2017 Tennessee roster

119 players: 13 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 9 juniors, 82 with no class listed. From 20 states and 3 other countries; the most from Tennessee (47) and Georgia (16). The 2017 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
18	Jarrett Guarantano QB4-star recruit		6′4″	230	Lodi, NJ	997 passing yards, 4 TD
12	Quinten Dormady QB4-star recruit		6′5″	219	Boerne, TX	925 passing yards, 6 TD
17	Will McBride QB	Fr.	6′1″	209	League City, TX	152 passing yards, 1 TD
6	Brandon Hines QB		6′1″	200	Spring Hill, TN
14	Zac Jancek QB		6′1″	229	Knoxville, TN
20	Seth Washington QB		6′0″	199	Dallas, TX

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
4	John Kelly RB		5′9″	205	Detroit, MI	778 rushing yards, 9 TD
19	Ty Chandler RB4-star recruit		6′0″	210	Nashville, TN	305 rushing yards, 2 TD
27	Carlin Fils-aime RB4-star recruit		5′11″	185	Naples, FL	215 rushing yards, 2 TD
9	Tim Jordan RB	Fr.	5′11″	203	Bartow, FL	52 rushing yards
24	Trey Coleman RB	So.	6′0″	210	West Monroe, LA	9 rushing yards
28	James Christian RB	Fr.	5′8″	204	Booneville, MS
29	Jeremiah Howard RB		5′9″	208	Knoxville, TN
35	Taeler Dowdy RB		6′1″	185	Murfreesboro, TN
42	Chip Omer RB	Fr.	6′0″	204	Nashville, TN

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
7	Brandon Edward Johnson WR4-star recruit		6′2″	195	Fort Lauderdale, FL	37 catches, 482 yards, 1 TD
1	Marquez Callaway WR4-star recruit	So.	6′2″	204	Warner Robins, GA	24 catches, 406 yards, 5 TD
5	Josh Palmer WR	Fr.	6′2″	210	Brampton, ON	9 catches, 98 yards
19	Jeff George WR		6′6″	198	Leavenworth, KS	9 catches, 180 yards, 1 TD
25	Josh Walker Smith WR		6′1″	213	Knoxville, TN	5 catches, 43 yards
10	Tyler Byrd WR4-star recruit	So.	5′11″	210	Naples, FL	3 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD
15	Jauan Jennings WR4-star recruit		6′3″	208	Murfreesboro, TN	3 catches, 17 yards
11	Jordan Murphy WR4-star recruit	So.	6′0″	180	Hattiesburg, MS	1 catch, 12 yards
34	Malik Elion WR	Jr.	5′6″	162	Memphis, TN	1 catch, 10 yards
82	Latrell Williams WR		5′11″	177	Lake City, FL
83	Cooper Melton WR		6′2″	196	Cleveland, TN
85	Thomas Orradre WR		6′2″	205	San Luis Obispo, CA
87	Logan Fetzner WR		5′9″	182	Cleveland, TN

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
82	Ethan Wolf TE4-star recruit		6′6″	258	Minster, OH	24 catches, 246 yards, 3 TD
17	Eli Wolf TE	So.	6′4″	236	Minster, OH	3 catches, 48 yards
81	Austin Pope TE		6′4″	235	Knoxville, TN	2 catches, 9 yards
44	Jakob Johnson TE		6′3″	250	Stuttgart, Germany	1 catch, 13 yards
4	Dominick Wood-Anderson TE	So.	6′4″	257	San Diego, CA
33	Ben Powlas TE		6′5″	205	Dickson, TN
84	James Brown TE		6′3″	229	Orlando, FL
86	Andrew Craig TE	Fr.	6′4″	244	Knoxville, TN
86	Jordan Allen TE	Fr.	6′4″	241	Fairfield, CA

Offensive line 21

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
55	Coleman Thomas OL		6′5″	309	Max Meadows, VA	2 tackles
66	Eric Crosby OL4-star recruit		6′1″	328	Virginia Beach, VA	1 tackle
70	Ryan Johnson OL		6′6″	325	Brentwood, TN	1 tackle
73	Trey Smith OL5-star recruit	Fr.	6′6″	330	Jackson, TN	1 tackle
75	Jashon Robertson OL		6′3″	300	Nashville, TN	1 tackle
50	Joey Cave OL		6′4″	312	Knoxville, TN
50	Venzell Boulware OL		6′3″	306	Union City, GA
51	Drew Richmond OL4-star recruit		6′5″	316	Memphis, TN
53	Dawson Stephens OL	Fr.	6′1″	320	Kathleen, GA
55	Brandon Kennedy OL	Fr.	6′3″	300	Wetumpka, AL
56	Riley Locklear OL	RS	6′4″	300	Huntington, WV
57	Nathan Niehaus OL		6′6″	287	Cincinnati, OH
58	Jahmir Johnson OL3-star recruit	RS	6′5″	300	Philadelphia, PA
63	Brett Kendrick OL		6′6″	318	Knoxville, TN
65	Austin Smith OL		6′3″	310	Buford, GA
66	Jack Jones OL4-star recruit		6′4″	312	Murfreesboro, TN
67	Joe Keeler OL		6′5″	290	Arden, NC
68	Marcus Tatum OL	RS	6′6″	315	Daytona Beach, FL
69	Brian Garvey OL		6′3″	286	Brentwood, TN
76	Chance Hall OL		6′5″	328	Roanoke, VA
77	Devante Brooks OL		6′5″	292	Bowie, MD

Defensive line 19

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
39	Kendal Vickers DL		6′3″	295	Havelock, NC	51 tackles, 1.5 sacks
5	Kyle Phillips DL5-star recruit	Jr.	6′4″	273	Nashville, TN	33 tackles, 2 sacks
99	Reginald McKenzie Jr. DL		6′3″	320	Walnut Creek, CA	33 tackles, 2 sacks
2	Shy Tuttle DL4-star recruit	Jr.	6′3″	300	Midway, NC	27 tackles
98	Alexis Johnson DL	Jr.	6′3″	314	Atlanta, GA	14 tackles, 2 sacks
13	Deandre Johnson DE		6′3″	260	Miami, FL	4 tackles, 1 sack
55	Quay Picou DL		6′1″	280	Sugar Hill, GA	6 tackles
94	Matthew Butler DL		6′4″	291	Raleigh, NC	4 tackles
48	Ja’Quain Blakely DL		6′2″	285	Moultrie, GA	2 tackles
	Kahlil McKenzie DT					2 tackles
11	LaTrell Bumphus DL		6′3″	290	Savannah, TN	1 tackle
50	Savion Williams DL	Fr.	6′4″	295	Washington, DC
52	Maurese Smith DL		6′2″	305	Toney, AL
88	Brandon Benedict DL		6′2″	250	Nashville, TN
93	Emmit Gooden DL	So.	6′3″	290	Brownsville, TN
94	T.J. Minnifee DL		6′3″	214	Nashville, TN
97	Darel Middleton DL	RS	6′7″	305	Knoxville, TN
97	Paul Bain DL	Jr.	6′2″	292	Powder Springs, GA
99	Ryan Thaxton DE	RS	6′4″	235	Alexandria, VA

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
35	Daniel Bituli LB4-star recruit	So.	6′3″	252	Nashville, TN	90 tackles, 1 INT
14	Quart’e Sapp LB4-star recruit	So.	6′2″	223	Alpharetta, GA	78 tackles
53	Colton Jumper LB		6′2″	229	Lookout Mountain, TN	55 tackles, 4.5 sacks
1	Jonathan Kongbo LB	Jr.	6′5″	254	Surrey, BC	29 tackles, 2.5 sacks
19	Darrell Taylor LB4-star recruit	So.	6′4″	255	Hopewell, VA	27 tackles, 3 sacks
41	Elliott Berry LB		5′11″	206	Fairburn, GA	27 tackles, 1.5 sacks
20	Cortez McDowell LB4-star recruit		6′0″	228	Locust Grove, GA	24 tackles
17	Dillon Bates LB4-star recruit	Jr.	6′3″	229	Ponte Verda Beach, FL	6 tackles
23	Will Ignont LB4-star recruit		6′1″	235	Huntsville, AL	5 tackles
5	Kivon Bennett LB		6′2″	236	Fort Lauderdale, FL	1 tackle
12	Shanon Reid LB		6′1″	233	Fort Myers, FL	1 tackle
31	Nick Humphrey LB		6′1″	216	Monroe, MI
34	Darrin Kirkland Jr. LB4-star recruit		6′1″	234	Indianapolis, IN
40	Matt Ballard LB	Fr.	6′0″	229	Clarksville, TN
47	Landon Knoll LB	So.	6′3″	216	Old Hickory, TN
54	Ian Dunkin LB		6′2″	210	Maryville, TN

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
18	Nigel Warrior DB4-star recruit	So.	6′0″	190	College Park, GA	78 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
22	Micah Abernathy DB4-star recruit	Jr.	6′0″	195	Atlanta, GA	81 tackles
7	Rashaan Gaulden DB		6′1″	193	Spring Hill, TN	63 tackles, 1 INT
8	Justin Martin DB		6′1″	196	Antioch, TN	37 tackles, 1 INT
12	Emmanuel Moseley DB		5′11″	184	Greensboro, NC	35 tackles, 1 INT
12	Shawn Shamburger DB		5′11″	190	Mobile, AL	19 tackles, 1 sack
6	Shaq Wiggins DB4-star recruit		5′10″	169	Tyrone, GA	10 tackles
26	Theo Jackson DB		6′2″	203	Nashville, TN	8 tackles
24	Todd Kelly Jr. DB4-star recruit		5′11″	200	Knoxville, TN	7 tackles
31	D.J. Henderson DB	Jr.	5′11″	179	Lyman, SC	6 tackles
6	Marquill Osborne DB4-star recruit	So.	5′11″	192	Cornelius, NC	5 tackles
29	Evan Berry DB4-star recruit		5′11″	205	Fairburn, GA	4 returns, 143 yards
	Baylen Buchanan DB		5′11″	186	Lawrenceville, GA	4 tackles
5	Kenneth George Jr. DB	RS	5′11″	200	Lafayette, LA
33	MaLeik Gatewood DB	So.	5′10″	194	Memphis, TN

Specialists 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
25	Aaron Medley PK		6′2″	203	Lewisburg, TN	6 of 8 field goals
	Brent Cimaglia PK		6′0″	210	Nashville, TN	8 of 13 field goals
46	Riley Lovingood LS	So.	6′0″	216	Hendersonville, TN	1 tackle
36	Grayson Linde P		6′1″	180	Brentwood, TN
37	Holden Foster PK		6′0″		Dickson, TN
43	Laszlo Toser PK		5′8″	194	Ooltewah, TN
52	Elijah Medford LS		5′9″	204	Burlington, NC
59	Jake Yelich LS	Fr.	6′2″	233	Crown Point, IN
64	Logan Punch LS		6′0″	230	Knoxville, TN
93	Trevor Daniel P		6′1″		Dickson, TN

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
31	Parker Henry			6′1″	187	Hendersonville, TN

Hometowns of the 2017 Tennessee roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Tennessee 47
Georgia 16
Florida 11
North Carolina 7
Virginia 5
California 4
Alabama 4
Texas 3

Top counties

Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 11
Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 10
Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 7
Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 3
Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2017 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.