deep man with his blazing speed from track also applying to the football field. The sprinter caught 16 passes for 415 yards in 2010. The eye-poppers, however, are his 25.9-yard-per-catch average and his seven touchdowns, which ranked second on the team last year. Complement-ing Hunter is Da’Rick Rogers, who caught 11 passes for 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame presents a big target for Bray.

Zach Rogers is the veteran of the receiving corps despite being just a junior. Rogers caught 14 passes last year for 207 yards and a touchdown. Also in the mix at receiver is sophomore Matt Milton.

Juniors Mychal Rivera and Ben Bartholomew return to tight end with playing experience. Rivera caught 11 passes for 112 yards a year ago in his first season at Tennessee.

DEFENSEThe Vols could possibly welcome back all of their secondary. Conversely, UT

lost three of its four starting linemen and two of three linebackers.On the line, Malik Jackson returns for his second and final season after trans-

ferring from Southern California. Jackson was a monster from the tackle position, bursting through for five sacks and 11 tackles for loss in his first year of SEC play. His 48 total tackles ranked sixth on the team and most among defensive linemen. Montori Hughes (17 tackles in 2010), Joseph Ayres (13 tackles) and Rae Sykes (3 tackles) are all back, as is Marlon Walls after injury sidelined him last year.

Tennessee will be searching to fill the void left by Chris Walker’s departure at end, but Jacques Smith showed signs of pass-rush ability with five TFLs and a pair of sacks. Corey Miller also saw plenty of action at end and could push for a spot, while junior Willie Bohannon recorded two sacks last season. The key will be Ben Martin’s progress. Martin is coming off an injury that kept him sidelined all of 2010 and is again in recovery mode from a similar February injury.

Clearly, the Vols will miss big-hitters Nick Reveiz and LaMarcus Thompson at linebcker. Reveiz led Tennessee with 108 tackles from middle linebacker, 33 more than any other Volunteer. Thompson ranked fourth on that list with 60 tackles at his strong linebacker spot. Yet don’t overlook last year’s other starting linebacker, Herman Lathers, who heads into his junior season after finishing second to Reveiz on the tackles list and also collecting 2½ sacks and 4½ TFLs.

Austin Johnson had a rock-solid performance last season as a junior, his first year at linebacker after moving over from fullback, finishing with 44 tackles, 3½ TFLs and an interception. Greg King, a junior, comes back from injury after show-ing loads of promise in his four games last season. A host of Volunteers are also in the mix at linebacker, including Daryl Vereen, John Propst, Raiques Crump and Nigel Mitchell-Thornton, all of whom saw significant action last season.

The plus side is in the secondary. Everyone who started last season – corner-backs Marsalis Teague and Prentiss Waggner as well as safeties Brent Brewer and Janzen Jackson – could potentially be back on the field. Jackson, who intercepted a team-high five passes last year, collected 114 return yards, broke up six passes and collected 69 tackles to rank third on the team. Jackson left UT in February citing personal reasons and his status is undetermined for the fall.

Still, the secondary is Tennessee’s ace defensively and is mostly composed of freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Waggner was all over the field in 2010, ty-ing Jackson with five interceptions and also collecting four pass breakups. As a sophomore, he logged 57 tackles to rank fifth on the team. Teague returns for his junior season after collecting 46 tackles last season and leading the team with eight pass breakups. Eric Gordon, now a sophomore, is another hard-hitting defender looking to challenge the status quo of the starting lineup. Art Evans also returns to the team after participating in seven games last year and collecting 21 tackles.

SPECIAL TEAMSA clean slate. That’s what Tennessee’s specialists look like considering place-

kicker Daniel Lincoln and punter Chad Cunningham have both exhausted their four seasons of eligibility on The Hill. Enter the new blood.

Michael Palardy comes back for his sophomore season after seeing plenty of ac-tion. Palardy was 5-of-7 on field goals and made 13 PATs. The two kicks he missed were his longest, as he was a perfect 5-of-5 inside the 40. Palardy also punted four times with a 39.2-yard average.

Matt Darr enters the scene this season, too. Darr redshirted last year after com-ing to UT as the nation’s No. 1 punting prospect by some experts.

One issue Tennessee seeks to address is the return game. Tennessee used five different players to return punts, with Gordon (six) and Janzen Jackson (five) get-ting the most tries. Providing they live up to last season’s established potential, Gordon (23.1) and Rogers (24.8) could challenge for the same roles this season. Still, a list of freshmen speed and talent could factor in the mix in the return game.

-- By Josh Pate, UTSports.com

2011 SPRING OUTLOOK

>> STARTERS RETURNING (13)OFFENSE (7): Left Tackle Dallas Thomas (Jr., 6-5, 299), Right Guard Zach Ful-ton (So., 6-5, 334), Center James Stone (So., 6-3, 307), Right Tackle Ja’Wuan James (So., 6-6, 330), Quarterback Tyler Bray (So., 6-6, 195), Tailback Tauren Poole (Sr., 5-10, 208), Fullback Channing Fugate (So., 6-1, 251)

DEFENSE (6): Defensive Tackle Malik Jackson (Sr., 6-5, 262), Weak Lineback-er Herman Lathers (Jr., 6-0, 219), Left Cornerback Marsalis Teague (Jr., 5-10, 175), Right Cornerback Prentiss Waggner (Jr., 6-2, 175), Strong Safety Brent Brewer (So., 6-1, 207), Free Safety Janzen Jackson (Jr., 6-0, 180)

>> STARTERS LOST (11)OFFENSE (4): Tight End Luke Stocker (Sr., 6-6, 253), Right Guard Jarrod Shaw (Sr., 6-4, 331), Wide Receiver Gerald Jones (Sr., 6-0, 195), Wide Receiver De-narius Moore (Sr., 6-1, 194)

DEFENSE (5): Left End Gerald Williams (Sr., 6-3, 250), Nose Tackle Victor Thomas (Sr. 6-3, 293), Right End Chris Walker (Sr., 6-3, 245), Strong Linebacker LaMarcus Thompson (Sr., 6-1, 228), Middle Linebacker Nick Reveiz (Sr. 5-10, 224)

SPECIALISTS (2): Placekicker Daniel Lincoln (Sr., 6-0, 210), Punter Chad Cun-ningham (Sr., 6-2, 210)

>> LETTERMEN RETURNING (46) OFFENSE (17)

DEFENSE (27)

SPECIALISTS (2)

>> LETTERMEN LOST (17)

TIGHT ENDS+Ben Bartholomew**Mychal Rivera*

TACKLESJaWuan James*Dallas Thomas**

GUARDSZach Fulton*JerQuari Schofield*

CENTERSDarin Gooch*James Stone*

QUARTERBACKSTyler Bray*Matt Simms*

FULLBACKSChanning Fugate*

WIDE RECEIVERS++Cory Eichholtz*Justin Hunter*Da’Rick Rogers*Zach Rogers**

TAILBACKSRajion Neal*Tauren Poole***

ENDSWillie Bohannon**#Ben Martin***Corey Miller*Jacques Smith*

TACKLESJoseph Ayres*Montori Hughes**Malik Jackson*Rae Sykes*++Marlon Walls*

LINEBACKERS Raiques Crump*Austin Johnson***++Greg King*Herman Lathers**N. Mitchell-Thornton**John Propst*++Shane Reveiz*Jake Storey**Daryl Vereen***

DEFENSIVE BACKSAnthony Anderson**Brent Brewer*Art Evans***Eric Gordon*Janzen Jackson**Dontavis Sapp*Marsalis Teague**Prentiss Waggner**++Rod Wilks*

Michael Palardy(Placekicker/Punter)*

Nick Guess (Snapper)* #Lettered in 2007, 08, 09+Lettered in 2008, 09++Lettered in 2009

OFFENSE (7)TB Kevin Cooper***WR Gerald Jones****WR Danarius Moore****RB David Oku**C Cody Pope*OG Jarrod Shaw***TE Luke Stocker****

DEFENSE (8)DT Minor Bowens* (Ser.)LB Savion Frazier****LB Nick Reveiz****DT Victor Thomas**LB L.Thompson****DE Chris Walker****DE Gerald Williams***DB Tyler Wolf**

SPECIALISTS (2)P Chad Cunningham****PK Daniel Lincoln****

2011 VOLS AT A GLANCE

2010 FINAL STATISTICS

Date Opponent (rank) TV Site Time/Result Attend. HighlightsSept. 4 UT Martin VideoSeat PPV Knoxville W 50-0 99,123 Vols rush for 332 (3 tailbacks 75+), throw for 205, limit UT-Martin to 3 first downs.Sept. 11 Oregon (7/8) ESPN2 Knoxville L 13-48 102,035 Poole sets career highs with 23 rushes, 162 yards; N.Reveiz game-high 10 tackles.Sept. 18 Florida* (10/7) CBS Knoxville L 17-31 102,455 N.Reveiz career high 14 tackles, fumble recovery; Hunter first career TD reception.Sept. 25 UAB SEC Network Knoxville W 32-29 (2 ot) 95,183 Moore catches two TD passes, second one in 2nd OT for win; Vols 9-2 all-time in OT.Oct. 2 at LSU* (12/10) CBS Baton Rouge L 14-16 92,932 LSU scores on game’s first, last plays; Vols force four turnovers; Poole rushes for 109.Oct. 9 at Georgia* SEC Network Athens L 14-41 92,746 Hunter 4 receptions for 110 yards, TD; Vols minus-3 on turnovers, 9 rushing yards.Oct. 23 Alabama* (7/7) ESPN Knoxville L 10-41 102,455 Poole’s 117-yard game snaps Tide’s streak of 41 straight w/o allowing 100-yd rusher.Oct. 30 S. Carolina* (17/17) SEC Network Columbia L 24-38 79,336 Moore’s 228 receiving yards second-best total in UT records book, ninth in SEC history.Nov. 6 at Memphis CBS College Memphis W 50-14 39,742 Bray shines in starting debut, setting UT records for one half with 308 pass yards, 5 TDs.Nov. 13 Mississippi* (HC) CBS Knoxville W 52-14 96,044 Vols force five turnovers as Gordon, Waggner return interceptions for touchdowns.Nov. 20 at Vanderbilt* CSS Nashville W 24-10 37,017 G.Williams career-high 8 tackles & blocked FG; Hunter sets UT freshman TD rec. record.Nov. 27 Kentucky* SEC Network Knoxville W 24-14 101,170 Moore (207) UT’s first with multi 200-yd receiving gms; Vols win 26th straight over UK.Dec. 30 North Carolina# ESPN Nashville L 27-30 (2 ot) 69,143 NC ties game on final play, wins in 2 ot; Jones 9 rec., N.Reveiz 14 tackles in last UT gms.

Rankings listed (AP/USA Today) HC-Homecoming *-SEC Game #-Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

TEAM STATISTICS UT OPPSCORING 351 326 Points Per Game 27.0 25.1FIRST DOWNS 231 255 Rushing 77 104 Passing 131 134 Penalty 23 17RUSHING YARDAGE 1,420 1,983 Yards gained rushing 1,863 2,343 Yards lost rushing 443 360 Rushing Attempts 408 474 Average Per Rush 3.5 4.2 Average Per Game 109.2 152.5 TDs Rushing 14 23PASSING YARDAGE 3,309 2,985 Att-Comp-Int 419-238-15 439-252-18 Average Per Attempt 7.9 6.8 Average Per Completion 13.9 11.8 Average Per Game 254.5 229.6 TDs Passing 26 14TOTAL OFFENSE 4,729 4,968 Total Plays 827 913 Average Per Play 5.7 5.4 Average Per Game 363.8 382.2KICK RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 53-1,141 61-1,158 Average Per Return 21.5 19.0PUNT RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 18-73 26-220 Average Per Return 4.1 8.5INT RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 18-294 15-197 Average Per Return 16.3 13.1FUMBLES-LOST 19-9 23-10PENALTIES-YARDS 76-573 88-663 Average Per Game 44.1 51.0PUNTS-YARDS 70-2,948 64-2,786 Average Per Punt 42.1 43.5 Net punt average 36.4 40.2TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 28:52 31:083RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 69/189 75/191 3rd-Down Pct 37% 39%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 7/17 8/15 4th-Down Pct 41% 53%SACKS BY-YARDS 26-179 41-289MISC. YARDS (BLOCKED FG RET.) 24 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 40 Field Goals-Attempts 15-18 15-27 PAT-Attempts 40-43 37-37ONSIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1ATTENDANCE 698,465 341,773 Games/Avg Per Game 7/99,781 5/68,355 Neutral Site Games - 1/69,143

>> SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTennessee 101 105 75 54 16 351Opponents 58 74 95 83 16 326

>> TENNESSEE GIVEAWAY/TAKEAWAY Giveaway TakeawayGame Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif.TOTAL 9 15 24 10 18 28 +4

>> INSIDE THE RED ZONEGame Tennessee OpponentTOTAL 30-40 (20 TDs, 10 FGs) 38-48 (25 TDs, 13 FGs)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS>> OFFENSENo. Rushing GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G28 Tauren Poole 13 204 1,085 51 1,034 5.1 11 59 79.520 Rajion Neal 10 46 211 14 197 4.3 0 40 19.727 David Oku 13 42 184 10 174 4.1 1 44 13.421 Da’Rick Rogers 13 16 133 16 117 7.3 0 21 9.0 6 Denarius Moore 13 7 82 0 82 11.7 1 58 6.396 Chad Cunningham 13 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 1.9 1 Michael Palardy 11 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 1.583 Zach Rogers 12 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 1.2 4 Gerald Jones 10 6 22 9 13 2.2 0 12 1.333 Toney Williams 3 5 13 2 11 2.2 0 8 3.7 8 Tyler Bray 9 20 15 118 -103 -- 0 9 -- 2 Matt Simms 11 45 63 171 -108 -- 1 12 -- Team -- 12 0 52 -52 -- 0 0 -- Totals 13 408 1,863 443 1,420 3.5 14 59 109.2 Opponent 13 474 2,343 360 1,983 4.2 23 83 152.5

No. Passing GP Effic Att-Comp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 8 Tyler Bray 9 142.73 224-125-10 55.8 1,849 18 80 205.4 2 Matt Simms 11 129.25 195-113-5 57.9 1,460 8 72 132.7 Totals 13 136.46 419-238-15 56.8 3,309 26 80 254.5 Opponents 13 116.84 439-252-18 57.4 2,985 14 70 229.6

No. Receiving GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 4 Gerald Jones 10 55 596 10.8 4 37 59.6 6 Denarius Moore 13 47 981 20.9 9 64 75.588 Luke Stocker 13 39 417 10.7 2 32 32.128 Tauren Poole 13 22 171 7.8 1 41 13.211 Justin Hunter 13 16 415 25.9 7 80 31.983 Zach Rogers 12 14 207 14.8 1 72 17.221 Da’Rick Rogers 13 11 167 15.2 2 45 12.881 Mychal Rivera 13 11 112 10.2 0 26 8.620 Rajion Neal 10 7 100 14.3 0 58 10.027 David Oku 13 7 79 11.3 0 34 6.145 Kevin Cooper 12 7 43 6.1 0 11 3.646 Channing Fugate 13 2 21 10.5 0 17 1.6 Totals 13 238 3,309 13.9 26 80 254.5 Opponents 13 252 2,985 11.8 14 70 229.6

>> PUNTING/KICKINGNo. Punting Punts Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 50+ Blkd96 Chad Cunningham 66 2,791 42.3 56 9 16 17 11 0 1 Michael Palardy 4 157 39.2 51 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 70 2,948 42.1 56 9 17 17 12 0 Opponents 64 2,786 43.5 58 7 15 23 14 0

No. Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk26 Daniel Lincoln 10-11 90.9 0-0 2-3 3-3 5-5 0-0 49 0 1 Michael Palardy 5-7 71.4 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39 0Field Goal Sequence: Lincoln -- (21) (35) (48) (35) (49) (47) (40) (43) (28) 28 (36); Palardy-- 45 (33) 52 (39) (24) (32) (33) Numbers in parentheses indicate field goal was made. b--Blocked.

No. Kickoffs KO TB RET OB FC 1 Michael Palardy 45 0 40 3 296 Chad Cunningham 23 1 21 1 0 Totals 68 1 61 4 2 Opponents 61 7 53 1 0

>> RETURNINGNo. Punt Returns Ret Yds Avg TD Long24 Eric Gordon 6 39 6.5 0 2115 Janzen Jackson 5 14 2.8 0 1736 Anthony Anderson 3 12 4.0 0 1111 Justin Hunter 2 16 8.0 0 12 4 Gerald Jones 2 -8 -- 0 -- Totals 18 73 4.1 0 21 Opponents 26 220 8.5 1 80

OVERALL: 6-7 SEC: 3-5 Home: 4-3 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-1

2010 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

2010 FINAL STATISTICS

No. Kickoff Retuns Ret Yds Avg TD Long27 David Oku 16 312 19.5 0 2624 Eric Gordon 14 324 23.1 0 3421 Da’Rick Rogers 12 298 24.8 0 78 6 Denarius Moore 5 84 16.8 0 2020 Rajion Neal 3 53 17.7 0 2915 Janzen Jackson 1 55 55.0 0 5546 Channing Fugate 1 8 8.0 0 881 Mychal Rivera 1 7 7.0 0 7 Totals 53 1,141 21.5 0 78 Opponents 61 1,158 19.0 0 43

No. Fumble Returns Ret Yds Avg TD Long23 Prentiss Waggner 2 45 22.5 0 37 Totals 2 45 22.5 0 37 Opponents 1 5 5.0 0 5

No. Interceptions Int Yds Avg TD Long15 Janzen Jackson 5 114 22.8 0 4323 Prentiss Waggner 5 73 14.6 3 5424 Eric Gordon 2 46 23.0 1 056 Nick Reveiz 2 0 0.0 0 097 Malik Jackson 1 44 44.0 0 4436 Anthony Anderson 1 17 17.0 0 1740 Austin Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 042 LaMarcus Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 18 294 16.3 4 54 Opponents 15 197 13.1 2 76

>> OFFENSIVE TOTALS PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT No. Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts28 Tauren Poole 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 6 Denarius Moore 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6026 Daniel Lincoln 0 10-11 27-29 0 0 0 0 0 5711 Justin Hunter 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 1 Michael Palardy 0 5-7 13-14 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 Gerald Jones 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2423 Prentiss Waggner 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1821 Da’Rick Rogers 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1288 Luke Stocker 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1224 Eric Gordon 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 627 David Oku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 683 Zach Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Matt Simms 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2Totals 44 15-18 40-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 351Opponents 40 15-27 37-37 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 326

No. All-Purpose GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/G28 Tauren Poole 13 1,034 171 0 0 0 1,205 92.7 6 Denarius Moore 13 82 981 0 84 0 1,147 88.2 4 Gerald Jones 10 13 596 -8 0 0 601 60.121 Da’Rick Rogers 13 117 167 0 298 0 582 44.827 David Oku 13 174 79 0 312 0 565 43.511 Justin Hunter 13 0 415 16 0 0 431 33.288 Luke Stocker 13 0 417 0 0 0 417 32.124 Eric Gordon 13 0 0 39 324 46 409 31.520 Rajion Neal 10 197 100 0 53 0 350 35.083 Zach Rogers 12 14 207 0 0 0 221 18.415 Janzen Jackson 13 0 0 14 55 114 183 14.181 Mychal Rivera 13 0 112 0 7 0 119 9.223 Prentiss Waggner 13 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.697 Malik Jackson 13 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.445 Kevin Cooper 12 0 43 0 0 0 43 3.636 Anthony Anderson 13 0 0 12 0 17 29 2.246 Channing Fugate 13 0 21 0 8 0 29 2.296 Chad Cunningham 13 25 0 0 0 0 25 1.9 1 Michael Palardy 11 16 0 0 0 0 16 1.533 Toney Williams 3 11 0 0 0 0 11 3.7 8 Tyler Bray 9 -103 0 0 0 0 -103 -- 2 Matt Simms 11 -108 0 0 0 0 -108 --Team -- -52 0 0 0 0 -52 --Totals 13 1,420 3,309 73 1,141 294 6,237 479.8Opponents 13 1,983 2,985 220 1,158 197 6,543 503.3

No. Total Offense GP Plays Rush Pass Tot Avg/G 8 Tyler Bray 9 244 -103 1,849 1,746 194.0 2 Matt Simms 11 240 -108 1,460 1,352 122.928 Tauren Poole 13 204 1,034 0 1,034 79.520 Rajion Neal 10 46 197 0 197 19.727 David Oku 13 42 174 0 174 13.421 Da’Rick Rogers 13 16 117 0 117 9.0 6 Denarius Moore 13 7 82 0 82 6.396 Chad Cunningham 13 1 25 0 25 1.9 1 Michael Palardy 11 1 16 0 16 1.583 Zach Rogers 12 3 14 0 14 1.2 4 Gerald Jones 10 6 13 0 13 1.333 Toney Williams 3 5 11 0 11 3.7 Team -- 12 -52 0 -52 -- Totals 13 827 1,420 3,309 4,729 363.8 Opponents 13 913 1,983 2,985 4,968 382.2

>> SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE LEADERSNo. Player ST AT TT36 Anthony Anderson 7 6 1342 LaMarcus Thompson 7 2 940 Austin Johnson 5 4 918 Tyler Wolf 5 4 950 Raiques Crump 6 2 824 Eric Gordon 6 1 796 Chad Cunningham 3 2 556 Nick Reveiz 3 2 515 Janzen Jackson 2 3 537 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 2 3 534 Herman Lathers 2 2 488 Luke Stocker 2 2 4

No. Player ST AT TT41 Dontavis Sapp 0 4 417 Brent Brewer 2 1 384 Chris Walker 0 3 322 Rod Wilks 2 0 259 Nick Guess 0 2 243 Savion Frazier 1 0 148 Greg King 1 0 130 Shane Reveiz 1 0 183 Zach Rogers 1 0 123 Prentiss Waggner 1 0 1 1 Michael Palardy 0 1 1 9 Daryl Vereen 0 1 1

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS# Player GP ST AT TT TFL Sacks Int PBU PD QBH FF FR Blk56 Nick Reveiz, LB 13 51 57 108 6-27 . 2-0 2 4 5 . 2-0 .34 Herman Lathers, LB 12 44 31 75 4.5-17 2.5-16 . 1 1 3 . . .15 Janzen Jackson, DB 13 40 29 69 4-19 1-11 5-114 6 11 1 . . .42 LaMarcus Thompson, LB 13 36 24 60 3.5-11 . 1-0 4 5 2 . . .23 Prentiss Waggner, DB 13 38 19 57 2-8 . 5-73 4 9 . . 3-45 .97 Malik Jackson, DT 13 29 19 48 11-42 5-28 1-44 4 5 5 1 1-0 .24 Eric Gordon, DB 13 32 15 47 1.5-3 . 2-46 1 3 . . . .10 Marsalis Teague, DB 11 29 17 46 0.5-1 . . 8 8 . . . .57 Gerald Williams, DE 13 28 17 45 8.5-50 5.5-45 . 1 1 4 1 1-0 184 Chris Walker, DE 13 24 21 45 6-30 3-24 . 1 1 6 1 . .40 Austin Johnson, LB 13 22 22 44 3.5-12 . 1-0 . 1 . 1 1-0 .17 Brent Brewer, DB 13 20 10 30 1-1 . . 3 3 1 . 1-0 .36 Anthony Anderson, DB 13 17 9 26 . . 1-17 2 3 . . . .55 Jacques Smith, DE 13 15 9 24 5-18 2-7 . . . 4 1 . .25 Art Evans, DB 7 9 12 21 . . . 1 1 . 1 . .52 Victor Thomas, DT 13 8 12 20 2-16 1-13 . 1 1 3 . . .9 Daryl Vereen, LB 11 10 8 18 1-5 1-5 . . . 2 . . .18 Tyler Wolf, DB 13 9 8 17 1-1 . . 2 2 . . . .93 Montori Hughes, DT 12 7 10 17 3.5-9 1-4 . 2 2 5 1 . .43 Savion Frazier, LB 10 9 5 14 3.5-11 . . . . . . . .51 John Propst, LB 11 5 9 14 1-1 . . . . . . . .50 Raiques Crump, LB 11 11 2 13 . . . . . . 1 . .80 Corey Miller, DL 13 6 7 13 2-8 1-6 . . . . . . .65 Joseph Ayres, DT 12 6 7 13 2.5-12 1-8 . . . . . . .86 Willie Bohannon, DE 11 5 4 9 3.5-17 2-12 . . . . . . .48 Greg King, LB 4 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .37 N. Mitchell-Thornton, LB 10 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .41 Dontavis Sapp, DB 11 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .95 Arthur Jeffery, DT 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .98 Rae Sykes, DT 8 0 3 3 0.5-0 . . . . 3 . . .22 Rod Wilks, DB 4 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . .53 Jake Storey, LB 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .30 Shane Reveiz, LB 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .90 Steven Fowlkes, DE 4 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Miscellaneous Tackles96 Chad Cunningham 13 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .88 Luke Stocker 13 2 2 4 . . . . . . . 1-0 .6 Denarius Moore 13 3 0 3 . . . . . . 1 . .70 Ja’Wuan James 13 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . .83 Zach Rogers 12 2 0 2 . . . . . . . . .59 Nick Guess 13 0 2 2 . . . . . . . . .21 Da’Rick Rogers 13 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Michael Palardy 11 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Totals 13 532 412 944 78-320 26-179 18-294 43 61 44 9 10-45 1 Opponents 13 468 358 826 98-420 41-289 15-197 52 67 33 13 9-5 2

SEC/NCAA RANKINGS>> INDIVIDUAL RANKINGSCategory Name Stat SEC NCAARushing-Game Tauren Poole 79.5 8 52Passing Efficiency Matt Simms 129.25 8 56Receptions-Game Gerald Jones 5.5 4 39 Denarius Moore 3.6 10 --Receiving Yards-Game Denarius Moore 75.5 4 36 Gerald Jones 59.6 10 90Interceptions-Game Janzen Jackson 0.38 4t 22t Prentiss Waggner 0.38 4t 22tPunting-Avg. Chad Cunningham 42.3 7 40Tackles-Game Nick Reveiz 8.3 5t 66t

>> TEAM RANKINGSOffensive Stat SEC NCAAScoring Offense 27.0 11 58Total Offense 363.8 9 75Rushing Offense 109.2 12 105Passing Offense 254.5 4 30Passing Efficiency 136.46 8 411st Downs 17.8 10 923rd-Down Conversions 36.5 10 88Sacks Allowed 3.15 12 115

Defensive Stat SEC NCAAScoring Defense 25.1 9 56Total Defense 382.2 10 69

Rushing Defense 152.5 8 60Passing Defense 229.6 8 81Passing Efficiency Defense 116.84 4 30Sacks by 2.00 7t 61t

Special Teams/MiscellaneousNet Punting 36.4 9 62Punt Returns 4.1 11 109Kickoff Returns 21.4 7 66Interceptions (Total) 18 4 19tPenalty Yards 44.1 5 30Turnover Margin +0.31 6 36

TENNESSEE FOOTBALL >>> SPRING FOOTBALL OUTLOOK

2011 KEY RETURNEES

2010 HONORS & AWARDS>> FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAJames Stone, C The Sporting News FWAA

>> ALL-SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCEJanzen Jackson, DB Coaches (2nd) Phil Steele (3rd)Malik Jackson, DT Associated Press (2nd)Denarius Moore, WR Phil Steele (2nd)Tauren Poole, TB Associated Press (Honorable Mention) Phil Steele (3rd)Luke Stocker, TE Phil Steele (2nd)Prentiss Waggner, DB Associated Press (2nd) Phil Steele (3rd)

>> FRESHMAN ALL-SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCEJustin Hunter, WR CoachesJa’Wuan James, OL CoachesJohn Propst, LB CoachesJacques Smith, DL Coaches

>> ADDITIONAL HONORSTyler Bray, QB SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 6 vs. Memphis) SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 13 vs. Mississippi) SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27 vs. Kentucky)Daniel Lincoln, PK SEC Community Service TeamNick Reveiz, LB Burlsworth Award (Finalist)Luke Stocker, TE Mackey Award (Semifinalist)Gerald Williams, DE SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 20 vs. Vandy)

>> ACADEMIC ALL-SEC

8 TYLER BRAYQuarterback | 6-6 | 195 | So. | 1L | Kingsburg, Calif.

Played in nine games at quarterback and started final five…Among freshman FBS quarterbacks, ranked third in QB rating (142.73), fourth in TDs, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4), 10th in total yards...Earned SEC Freshman of the Week three times…One of two quarterbacks in SEC to claim four 300-yard passing performanc-es…First UT QB to compile four 300-yard games in season since Peyton Manning in 1997 (nine)...First UT quarterback to throw for 300+ yards in first two career starts and first Vols QB of any year to do so in consecutive games since Casey Clausen in 2001…Notched career-high 354 yards passing against Kentucky...Tied UT bowl re-cord with 4 TDs against North Carolina in Music City Bowl...In first career start at Memphis, set UT records for one half by thowing for 308 yards and 5 TDs in opening 30 minutes...Compiled streak of 96 consecutive attempts without interception, going 58-of-96 during that span for 980 yards and 12 TDs (QB rating: 187.42)…Career Totals -- 125-of-224 (55.8 percent), 10 interceptions, 1,849 yards, 18 TDs, long-80.

11 JUSTIN HUNTERWide Receiver | 6-4 | 182 | So. | 1L | Virginia Beach, Va.

All-SEC Freshman Team...Broke UT freshman record for receiving TDs with seven, which tied for first among all NCAA FBS freshmen receivers…Four TDs from 30+ yards...Led team with 25.9 yards per catch…Fourth on team in receiving yards (415) and second with seven TD receptions…Became UT’s first freshman with 100 receiv-ing yards in game since Robert Meachem in 2004 …Hauled in three receptions for a career-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multi-TD game (two) vs. Mis-sissippi, including a career-long catch of 80 yards on Vols’ first offensive play…80-yard TD was UT’s longest play from scrimmage since 2006 vs. Vanderbilt…One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee, including pair of starts…Career Totals -- 16 receptions, 415 yards, 25.9 avg., 7 TDs, long-80.

97 MALIK JACKSONDefensive Tackle | 6-5 | 262 | Sr. | 1L | Northridge, Calif.

AP All-SEC Second Team…Led team with 11 tackles for loss and second with five sacks…Started 12 games, the last eight coming at defensive tackle after making four starts at defensive end…Since making the switch to DT at Georgia, totaled 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, three quarterback hurries, four passes defended and one interception…Tied for second on Vols with five QB hurries…Led defensive line and tied for sixth on squad with 48 tackles…Career-best eight tackles at Memphis and returned first career interception 44 yards to set up TD on next play…Also recorded UT season-high three TFLs, including career-high two sacks...Transferred from USC prior to last season...Career Totals -- 70 tackles (44 solo, 26 assists), 16½ TFLs (-72 yards), 10½ sacks (-58 yards), 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 8 pass breakups, 1 interception.

70 JA’WUAN JAMESOffensive Tackle | 6-6 | 330 | So. | 1L | Suwanee, Ga.

All-SEC Freshman Team...One of 10 Vols to start every 2010 game and one of just four to see action in every quarter while holding down right tackle position…Also one of seven true freshmen to play in every Vols game…Part of FBS’ only offensive line starting three freshmen in game, against both Memphis and Kentucky…Helped protect quarterback Tyler Bray during his five starts, including four 300-yard pass-ing performances…Helped Tauren Poole tie the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing performances.

34 HERMAN LATHERSLinebacker | 6-0 | 219 | Jr | 2L | Baton Rouge, La.

Finished second on team in tackles with 75, fourth in sacks with 2½ and sixth in tackles for loss with 4½ (all are career highs)…Led UT three times in tackles, includ-ing season-best 10 at Vanderbilt…Also added 10 tackles at LSU…Tallied career-high two TFLs at South Carolina, including sack...Posted first career pass breakup versus Kentucky while adding eight tackles…In five-tackle outing against Alabama, notched sack to force third-and-long and credited with QB hurry to hold Tide to field goal…Notched seven tackles versus Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, leading UT against Bulldogs…Registered six stops against both Oregon and Mississippi... Career Totals -- 127 tackles (72 solo, 55 assists), 7 TFLs (-26 yards), 2½ sacks (-16 yards), 1 pass breakup.

28 TAUREN POOLETailback | 5-10 | 208 | Sr. | 3L | Toccoa, Ga.

AP All-SEC honorable mention...In first season as lead tailback, rushed for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns on 204 carries and caught 22 passes for 171 yards and one TD…Six 100-yard games, tying for SEC lead…Compiled 16th 1,000-yard rushing season at UT (15th person)...Eighth in SEC with 79.5-yards average…Led team with 12 total touchdowns, 72 points...In just second career start, rushed for career-high 162 yards versus Oregon, including 140-yard first-half effort…111 of those yards came in first quarter…Became first individual to rush for 100 yards against Alabama in 41 games with 117 against Tide...Included was career-long 59-yard TD…In first career start, rushed for 110 yards and two TDs on 17 carries against UT Martin…Posted 101 yards rushing, career-high 50 receiving yards and two total TDs at Memphis…Carried career-high 24 times at LSU for 109 yards and TD...Registered 99 rushing yards at Vanderbilt...Career Totals -- 225 rushes, 1,165 yards, 5.2 avg., 11 TDs, long-59.

23 PRENTISS WAGGNERDefensive Back | 6-2 | 175 | Jr. | 2L | Clinton, La.

AP All-SEC Second Team and Scout.com All-America Second Team…Set UT season record for interceptions returned for touchdowns, taking an FBS-leading three to end zone…Seventh nationally and tied for first in SEC with three recovered fumbles…Tied for team lead with five interceptions, ranking third in SEC…Eight total takeaways were most by Vol since 1999 (Deon Grant 9 int)…Second on squad with nine passes defend-ed...Second among UT secondary and fifth overall with 57 tackles…Seven games with at least five tackles…Against Memphis, became first Vol since 1999 to recover two fumbles in game…Returned first career interception 54 yards for TD versus UT Martin…Took second pick 9 yards for TD against UAB…Returned third interception for score against Mississippi…Added interceptions against Vanderbilt and Kentukcy...Tallied career-best nine tackles at LSU...Career Totals -- 63 tackles (42 solo, 21 assists), 2 TFLs (-8 yards), 3 fumble recoveries, 4 pass breakups, 5 interceptions.

Chris Cates financeChad Cunningham gr. sport studiesSam Edgmon sport managementChanning Fugate kinesiologyNick Guess mkt/int’l businessDaniel Hood math educationAustin Johnson comm. studiesHerman Lathers sport managementBen Lehning sport managementDaniel Lincoln gr. pub. admin.

T.J. Marrs logisticsNigel Mitchell-Thornton mgmt.Tauren Poole sport managementNick Reveiz graduate sport studiesZach Rogers financeJarrod Shaw gr. ag. leadershipMandela Shaw accountingJake Storey hotel, rest. managementTyler Wills environ. soil sciencesTyler Wolf gr. sport psychology

2011 SPRING ROSTER

OFFENSE>> TIGHT ENDS# Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)39 Ben Bartholomew 6-2 248 Jr.-rs 2L Nashville (Montgomery Bell Acad.)84 Brendan Downs 6-5 230 Fr. HS Bristol (Tennessee HS)81 Mychal Rivera 6-3 262 Jr. 1L Valencia, Calif. (C. of the Canyons)89 Brent Slusher 6-4 246 Sr.-tr Sq. Pineville, Ky. (Auburn)43 Dakota Summers 6-3 228 Fr.-rs Sq. Camden (Central)

>> OFFENSIVE LINE60 Carson Anderson 6-1 279 Jr.-rs Sq. Florence, Ala. (Florence) 78 Alex Bullard 6-2 304 So. Tr. Franklin (Notre Dame)57 Mack Crowder 6-2 272 Fr. HS Bristol (Tennessee HS)72 Zach Fulton 6-5 334 So. 1L Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Floss.)68 Jacob Gilliam 6-4 273 Fr.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Farragut)73 Darin Gooch 6-2 299 Jr. 1L Reno, Nev. (Butte [Calif.] JC)76 Daniel Hood 6-4 292 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic)68 Marcus Jackson 6-2 337 Fr. HS Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach)70 Ja’Wuan James 6-6 330 So. 1L Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett)66 Marques Pair 6-5 299 Fr.-rs Sq. Sumter, S.C. (Sumter)78 Chase Phillips 6-3 283 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville (South Doyle)63 Kevin Revis 6-1 271 So.-rs Sq. Evensville (Rhea County)75 JerQuari Schofield 6-6 345 So.-rs 1L Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)64 James Stone 6-3 307 So. 1L Nashville (Maplewood)71 Dallas Thomas 6-5 299 Jr.-rs 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)

>> QUARTERBACKS 8 Tyler Bray 6-6 195 So. 1L Kingsburg, Calif. (Kingsburg)18 Myles McKee 6-1 176 Fr.-rs Sq. Arden, N.C. (Fork Union [Va.] Military) 7 Nash Nance 6-3 206 Fr.-rs Sq. Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)17 Tyler Page 6-3 188 Fr.-rs Sq. Candler, N.C. (Asheville)14 Doak Raulston 6-1 200 So.-tr Sq. Fort Worth, Texas (Louisiana Tech) 2 Matt Simms 6-3 212 Sr.-tr 1L Franklin Lakes, N.J. (El Camino CC)14 Justin Worley 6-4 195 Fr. HS Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

>> WIDE RECEIVERS27 Jacob Carter 6-0 169 Fr.-rs Sq. Nashville (Ensworth)40 Chris Cates 5-10 185 Jr.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Christian Acad.-Knox) 6 Vincent Dallas 5-11 173 Fr. HS Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) 5 Tyler Drummer 6-1 156 So.-tr Sq. Powell (Cumberland Univ.)82 Cory Eichholtz 5-8 183 Jr.-rs 1L Knoxville (Bearden)11 Justin Hunter 6-4 182 So. 1L Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)85 Matt Milton 6-5 206 So. Sq. Mascoutah, Ill. (Mascoutah)21 Da’Rick Rogers 6-3 211 So. 1L Calhoun (Calhoun)83 Zach Rogers 6-0 174 Jr. 2L Nashville (David Lipscomb)80 Dylan West 6-1 179 Fr.-rs Sq. Oneida (Oneida)19 DeMario Williams 6-2 203 Jr.-tr Sq. Culleoka (MTSU)

>> TAILBACKS29 Dorian Cozart 5-7 194 Fr.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic)20 Rajion Neal 5-11 199 So. 1L Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek)28 Tauren Poole 5-10 208 Sr. 3L Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County)24 Deanthoine Summerhill 5-9 191 Fr.-rs Sq. Tuscumbia, Ala. (Deshler)30 Jaron Toney 5-10 177 Fr.-rs Sq. Alcoa (Alcoa)33 Toney Williams 6-0 221 So.-rs Sq. Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton)

>> FULLBACKS Austin Bolen 5-11 203 Fr.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Farragut)46 Channing Fugate 6-1 251 So. 1L Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County)

SPECIAL TEAMS>> PLACEKICKERS/PUNTERS# Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Derrick Brodus 5-11 168 Fr.-rs Sq. Maryville (Alcoa) 3 Matt Darr 6-1 215 Fr.-rs Sq. Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier) 1 Michael Palardy 5-11 169 So. 1L Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thom. Aquinas)47 Chip Rhome 6-2 194 Sr.-tr Sq. Christiana (Austin Peay)

>> SNAPPERS/HOLDERS 50 J.R. Carr 5-10 216 So.-rs Sq. Lomita, Calif. (South Torrance)59 Nick Guess 6-3 229 Sr.-rs 1L Knoxville (Farragut)

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DEFENSE>> DEFENSIVE LINE# Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)65 Joseph Ayres 6-3 259 So.-rs 1L Knoxville (Chattanooga McCallie)86 Willie Bohannon 6-2 244 Jr.-rs 2L Mobile, Ala. (Blount)87 Keensen Chambers 6-5 247 So.-tr Sq. Greenville, S.C. (Connecticut)94 Greg Clark 6-2 331 Fr.-rs Sq. Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)90 Steven Fowlkes 6-5 251 Jr.-rs Sq. College Park, Ga. (Banneker)93 Montori Hughes 6-4 327 Jr. 2L Murfreesboro (Siegel)97 Malik Jackson 6-5 262 Sr.-tr 1L Northridge, Calif. (Southern Cal.)95 Arthur Jeffery 6-3 293 So.-rs Sq. Sarasota, Fla. (Booker)99 Ben Martin 6-4 250 Sr.-rs 3L Cincinnati, Ohio (La Salle) 80 Corey Miller 6-3 252 So. 1L Wellford, S.C. (Byrnes)55 Jacques Smith 6-2 243 So. 1L Ooltewah (Ooltewah)98 Rae Sykes 6-2 273 Sr. 1L Alcoa (Coffeyville [Kan.] CC)58 Marlon Walls 6-2 280 So.-rs 1L Olive Branch, Miss. (Hargrave Military)

>> LINEBACKERS50 Raiques Crump 6-1 221 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Minor)33 LaDarius Denson 6-0 244 Jr.-tr Sq. Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Southern) Gregory Grieco 5-10 216 Fr.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Farragut)43 Martaze Jackson 6-2 226 Fr.-rs Sq. Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis)39 Grant Jessen 5-11 217 Jr. Sq. Cordova (St. George’s)40 Austin Johnson 6-2 230 Sr. 3L Hickory, N.C. (Hickory)48 Greg King 6-2 230 Jr. 1L Memphis (Melrose)34 Herman Lathers 6-0 219 Jr.-rs 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 6-1 237 Jr. 2L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)35 Robert Nelson 5-11 199 So.-rs Sq. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mtn.)51 John Propst 6-0 219 So. 1L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)30 Shane Reveiz 5-10 218 Sr.-rs 1L Farragut (Farragut)53 Jake Storey 5-10 212 Sr.-rs 2L Titusville, Fla. (Astronaut) 9 Daryl Vereen 5-11 211 Sr.-rs 3L Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg)

>> DEFENSIVE BACKS 3 Zach Allen 5-9 193 Jr.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Farragut)36 Anthony Anderson 5-11 180 Sr.-rs 2L Knoxville (Austin-East)13 Nick Branum 5-11 178 So.-rs Sq. Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic)17 Brent Brewer 6-1 207 So. 1L Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)27 Justin Coleman 5-10 172 Fr. HS Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick)19 Tyler Coombes 6-0 176 Fr.-rs Sq. Lebanon (Wilson Central)25 Art Evans 5-11 170 Sr.-rs 3L Lakeland, Fla. (Evangel Christian)38 C.J. Fleming 5-10 178 Sr.-rs Sq. Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs)24 Eric Gordon 5-9 189 So.-rs 1L Nashville (Hillsboro) 8 Chase Ketron 5-11 200 Fr.-rs Sq. Seymour (Seymour)12 Naz Oliver 5-10 173 So.-rs Sq. Jersey City, N.J. (Saint Peter’s Prep)41 Dontavis Sapp 6-2 209 So. 1L Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)10 Marsalis Teague 5-10 175 Jr. 2L Paris (Henry County)23 Prentiss Waggner 6-2 175 Jr.-rs 2L Clinton, La. (Clinton)22 Rod Wilks 6-0 215 Jr.-rs 1L Smyrna (Smyrna)26 Robert Yonce 6-0 187 Jr.-rs Sq. Wytheville, Va. (George Wythe)

FALL 2011 NEWCOMERSName Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School)DeAnthony Arnett WR 6-0 175 Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw HS)Allan Carson DT 6-2 325 Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)Cameron Clear TE 6-6 265 Memphis (Central HS)Maurice Couch DT 6-2 305 Orlando, Fla. (Garden City CC)Christian Harris LB 6-2 235 Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)

A.J. Johnson LB 6-3 245 Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS)Kyler Kerbyson OL 6-5 315 Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic HS)Marlin Lane RB 6-0 210 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS)Izauea Lanier DB 6-1 190 Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi CC)Eddrick Loften DB 6-0 200 Irving, Texas (Nimitz HS)

Curt Maggitt DE 6-3 215 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS)Pat Martin DB 6-0 205 Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS)Byron Moore DB 6-1 205 Harbor City, Calif (Los Angeles Harbor CC)Geraldo Orta DB 6-0 180 Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS)Alan Posey OL 6-6 305 Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS)

Brian Randolph DB 6-0 190 Marietta, Ga. (Kell HS)Antonio Richardson OL 6-6 325 Nashville (Pearl-Cohn HS)Trevarris Saulsberry DL 6-5 280 Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)Tom Smith RB 5-11 205 Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS)Tino Thomas DB 6-0 200 Memphis (Melrose HS)

Jordan Williams DL 6-5 250 Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)Devrin Young ATH 5-8 165 Knoxville (Bearden HS)

DEREK DOOLEY, HEAD COACH

>> ABOUT TENNESSEEFOUNDED 1794, Knoxville, Tenn.ENROLLMENT 27,523CHANCELLOR Dr. Jimmy CheekDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Mike HamiltonCONFERENCE SoutheasternNICKNAME Volunteers or VolsMASCOT Blue tick coon hound named SmokeyCOLORS Orange and WhiteSTADIUMNeyland Stadium (capacity 102,455)

>> COACHING STAFFHEAD COACHDerek Dooley (Virginia 1990)OVERALL RECORD 23-27 (four years)RECORD AT TENNESSEE 6-7 (one year)ASSISTANT COACHESJim Chaney (Central Missouri State 1985), Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)Justin Wilcox (Oregon 1999),Defensive CoordinatorCharlie Baggett (Michigan State 1976), As-sistant Head Coach/Wide ReceiversHarry Hiestand (East Stroudsburg 1983), Offensive LineDarin Hinshaw (Central Florida 1993), QuarterbacksTerry Joseph (Northwestern State 1996), Defensive Backs/Recruiting CoordinatorEric Russell (Idaho 1991), Tight Ends/Special TeamsPeter Sirmon (Oregon 1999), LinebackersLance Thompson (The Citadel 1987), Defen-sive LineRon McKeefery (Ottawa 1997), Football Head Strength CoachChino Fontenette (Tulane 2003),Graduate Assistant/Offense

>> SUPPORT STAFFDavid Blackburn (Tennessee 1989), Senior Associate Athletics Director/Administration and Football; Brad Pendergrass (Tennes-see 1998), Director of Football Operations; Condredge Holloway (Tennessee 1991), Assistant Athletics Director/Player Relations; Heather Ervin (Troy 2001), Assistant Director of Football Operations; Kris Ann Hawkins (Tennessee 2001), Director of On Campus Re-cruiting; Andre Lott (Tennessee 2000), Vol for Life Coordinator; Jason McVeigh (Tennessee 1996); Dr. Chris Klenck (Purdue 1995), Team Physician; Allison Maurer (Olivet Nazarene 2002), Sports Nutritionist; Roger Frazier, Equipment Manager; Joe Harrington (Ten-nessee 1990), Sports Technology Coodinator; Scott Altizer (Furman 1993), Director of Foot-ball Relations; Steven Rubio (Central Florida 2007), Director of Player Personnel.

>> MEDIA RELATIONSJimmy Stanton, Associate Athletics Director/Communications; Bud Ford and Debby Jen-nings, Associate Athletics Directors/Media Relations; John Painter, Tom Satkowiak and Eric Trainer, Associate Media Relations Direc-tors; Brian Davis and Cameron Harris, As-sistant Media Relations Directors; Susie Treis, Secretary; Andrew Lentz, Todd Mounce, Amanda Pruitt, Drew Rutherford and Zach Stipe, Graduate Assistants; Donnie Conley, Mary-Carter Kniffen, Jessica Stephens and Hali Talbott, Student Assistants.

QUICK FACTS

Derek Dooley may own a rival’s pedi-gree, but to Tennessee fans he felt just like one of their own when the Vols in-troduced him as the school’s 22nd head coach in January 2010.

Dooley, 42, came to UT after three sea-sons as head coach at Louisiana Tech, where he also served as athletics director since March 2008. He was the only athletics di-rector serving as head football coach on the major college level.

But it is his family lineage where Ten-nessee and Southeastern Conference foot-ball fans make the connection. Dooley is the youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons and claimed six league titles and the 1980 national championship.

“As most of you know, I grew up in this conference,” he said. “I grew up in the SEC. It didn’t take me long as a youngster to realize that Tennessee was the essence of college football. Even as a young kid, watching the team run through the ‘T,’ when you see checkerboard end zones and, of course, hear ‘Rocky Top’ – those were vivid memories as a youngster.”

In Dooley’s first season at the helm of the Tennessee football program, the Vols finished 6-7, winning all four games in November and playing North Carolina in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.

The bright future on the horizon for Tennessee football was exemplified by performances from the talented freshmen class. Tennessee played 26 freshmen in 2010, including 16 true freshmen, both the third-highest totals in major col-lege football. A school-record seven true freshmen started against Memphis.

Many of the 2010 UT freshmen as-sumed significant roles and produced record-setting seasons. Quarterback Tyler Bray was undefeated as a starter and set a Tennessee record for passing yards by a freshman with 1,537. He also set overall school records for passing touchdowns (5) and passing yards (308) in a single half (both at Memphis).

Freshman wide receiver Justin Hunter set a Tennessee freshman record with seven

receiving touchdowns and averaged nearly 26 yards per catch this season. Addition-ally, the Vols received 31 starts by freshmen on the offensive line, including right tackle Ja’Wuan James, who started all 13 games at right tackle. James Stone (8 starts), Jer-Quari Schofield (5 starts) and Zach Fulton (5 starts) also started multiple games on the offensive line in 2010.

And while the future certainly seems promising, the 2010 team featured a big-play offense that produced 71 plays of 20-plus yards, 19 of which were touchdowns, a significant increase from the 2009 totals (61 plays of 20-plus yards, 10 for TD).

The 2010 team also developed as the season progressed defensively as well, as Tennessee ranked eighth nationally in November by allowing only 13.0 points per game. Tennessee also was a plus-9 in turnover margin in November, the third-best total nationally. And despite having such a young roster, the disciplined nature of the 2010 Vols allowed them to rank third in the conference in fewest penalty yards per game for the entire season (41.5 yards per game).

Dooley played college football at Virginia, turning down scholarship of-fers elsewhere to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from Cavaliers head coach George Welsh. He helped Virginia to three bowl games and the 1989 ACC title. In 1990, he was named first team Academic All-ACC and helped Virginia to a Sugar Bowl bid against Tennessee. At UVa, Dooley caught 41 passes for 604 yards and three touchdowns and partici-pated in the Senior Bowl after his senior season. He graduated that year with a bachelor’s degree in government and foreign affairs and earned his law degree from Georgia in 1994.

After a successful start to the legal pro-fession, Dooley switched gears and returned to his love of football. Four short years later, he latched onto the staff of Nick Saban at LSU and moved into the fast lane of the SEC. After five successful seasons that in-cluded two SEC titles, the 2003 national championship, Dooley moved with Saban to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

“I really thrived in his way of doing things,” Dooley said of Saban. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity he gave me in wearing so many hats, coaching differ-ent positions, coordinating recruiting and coordinating special teams, assistant head coach -- he really allowed me to blossom as a young coach.”

But rather than remain in that com-fort zone, Dooley again chose his own path toward success – a path that returned him to the state of Louisiana.

“There was a part of me that said stay in your comfort zone, sit tight, and, hope-fully, one day it (head coaching job) would come,” Dooley said. “That really isn’t who I am, and I felt I needed to develop more to be ready when I got this opportunity.”

Dooley was named to his first head coaching position by Louisiana Tech in December 2006, and immediately be-

gan laying the foundation for future suc-cess. Included in his 23-26 overall record was an 8-5 mark in 2008 highlighted by the school’s first postseason victory in 30 years at the Independence Bowl. Tech fin-ished second in the WAC that season and played in a bowl game for only the third time since joining the major college ranks in 1989. For his efforts, the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association named him 2008 Coach of the Year.

“I am certain that I’m a better and more qualified candidate by doing what I did the last three years,” Dooley said. “I did take a little bit of a risk. I took the head coaching job at Louisiana Tech. It was a program that had been struggling, it was a program that hadn’t made a lot of investment in football, and I’m very proud of the improvements we made in all phases.”

Tennessee Director of Athletics Mike Hamilton, always a visionary, saw in Dooley a rising star on the sidelines that could fit right away into his rugged SEC surroundings.

“Derek is one of the bright young coaches in America,” Hamilton said. “He understands our league and the competitive environment in which we compete. He took a very difficult first head coaching job and made significant strides there in a short peri-od of time. He is incredibly bright, a tireless recruiter and excellent on-the-field coach.”

Dooley began his coaching career in 1996 as a graduate assistant at Georgia under defensive coordinator Joe Kines. He then served from 1997-99 as wide receivers coach and co-recruiting coordi-nator at SMU, where Dooley helped the Mustangs to the school’s only winning season over a 20-year stretch.

Dooley joined the staff at LSU un-der Saban in 2000, serving as recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach from 2000-02 and then running backs coach and special teams coordinator from 2003-04. While LSU’s recruiting coordinator, Dooley helped the Tigers land No. 1 classes in 2001 and 2003.

The Tigers won SEC championships both of those seasons, claimed the BCS national championship in 2003, and Sa-ban promoted Dooley to assistant head coach for the 2004 campaign.

Dooley left with Saban to serve as tight ends coach for the Dolphins from 2005-06. During his two years in Miami, Dooley oversaw the continued develop-ment of tight end Randy McMichael, who ended his Dolphins career as the all-time leader in receptions by a tight end.

Before embarking on his coaching ca-reer, Dooley practiced law at a private law firm in Atlanta for two years.

Dooley is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley, an OB/GYN and Fort Worth, Texas, native. They have two sons, John Taylor (12) and Peyton (9), and a daughter, Julianna (6).

Allison is active in fundraising and leadership for the Susan G. Komen Foun-dation for breast cancer research.