2005 Tennessee roster

26 players. From 7 states; the most from Tennessee (3) and Louisiana (2). The 2005 season.

Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 26 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Rick Clausen QB1,441 passing yards, 6 TD
Erik Ainge QB737 passing yards, 5 TD

Running backs 4

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Arian Foster RB879 rushing yards, 5 TD
Gerald Riggs Jr. RB5-star recruitChattanooga, TN530 rushing yards, 3 TD
David Yancey RB42 rushing yards
2Montario Hardesty RB4-star recruit6′0″New Bern, NC18 rushing yards

Receivers 10

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Lucas Taylor WR16 returns, 80 yards
Robert Meachem WR5-star recruitTulsa, OK29 catches, 383 yards, 2 TD
Jayson Swain WR4-star recruitHuntsville, AL27 catches, 380 yards
C.J. Fayton WR4-star recruitVirginia Beach, VA24 catches, 272 yards, 2 TD
Chris Hannon WR24 catches, 268 yards, 3 TD
Bret Smith WR21 catches, 223 yards, 3 TD
Chris Brown WR2-star recruitNew Orleans, LA14 catches, 141 yards
Cory Anderson WR14 catches, 147 yards
Josh Briscoe WR4 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
21Austin Rogers WR6′2″190Nashville , TN1 catch, 18 yards

Tight ends 1

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Brad Cottam TE

Defensive line 1

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Justin Harrell DT2 INT

Defensive backs 1

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Jonathan Wade DB4-star recruitShreveport, LA2 INT

Specialists 2

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
James Wilhoit K4-star recruitHendersonville, TN14 of 19 field goals
Britton Colquitt P59 punts, 41.2 average

Athletes and others 5

No.PlayerHtWtHometown2005
Jonathan Hefney 20 returns, 149 yards
Corey Campbell 1 INT
Demetrice Morley 5-star recruitMiami, FL1 INT
David Holbert 2 catches, 30 yards
Ryan Karl

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2005 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.