2011 Tennessee Football Spring Outlook

2011

TENNESSEE SPRING OUTLOOK

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2 P.M. photo by Patrick Murphy-Racey, pmrphoto.com

2011 SPRING OUTLOOK

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

As the Tennessee Volunteers begin their 2011 spring practice, second-year head coach Derek Dooley 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 offense 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 significant 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 finalist Oregon and SEC contenders Florida and Alabama. 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 emerging 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. Defensively, 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.

OFFENSE

Tyler Bray claimed the starting quarterback role in November and played in nine games overall, passing for 1,849 yards and 18 touchdowns against 10 interceptions.

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

LOOKING AHEAD >>> 2011 SEASON SCHEDULE >> SEPTEMBER 3 Montana 10 Cincinnati 17 Florida*

Knoxville Knoxville Gainesville

>> OCTOBER

1 Buffalo 8 Georgia* 15 LSU* 22 Alabama* 29 South Carolina*

Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville

>> NOVEMBER 5 MTSU (HC) 12 Arkansas* 19 Vanderbilt* 26 Kentucky*

Knoxville Fayetteville Knoxville Lexington

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

Bray’s first start at Memphis resulted in a five-TD performance. His benchmark came when he connected 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’ workhorse on the ground, rushing for 1,034 yards, averaging 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

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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 players who combined for 39 starts in 2011.

Only outgoing senior Jarrod Shaw leaves his position 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 sophomore at left tackle.

Gone are pass catchers Denarius Moore and Gerald 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 middle. Together, the trio ranked atop Tennessee’s receiving list last year.

2011 SPRING OUTLOOK The Vols now turn to a pair of sophomore receivers with speed. Two-sport athlete 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. Complementing 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.

2011 VOLS AT A GLANCE

DEFENSE

>> STARTERS LOST (11)

The 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 transferring 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 showing 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 – cornerbacks 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, tying 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 TEAMS

A clean slate. That’s what Tennessee’s specialists look like considering placekicker 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 action. 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 coming 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) getting 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

>> STARTERS RETURNING (13)

OFFENSE (7): Left Tackle Dallas Thomas (Jr., 6-5, 299), Right Guard Zach Fulton (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 Linebacker 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)

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 Denarius 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 Cunningham (Sr., 6-2, 210)

>> LETTERMEN RETURNING (46)  OFFENSE (17)

TIGHT ENDS +Ben Bartholomew** Mychal Rivera*

CENTERS Darin Gooch* James Stone*

TACKLES JaWuan James* Dallas Thomas**

QUARTERBACKS Tyler Bray* Matt Simms*

GUARDS Zach Fulton* JerQuari Schofield*

FULLBACKS Channing Fugate*

 DEFENSE (27) ENDS Willie Bohannon** #Ben Martin*** Corey Miller* Jacques Smith* TACKLES Joseph Ayres* Montori Hughes** Malik Jackson* Rae Sykes* ++Marlon Walls*

WIDE RECEIVERS ++Cory Eichholtz* Justin Hunter* Da’Rick Rogers* Zach Rogers** TAILBACKS Rajion Neal* Tauren Poole***

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

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

Nick Guess (Snapper)*

#Lettered in 2007, 08, 09 +Lettered in 2008, 09 ++Lettered in 2009

 SPECIALISTS (2) Michael Palardy (Placekicker/Punter)*

>> LETTERMEN LOST (17) 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****

2010 FINAL STATISTICS

OVERALL: 6-7

SEC: 3-5

Home: 4-3

Away: 2-3

Neutral: 0-1

2010 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 30

Opponent (rank) UT Martin Oregon (7/8) Florida* (10/7) UAB at LSU* (12/10) at Georgia* Alabama* (7/7) S. Carolina* (17/17) at Memphis Mississippi* (HC) at Vanderbilt* Kentucky* North Carolina#

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Rankings listed (AP/USA Today) HC-Homecoming

Site Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Knoxville Baton Rouge Athens Knoxville Columbia Memphis Knoxville Nashville Knoxville Nashville *-SEC Game

TEAM STATISTICS

UT OPP SCORING 351 326 Points Per Game 27.0 25.1 FIRST DOWNS 231 255 Rushing 77 104 Passing 131 134 Penalty 23 17 RUSHING 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 23 PASSING 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 14 TOTAL OFFENSE 4,729 4,968 Total Plays 827 913 Average Per Play 5.7 5.4 Average Per Game 363.8 382.2 KICK RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 53-1,141 61-1,158 Average Per Return 21.5 19.0 PUNT RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 18-73 26-220 Average Per Return 4.1 8.5 INT RETURNS: NO.-YARDS 18-294 15-197 Average Per Return 16.3 13.1 FUMBLES-LOST 19-9 23-10 PENALTIES-YARDS 76-573 88-663 Average Per Game 44.1 51.0 PUNTS-YARDS 70-2,948 64-2,786 Average Per Punt 42.1 43.5 Net punt average 36.4 40.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 28:52 31:08 3RD-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 41-289 MISC. YARDS (BLOCKED FG RET.) 24 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 40 Field Goals-Attempts 15-18 15-27 PAT-Attempts 40-43 37-37 ONSIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 ATTENDANCE 698,465 341,773 Games/Avg Per Game 7/99,781 5/68,355 Neutral Site Games - 1/69,143

Time/Result W 50-0 L 13-48 L 17-31 W 32-29 (2 ot) L 14-16 L 14-41 L 10-41 L 24-38 W 50-14 W 52-14 W 24-10 W 24-14 L 27-30 (2 ot)

Attend.

99,123 102,035 102,455 95,183 92,932 92,746 102,455 79,336 39,742 96,044 37,017 101,170 69,143

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS >> OFFENSE

No. Rushing 28 Tauren Poole 20 Rajion Neal 27 David Oku 21 Da’Rick Rogers 6 Denarius Moore 96 Chad Cunningham 1 Michael Palardy 83 Zach Rogers 4 Gerald Jones 33 Toney Williams 8 Tyler Bray 2 Matt Simms Team

Totals Opponent

GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 13 204 1,085 51 1,034 5.1 11 59 79.5 10 46 211 14 197 4.3 0 40 19.7 13 42 184 10 174 4.1 1 44 13.4 13 16 133 16 117 7.3 0 21 9.0 13 7 82 0 82 11.7 1 58 6.3 13 1 25 0 25 25.0 0 25 1.9 11 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 1.5 12 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 1.2 10 6 22 9 13 2.2 0 12 1.3 3 5 13 2 11 2.2 0 8 3.7 9 20 15 118 -103 -- 0 9 -11 45 63 171 -108 -- 1 12 --- 12 0 52 -52 -- 0 0 -13 408 1,863 443 1,420 3.5 14 59 109.2 13 474 2,343 360 1,983 4.2 23 83 152.5

No. 8 2

GP Effic 9 142.73 11 129.25 13 136.46 13 116.84

Passing Tyler Bray Matt Simms Totals Opponents

No. Receiving 4 Gerald Jones 6 Denarius Moore 88 Luke Stocker 28 Tauren Poole 11 Justin Hunter 83 Zach Rogers 21 Da’Rick Rogers 81 Mychal Rivera 20 Rajion Neal 27 David Oku 45 Kevin Cooper 46 Channing Fugate Totals Opponents

No. Punting 96 Chad Cunningham 1 Michael Palardy Totals Opponents

No. Kickoffs 1 Michael Palardy 96 Chad Cunningham Totals Opponents

>> TENNESSEE GIVEAWAY/TAKEAWAY

>> RETURNING

>> INSIDE THE RED ZONE Game TOTAL

Tennessee 30-40 (20 TDs, 10 FGs)

Dif. +4

Opponent 38-48 (25 TDs, 13 FGs)

Punts Yds 66 2,791 4 157 70 2,948 64 2,786

Avg 42.3 39.2 42.1 43.5

Lg 56 51 56 58

Pct Yds 55.8 1,849 57.9 1,460 56.8 3,309 57.4 2,985

TD 18 8 26 14

No. Punt Returns 24 Eric Gordon 15 Janzen Jackson 36 Anthony Anderson 11 Justin Hunter 4 Gerald Jones Totals Opponents

Lng Avg/G 80 205.4 72 132.7 80 254.5 70 229.6

TD Long Avg/G 4 37 59.6 9 64 75.5 2 32 32.1 1 41 13.2 7 80 31.9 1 72 17.2 2 45 12.8 0 26 8.6 0 58 10.0 0 34 6.1 0 11 3.6 0 17 1.6 26 80 254.5 14 70 229.6

TB 9 0 9 7

FC I20 50+ Blkd 16 17 11 0 1 0 1 0 17 17 12 0 15 23 14 0

No. Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk 26 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 0 Field 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.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tennessee 101 105 75 54 16 351 Opponents 58 74 95 83 16 326

Giveaway Takeaway Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot 9 15 24 10 18 28

Att-Comp-Int 224-125-10 195-113-5 419-238-15 439-252-18

GP Rec Yds Avg 10 55 596 10.8 13 47 981 20.9 13 39 417 10.7 13 22 171 7.8 13 16 415 25.9 12 14 207 14.8 13 11 167 15.2 13 11 112 10.2 10 7 100 14.3 13 7 79 11.3 12 7 43 6.1 13 2 21 10.5 13 238 3,309 13.9 13 252 2,985 11.8

>> PUNTING/KICKING

>> SCORE BY QUARTERS

Game TOTAL

Highlights Vols rush for 332 (3 tailbacks 75+), throw for 205, limit UT-Martin to 3 first downs.

Poole sets career highs with 23 rushes, 162 yards; N.Reveiz game-high 10 tackles.

N.Reveiz career high 14 tackles, fumble recovery; Hunter first career TD reception.

Moore catches two TD passes, second one in 2nd OT for win; Vols 9-2 all-time in OT. LSU scores on game’s first, last plays; Vols force four turnovers; Poole rushes for 109.

Hunter 4 receptions for 110 yards, TD; Vols minus-3 on turnovers, 9 rushing yards.

Poole’s 117-yard game snaps Tide’s streak of 41 straight w/o allowing 100-yd rusher.

Moore’s 228 receiving yards second-best total in UT records book, ninth in SEC history.

Bray shines in starting debut, setting UT records for one half with 308 pass yards, 5 TDs. Vols force five turnovers as Gordon, Waggner return interceptions for touchdowns.

G.Williams career-high 8 tackles & blocked FG; Hunter sets UT freshman TD rec. record.

Moore (207) UT’s first with multi 200-yd receiving gms; Vols win 26th straight over UK. NC ties game on final play, wins in 2 ot; Jones 9 rec., N.Reveiz 14 tackles in last UT gms.

KO TB RET OB FC 45 0 40 3 2 23 1 21 1 0 68 1 61 4 2 61 7 53 1 0

Ret Yds Avg TD Long 6 39 6.5 0 21 5 14 2.8 0 17 3 12 4.0 0 11 2 16 8.0 0 12 2 -8 -- 0 -18 73 4.1 0 21 26 220 8.5 1 80

2010 FINAL STATISTICS No. Kickoff Retuns 27 David Oku 24 Eric Gordon 21 Da’Rick Rogers 6 Denarius Moore 20 Rajion Neal 15 Janzen Jackson 46 Channing Fugate 81 Mychal Rivera Totals Opponents

Ret Yds Avg TD Long 16 312 19.5 0 26 14 324 23.1 0 34 12 298 24.8 0 78 5 84 16.8 0 20 3 53 17.7 0 29 1 55 55.0 0 55 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 7 7.0 0 7 53 1,141 21.5 0 78 61 1,158 19.0 0 43

No. Fumble Returns 23 Prentiss Waggner Totals Opponents

Ret Yds Avg TD Long 2 45 22.5 0 37 2 45 22.5 0 37 1 5 5.0 0 5

No. Interceptions 15 Janzen Jackson 23 Prentiss Waggner 24 Eric Gordon 56 Nick Reveiz 97 Malik Jackson 36 Anthony Anderson 40 Austin Johnson 42 LaMarcus Thompson Totals Opponents

Int Yds Avg TD Long 5 114 22.8 0 43 5 73 14.6 3 54 2 46 23.0 1 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 1 44 44.0 0 44 1 17 17.0 0 17 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 18 294 16.3 4 54 15 197 13.1 2 76

>> OFFENSIVE TOTALS

PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT No. Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts 28 Tauren Poole 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 6 Denarius Moore 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 60 26 Daniel Lincoln 0 10-11 27-29 0 0 0 0 0 57 11 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 24 23 Prentiss Waggner 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 Da’Rick Rogers 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 12 88 Luke Stocker 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 12 24 Eric Gordon 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 27 David Oku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83 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 2 Totals 44 15-18 40-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 351 Opponents 40 15-27 37-37 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 326 No. All-Purpose GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/G 28 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 60.1 21 Da’Rick Rogers 13 117 167 0 298 0 582 44.8 27 David Oku 13 174 79 0 312 0 565 43.5 11 Justin Hunter 13 0 415 16 0 0 431 33.2 88 Luke Stocker 13 0 417 0 0 0 417 32.1 24 Eric Gordon 13 0 0 39 324 46 409 31.5 20 Rajion Neal 10 197 100 0 53 0 350 35.0 83 Zach Rogers 12 14 207 0 0 0 221 18.4 15 Janzen Jackson 13 0 0 14 55 114 183 14.1 81 Mychal Rivera 13 0 112 0 7 0 119 9.2 23 Prentiss Waggner 13 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.6 97 Malik Jackson 13 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.4 45 Kevin Cooper 12 0 43 0 0 0 43 3.6 36 Anthony Anderson 13 0 0 12 0 17 29 2.2 46 Channing Fugate 13 0 21 0 8 0 29 2.2 96 Chad Cunningham 13 25 0 0 0 0 25 1.9 1 Michael Palardy 11 16 0 0 0 0 16 1.5 33 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 6,237 479.8 Opponents 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 1,352 122.9 28 Tauren Poole 13 204 1,034 0 1,034 79.5 20 Rajion Neal 10 46 197 0 197 19.7 27 David Oku 13 42 174 0 174 13.4 21 Da’Rick Rogers 13 16 117 0 117 9.0 6 Denarius Moore 13 7 82 0 82 6.3 96 Chad Cunningham 13 1 25 0 25 1.9 1 Michael Palardy 11 1 16 0 16 1.5 83 Zach Rogers 12 3 14 0 14 1.2 4 Gerald Jones 10 6 13 0 13 1.3 33 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

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

# Player GP ST AT TT TFL Sacks Int PBU PD QBH FF FR Blk 56 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 .

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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 1 84 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 Tackles 96 Chad Cunningham 88 Luke Stocker 6 Denarius Moore 70 Ja’Wuan James 83 Zach Rogers 59 Nick Guess 21 Da’Rick Rogers 1 Michael Palardy Totals Opponents

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11 0 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

13 532 412 944 78-320 26-179 18-294 43 61 44 9 10-45 1 13 468 358 826 98-420 41-289 15-197 52 67 33 13 9-5 2

>> SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE LEADERS No. Player ST AT TT 36 Anthony Anderson 7 6 13 42 LaMarcus Thompson 7 2 9 40 Austin Johnson 5 4 9 18 Tyler Wolf 5 4 9 50 Raiques Crump 6 2 8 24 Eric Gordon 6 1 7 96 Chad Cunningham 3 2 5 56 Nick Reveiz 3 2 5 15 Janzen Jackson 2 3 5 37 Nigel Mitchell-Thornton 2 3 5 34 Herman Lathers 2 2 4 88 Luke Stocker 2 2 4

No. Player 41 Dontavis Sapp 17 Brent Brewer 84 Chris Walker 22 Rod Wilks 59 Nick Guess 43 Savion Frazier 48 Greg King 30 Shane Reveiz 83 Zach Rogers 23 Prentiss Waggner 1 Michael Palardy 9 Daryl Vereen

ST AT TT 0 4 4 2 1 3 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1

SEC/NCAA RANKINGS >> INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Category Rushing-Game Passing Efficiency Receptions-Game

Receiving Yards-Game

Interceptions-Game

Punting-Avg. Tackles-Game

Name Tauren Poole Matt Simms Gerald Jones Denarius Moore Denarius Moore Gerald Jones Janzen Jackson Prentiss Waggner Chad Cunningham Nick Reveiz

>> TEAM RANKINGS Offensive Scoring Offense Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency 1st Downs 3rd-Down Conversions Sacks Allowed

Stat SEC NCAA 27.0 11 58 363.8 9 75 109.2 12 105 254.5 4 30 136.46 8 41 17.8 10 92 36.5 10 88 3.15 12 115

Defensive Scoring Defense Total Defense

Stat 25.1 382.2

SEC NCAA 9 56 10 69

Stat SEC NCAA 79.5 8 52 129.25 8 56 5.5 4 39 3.6 10 -75.5 4 36 59.6 10 90 0.38 4t 22t 0.38 4t 22t 42.3 7 40 8.3 5t 66t

Rushing Defense 152.5 Passing Defense 229.6 Passing Efficiency Defense 116.84 Sacks by 2.00

8 8 4 7t

60 81 30 61t

Special Teams/Miscellaneous Net Punting 36.4 Punt Returns 4.1 Kickoff Returns 21.4 Interceptions (Total) 18 Penalty Yards 44.1 Turnover Margin +0.31

9 11 7 4 5 6

62 109 66 19t 30 36

2011 KEY RETURNEES 8 TYLER BRAY

28 TAUREN POOLE

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 performances…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 record 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.

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.

Quarterback | 6-6 | 195 | So. | 1L | Kingsburg, Calif.

11 JUSTIN HUNTER

Wide 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 receiving 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. Mississippi, 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.

Tailback | 5-10 | 208 | Sr. | 3L | Toccoa, Ga.

23 PRENTISS WAGGNER

Defensive 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 defended...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.

97 MALIK JACKSON

Defensive 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 JAMES

Offensive 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 passing performances…Helped Tauren Poole tie the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing performances.

34 HERMAN LATHERS

Linebacker | 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, including 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.

TENNESSEE FOOTBALL >>> SPRING FOOTBALL OUTLOOK

2010 HONORS & AWARDS >> FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA

James Stone, C The Sporting News FWAA

>> ALL-SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Janzen Jackson, DB

Malik Jackson, DT Denarius Moore, WR Tauren Poole, TB

Luke Stocker, TE Prentiss Waggner, DB

Coaches (2nd) Phil Steele (3rd) Associated Press (2nd) Phil Steele (2nd) Associated Press (Honorable Mention) Phil Steele (3rd) Phil Steele (2nd) Associated Press (2nd) Phil Steele (3rd)

>> FRESHMAN ALL-SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Justin Hunter, WR Coaches Ja’Wuan James, OL Coaches John Propst, LB Coaches Jacques Smith, DL Coaches

>> ADDITIONAL HONORS Tyler Bray, QB

Daniel Lincoln, PK Nick Reveiz, LB Luke Stocker, TE Gerald Williams, DE

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) SEC Community Service Team Burlsworth Award (Finalist) Mackey Award (Semifinalist) SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 20 vs. Vandy)

>> ACADEMIC ALL-SEC Chris Cates finance Chad Cunningham gr. sport studies Sam Edgmon sport management Channing Fugate kinesiology Nick Guess mkt/int’l business Daniel Hood math education Austin Johnson comm. studies Herman Lathers sport management Ben Lehning sport management Daniel Lincoln gr. pub. admin.

T.J. Marrs logistics Nigel Mitchell-Thornton mgmt.

Tauren Poole sport management Nick Reveiz graduate sport studies Zach Rogers finance Jarrod Shaw gr. ag. leadership Mandela Shaw accounting Jake Storey hotel, rest. management Tyler Wills environ. soil sciences Tyler Wolf gr. sport psychology

2011 SPRING ROSTER OFFENSE

>> TIGHT ENDS # 39 84 81 89 43

Name Ben Bartholomew Brendan Downs Mychal Rivera Brent Slusher Dakota Summers

DEFENSE Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3

Wt. 248 230 262 246 228

Cl. Jr.-rs Fr. Jr. Sr.-tr Fr.-rs

Exp. 2L HS 1L Sq. Sq.

Hometown (Previous School) Nashville (Montgomery Bell Acad.)

Bristol (Tennessee HS) Valencia, Calif. (C. of the Canyons) Pineville, Ky. (Auburn) Camden (Central)

279 304 272 334 273 299 292 337 330 299 283 271 345 307 299

Jr.-rs So. Fr. So. Fr.-rs Jr. So.-rs Fr. So. Fr.-rs So.-rs So.-rs So.-rs So. Jr.-rs

Sq. Tr. HS 1L Sq. 1L Sq. HS 1L Sq. Sq. Sq. 1L 1L 2L

Florence, Ala. (Florence) Franklin (Notre Dame) Bristol (Tennessee HS) Homewood, Ill. (Homewood-Floss.)

Knoxville (Farragut) Reno, Nev. (Butte [Calif.] JC) Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic) Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) Sumter, S.C. (Sumter) Knoxville (South Doyle) Evensville (Rhea County) Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken) Nashville (Maplewood) Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville)

195 176 206 188 200 212 195

So. Fr.-rs Fr.-rs Fr.-rs So.-tr Sr.-tr Fr.

1L Sq. Sq. Sq. Sq. 1L HS

Kingsburg, Calif. (Kingsburg) Arden, N.C. (Fork Union [Va.] Military) Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) Candler, N.C. (Asheville) Fort Worth, Texas (Louisiana Tech) Franklin Lakes, N.J. (El Camino CC) Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)

6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-8 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-2

169 185 173 156 183 182 206 211 174 179 203

Fr.-rs Jr.-rs Fr. So.-tr Jr.-rs So. So. So. Jr. Fr.-rs Jr.-tr

Sq. Sq. HS Sq. 1L 1L Sq. 1L 2L Sq. Sq.

Nashville (Ensworth) Knoxville (Christian Acad.-Knox) Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) Powell (Cumberland Univ.)

Knoxville (Bearden) Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes) Mascoutah, Ill. (Mascoutah) Calhoun (Calhoun) Nashville (David Lipscomb) Oneida (Oneida) Culleoka (MTSU)

5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-0

194 199 208 191 177 221

Fr.-rs So. Sr. Fr.-rs Fr.-rs So.-rs

Sq. 1L 3L Sq. Sq. Sq.

Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic) Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek) Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County) Tuscumbia, Ala. (Deshler) Alcoa (Alcoa) Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton)

5-11 203 Fr.-rs 6-1 251 So.

Sq. 1L

Knoxville (Farragut) Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County)

>> OFFENSIVE LINE 60 78 57 72 68 73 76 68 70 66 78 63 75 64 71

Carson Anderson Alex Bullard Mack Crowder Zach Fulton Jacob Gilliam Darin Gooch Daniel Hood Marcus Jackson Ja’Wuan James Marques Pair Chase Phillips Kevin Revis JerQuari Schofield James Stone Dallas Thomas

6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-5

>> QUARTERBACKS 8 18 7 17 14 2 14

Tyler Bray Myles McKee Nash Nance Tyler Page Doak Raulston Matt Simms Justin Worley

6-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4

>> WIDE RECEIVERS 27 40 6 5 82 11 85 21 83 80 19

Jacob Carter Chris Cates Vincent Dallas Tyler Drummer Cory Eichholtz Justin Hunter Matt Milton Da’Rick Rogers Zach Rogers Dylan West DeMario Williams

>> TAILBACKS 29 20 28 24 30 33

Dorian Cozart Rajion Neal Tauren Poole Deanthoine Summerhill Jaron Toney Toney Williams

>> FULLBACKS

Austin Bolen 46 Channing Fugate

SPECIAL TEAMS

>> PLACEKICKERS/PUNTERS #

3 1 47

Name Derrick Brodus Matt Darr Michael Palardy Chip Rhome

Ht. 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-2

Wt. 168 215 169 194

Cl. Fr.-rs Fr.-rs So. Sr.-tr

>> SNAPPERS/HOLDERS 50 J.R. Carr 59 Nick Guess

5-10 216 So.-rs 6-3 229 Sr.-rs

Exp. Sq. Sq. 1L Sq.

Hometown (Previous School) Maryville (Alcoa) Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier) Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thom. Aquinas) Christiana (Austin Peay)

Sq. 1L

Lomita, Calif. (South Torrance) Knoxville (Farragut)

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>> DEFENSIVE LINE # 65 86 87 94 90 93 97 95 99 80 55 98 58

Name Joseph Ayres Willie Bohannon Keensen Chambers Greg Clark Steven Fowlkes Montori Hughes Malik Jackson Arthur Jeffery Ben Martin Corey Miller Jacques Smith Rae Sykes Marlon Walls

>> LINEBACKERS 50 33

43 39 40 48 34 37 35 51 30 53 9

Raiques Crump LaDarius Denson Gregory Grieco Martaze Jackson Grant Jessen Austin Johnson Greg King Herman Lathers Nigel Mitchell-Thornton Robert Nelson John Propst Shane Reveiz Jake Storey Daryl Vereen

Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2

Wt. 259 244 247 331 251 327 262 293 250 252 243 273 280

Cl. So.-rs Jr.-rs So.-tr Fr.-rs Jr.-rs Jr. Sr.-tr So.-rs Sr.-rs So. So. Sr. So.-rs

Exp. 1L 2L Sq. Sq. Sq. 2L 1L Sq. 3L 1L 1L 1L 1L

Hometown (Previous School) Knoxville (Chattanooga McCallie) Mobile, Ala. (Blount) Greenville, S.C. (Connecticut) Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside) College Park, Ga. (Banneker) Murfreesboro (Siegel) Northridge, Calif. (Southern Cal.) Sarasota, Fla. (Booker) Cincinnati, Ohio (La Salle) Wellford, S.C. (Byrnes) Ooltewah (Ooltewah) Alcoa (Coffeyville [Kan.] CC) Olive Branch, Miss. (Hargrave Military)

6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-11

221 244 216 226 217 230 230 219 237 199 219 218 212 211

So. Jr.-tr Fr.-rs Fr.-rs Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr.-rs Jr. So.-rs So. Sr.-rs Sr.-rs Sr.-rs

1L Sq. Sq. Sq. Sq. 3L 1L 2L 2L Sq. 1L 1L 2L 3L

Birmingham, Ala. (Minor) Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Southern) Knoxville (Farragut) Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis) Cordova (St. George’s) Hickory, N.C. (Hickory) Memphis (Melrose) Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mtn.) Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) Farragut (Farragut) Titusville, Fla. (Astronaut) Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg)

193 180 178 207 172 176 170 178 189 200 173 209 175 175 215 187

Jr.-rs Sr.-rs So.-rs So. Fr. Fr.-rs Sr.-rs Sr.-rs So.-rs Fr.-rs So.-rs So. Jr. Jr.-rs Jr.-rs Jr.-rs

Sq. 2L Sq. 1L HS Sq. 3L Sq. 1L Sq. Sq. 1L 2L 2L 1L Sq.

Knoxville (Farragut) Knoxville (Austin-East) Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic) Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek) Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick) Lebanon (Wilson Central) Lakeland, Fla. (Evangel Christian) Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs) Nashville (Hillsboro) Seymour (Seymour) Jersey City, N.J. (Saint Peter’s Prep) Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta) Paris (Henry County) Clinton, La. (Clinton) Smyrna (Smyrna) Wytheville, Va. (George Wythe)

>> DEFENSIVE BACKS 3 36 13 17 27 19 25 38 24 8 12 41 10 23 22 26

Zach Allen Anthony Anderson Nick Branum Brent Brewer Justin Coleman Tyler Coombes Art Evans C.J. Fleming Eric Gordon Chase Ketron Naz Oliver Dontavis Sapp Marsalis Teague Prentiss Waggner Rod Wilks Robert Yonce

5-9 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-0

FALL 2011 NEWCOMERS Name DeAnthony Arnett Allan Carson Cameron Clear Maurice Couch Christian Harris

Pos. WR DT TE DT LB

Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-2

Wt. 175 325 265 305 235

Hometown (Previous School) Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw HS) Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS) Memphis (Central HS) Orlando, Fla. (Garden City CC) Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)

A.J. Johnson Kyler Kerbyson Marlin Lane Izauea Lanier Eddrick Loften

LB OL RB DB DB

6-3 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-0

245 315 210 190 200

Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic HS) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS) Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi CC) Irving, Texas (Nimitz HS)

Curt Maggitt Pat Martin Byron Moore Geraldo Orta Alan Posey

DE DB DB DB OL

6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-6

215 205 205 180 305

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS) Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS) Harbor City, Calif (Los Angeles Harbor CC) Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS) Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS)

Brian Randolph Antonio Richardson Trevarris Saulsberry Tom Smith Tino Thomas

DB OL DL RB DB

6-0 6-6 6-5 5-11 6-0

190 325 280 205 200

Marietta, Ga. (Kell HS) Nashville (Pearl-Cohn HS) Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) Memphis (Melrose HS)

Jordan Williams Devrin Young

DL ATH

6-5 5-8

250 165

Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) Knoxville (Bearden HS)

DEREK DOOLEY, HEAD COACH

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

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

But it is his family lineage where Tennessee and Southeastern Conference football 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 college football. A school-record seven true freshmen started against Memphis.

Many of the 2010 UT freshmen assumed 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. Additionally, 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), JerQuari 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 bigplay offense that produced 71 plays of 20plus 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 thirdbest 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 offers 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 participated 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 profession, 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 included 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 different 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 comfort 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, hopefully, 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 success. 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 finished 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 period 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 coordinator 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 under Saban in 2000, serving as recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach from 2000-02 and then running backs coach and special teams coordinator from 200304. 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 Saban 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 development of tight end Randy McMichael, who ended his Dolphins career as the alltime leader in receptions by a tight end.

Before embarking on his coaching career, 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 Foundation for breast cancer research.

QUICK FACTS >> ABOUT TENNESSEE FOUNDED 1794, Knoxville, Tenn.

ENROLLMENT 27,523 CHANCELLOR Dr. Jimmy Cheek DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Mike Hamilton CONFERENCE Southeastern NICKNAME Volunteers or Vols MASCOT Blue tick coon hound named Smokey COLORS Orange and White STADIUM Neyland Stadium (capacity 102,455)

>> COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Derek Dooley (Virginia 1990) OVERALL RECORD 23-27 (four years) RECORD AT TENNESSEE 6-7 (one year) ASSISTANT COACHES Jim Chaney (Central Missouri State 1985), Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs) Justin Wilcox (Oregon 1999), Defensive Coordinator Charlie Baggett (Michigan State 1976), Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Harry Hiestand (East Stroudsburg 1983), Offensive Line Darin Hinshaw (Central Florida 1993), Quarterbacks Terry Joseph (Northwestern State 1996), Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Eric Russell (Idaho 1991), Tight Ends/Special Teams Peter Sirmon (Oregon 1999), Linebackers Lance Thompson (The Citadel 1987), Defensive Line Ron McKeefery (Ottawa 1997), Football Head Strength Coach Chino Fontenette (Tulane 2003), Graduate Assistant/Offense

>> SUPPORT STAFF

David Blackburn (Tennessee 1989), Senior Associate Athletics Director/Administration and Football; Brad Pendergrass (Tennessee 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 Recruiting; 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 (Tennessee 1990), Sports Technology Coodinator; Scott Altizer (Furman 1993), Director of Football Relations; Steven Rubio (Central Florida 2007), Director of Player Personnel.

>> MEDIA RELATIONS

Jimmy Stanton, Associate Athletics Director/ Communications; Bud Ford and Debby Jennings, Associate Athletics Directors/Media Relations; John Painter, Tom Satkowiak and Eric Trainer, Associate Media Relations Directors; Brian Davis and Cameron Harris, Assistant 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.