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2023 Tennessee roster

124 players: 33 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 15 juniors, 22 seniors, 44 with no class listed. From 21 states and 2 other countries; the most from Tennessee (47) and Georgia (27). The 2023 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
7Joe Milton III QBSr.6′5″235Pahokee, FL2,814 passing yards, 20 TD
9Nico Iamaleava QB6′5″215Long Beach, CA314 passing yards, 2 TD
3Gaston Moore QB6′2″212Hilton Head Island, SC36 passing yards
21Navy Shuler QBJr.6′0″203Fletcher, NC−1 passing yards
18Ryan Damron QBRS6′0″205Paris, TN

Running backs 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
Jaylen Wright RBJr.5′11″210Durham, NC1,013 rushing yards, 4 TD
6Dylan Sampson RBSo.5′11″201Baton Rouge, LA603 rushing yards, 7 TD
2Jabari Small RBSr.5′11″213Memphis, TN475 rushing yards, 2 TD
20Khalifa Keith RBFr.6′1″232Birmingham, AL21 rushing yards
24Hunter Barnes RB6′0″200Memphis, TN17 rushing yards
28Patrick Wilk RBSo.5′11″203Nashville, TN33 rushing yards
18DeSean Bishop RBRS5′10″215Knoxville, TN

Receivers 17

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
4Squirrel White WRSo.5′10″170Birmingham, AL68 catches, 804 yards, 2 TD
9Ramel Keyton WRSr.6′3″197Marietta, GA35 catches, 642 yards, 6 TD
5Chas Nimrod WRFr.6′2″200Bentonville, AR19 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD
5Bru McCoy WR6′3″230Palos Verdes Estates, CA17 catches, 217 yards, 1 TD
2Kaleb Webb WRFr.6′5″201Powder Springs, GA16 catches, 166 yards, 1 TD
1Dont’e Thornton Jr. WRTransfer from OregonJr.6′5″214Baltimore, MD13 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD
0Cameron Seldon WRFr.6′1″215Browns Store, VA106 rushing yards
6Dayton Sneed WR6′0″196Hermitage, TN1 catch, 7 yards
36Nathan Roberts WR6′4″209Morristown, TN1 catch, −1 yards
8Trey Weary WRFr.6′2″180Houston, TX
11Nathan Leacock WRRS6′3″217Rolesville, NC
15Nate Spillman WRRS6′2″205Nashville, TN
17Michael Bittner WRSr.6′2″225Cincinnati, OH
22Jack Jancek WRJr.6′5″213Knoxville, TN
26Carson Whitehead WRFr.5′10″178Powell, TN
29Jackson Locke WRSo.6′0″175Granville, OH
35Garrett Young WRFr.6′2″185Alpharetta, GA

Tight ends 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
34McCallan Castles TETransfer from UC DavisSr.6′5″252South Lake Tahoe, CA22 catches, 283 yards, 5 TD
87Jacob Warren TESr.6′6″253Knoxville, TN16 catches, 191 yards, 4 TD
0Ethan Davis TE6′5″247Atlanta, GA2 catches, 33 yards
88Charlie Browder TEFr.6′7″254Kingsport, TN2 catches, 10 yards
89Hunter Salmon TESr.6′5″249Vestavia Hills, AL2 catches, 21 yards
44Luke Shouse TEJr.6′6″250Nolensville, TN
44Titus Rohrer TEFr.6′7″235Bryan, OH

Offensive line 21

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
66Dayne Davis OLJr.6′7″333Bluff City, TN1 tackle
76Javontez Spraggins OLJr.6′3″330East Saint Louis, IL1 tackle
52Vysen Lang OLRS6′4″350Pike Road, AL
53Jeremiah Crawford OLSr.6′5″315Goddard, KS
53Larry Johnson III OLFr.6′7″350Savannah, GA
54Gerald Mincey OLJr.6′6″338Fort Lauderdale, FL
55Braeden Krivosh OLJr.6′2″300Baltimore, MD
56Mo Clipper Jr. OLFr.6′4″320Alpharetta, GA
58Connor Meadows OLFr.6′4″300Trenton, TN
59Masai Reddick OLFr.6′5″350Detroit, MI
63Addison Nichols OLFr.6′5″320Norcross, GA
63Cooper Mays OLJr.6′4″310Knoxville, TN
64Ayden Bussell OLRS6′5″300Mount Juliet, TN
65Parker Ball OLSr.6′4″290Douglasville, GA
69Gus Hill OLFr.6′4″300Fayetteville, TN
70Andrej Karic OLTransfer from TexasJr.6′6″314Southlake, TX
74John Campbell OLTransfer from MiamiJr.6′6″330Orlando, FL
74Shamurad Umarov OLRS6′7″321Alpharetta, GA
75Jackson Lampley OLJr.6′4″325Nashville, TN
77Brian Grant OLFr.6′7″318Fort Walton Beach, FL
78Ollie Lane OLSr.6′4″320Corryton, TN

Defensive line 22

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
27James Pearce Jr. DLSo.6′5″243Charlotte, NC27 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 1 INT
9Tyler Baron DL6′5″260Knoxville, TN28 tackles, 6 sacks
55Omarr Norman-Lott DLTransfer from Arizona State6′3″315North Highlands, CA26 tackles, 5.5 sacks
21Omari Thomas DL6′4″325Memphis, TN35 tackles, 1 sack
20Bryson Eason DL6′3″315Memphis, TN27 tackles, 1.5 sacks
19Joshua Josephs DLSo.6′3″240Kennesaw, GA20 tackles, 3 sacks
99Kurott Garland DLSr.6′3″310Conyers, GA23 tackles, 2 sacks
42Tyre West DLSo.6′3″290Tifton, GA17 tackles, 2 sacks
30Roman Harrison DLSr.6′2″235Bainbridge, GA20 tackles, 0.5 sacks
10Elijah Simmons DL6′2″340Memphis, TN19 tackles, 0.5 sacks
90Dominic Bailey DL6′3″292Baltimore, MD13 tackles, 0.5 sacks
5Daevin Hobbs DLFr.6′4″290Concord, NC14 tackles
39Caleb Herring DEFr.6′5″245Newnan, GA3 tackles, 1 sack
97Jayson Jenkins DL6′6″280Bordentown, NJ4 tackles
96Austin Lewis DLSr.6′6″261Jonesborough, TN3 tackles
0Chandavian Bradley DLRS6′6″240Kansas City, MO
18Tyree Weathersby DLRS6′5″268Douglasville, GA
19Nathan Robinson DLRS6′7″295Greenbrier, TN
55Camron Douglas DTFr.6′2″256Brownsville, TN
58Isaac Green DLSr.6′0″308
87Joshua Helsdon DLFr.6′4″290Cleveland, TN
99Trevor Duncan DLRS6′5″285Knoxville, TN

Linebackers 14

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
6Aaron Beasley LBSr.6′1″225Franklin, GA69 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
31Elijah Herring LBSo.6′2″235Murfreesboro, TN79 tackles, 1 sack
22Jeremiah Telander LBFr.6′2″235Gainesville, GA35 tackles
12Kalib Perry LB6′3″230Georgetown, KY21 tackles
7Arion Carter LBFr.6′1″238Smyrna, TN17 tackles
10Jalen Smith LB6′2″230Grayson, GA4 tackles
11Keenan Pili LBTransfer from BYU6′3″240Provo, UT4 tackles
33Ben Bolton LB6′3″233Memphis, TN4 tackles
6Emmanuel Okoye LB6′5″245Lagos, Nigeria
15Kwauze Garland LBSr.6′2″226Conyers, GA
26Will Albright LBJr.6′1″230Greeneville, TN
42Mekhi Bigelow LBFr.5′10″207Charlotte, NC
46Cody Duncan LB6′1″242Knoxville, TN
59Caleb Williams LBFr.6′1″226Franklin, TN

Defensive backs 23

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
2Jaylen McCollough DBSr.6′0″206Austell, GA58 tackles, 3 INT
13Wesley Walker DB6′1″200Nashville, TN53 tackles, 1 sack
1Gabe Jeudy DBTransfer from BYUSr.6′2″190Charlotte, NC41 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
12Tamarion McDonald DB6′2″195Memphis, TN40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
3Doneiko Slaughter DB6′0″190Roswell, GA32 tackles, 1 sack
5Kamal Hadden DBSr.6′1″197River Rouge, MI19 tackles, 3 INT
3Dee Williams DBSr.5′11″194Forsyth, GA33 returns, 511 yards
2Andre Turrentine DBSo.5′11″195Nashville, TN18 tackles, 1 INT
4Jourdan Thomas DB6′2″205Montgomery, AL18 tackles
35Will Brooks DBJr.6′1″206Birmingham, AL18 tackles
4Warren Burrell DB6′0″195Suwanee, GA8 tackles, 1 INT
8Brandon Turnage CB6′1″185Oxford, MS9 tackles
9Rickey Gibson III CBFr.6′0″181Trussville, AL9 tackles
0William Wright DB6′0″198Nashville, TN2 tackles
1Christian Harrison DB6′0″202Atlanta, GA2 tackles
6Jordan Matthews CBFr.6′2″192Baton Rouge, LA1 tackle
12Cristian Conyer DBFr.6′1″183Bowling Green, KY1 tackle
13John Slaughter DBFr.6′2″200Clarksdale, MS1 tackle
22De’Shawn Rucker CB6′0″195Tallahassee, FL1 tackle
4Christian Charles DB6′1″200Gainesville, GA
7Malik Ganaway CBFr.6′1″190Trenton, TN
13Jack Luttrell DBRS6′0″176Gainesville, GA
37Montrell Bandy DBSo.6′3″194Mount Juliet, TN

Specialists 8

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2023
19Charles Campbell PKTransfer from IndianaSr.5′9″181Jackson, TN18 of 23 field goals
98Jackson Ross PFr.6′4″203Melbourne, VIC55 punts, 42.5 average
94Josh Turbyville PKFr.6′2″195Knoxville, TN1 of 1 field goal
47Matthew Salanasky LS5′11″250Morristown, TN2 tackles
30Max Gilbert PKFr.6′0″201Memphis, TN
41J.T. Carver PK5′11″213Martin, TN
48Bennett Brady LSFr.6′1″210Memphis, TN
60Alton Stephens LSSr.5′11″200Cordele, GA
Jabari Small, Elijah Simmons, Tamarion McDonald, Bryson Eason, Omari Thomas, Hunter Barnes, Max Gilbert, Ben Bolton, Bennett BradyTyler Baron, DeSean Bishop, Jack Jancek, Carson Whitehead, Cody Duncan, Cooper Mays, Jacob Warren, Josh Turbyville, Trevor DuncanWilliam Wright, Andre Turrentine, Wesley Walker, Nate Spillman, Patrick Wilk, Jackson LampleySquirrel White, Khalifa Keith, Will Brooks, Hunter SalmonDont’e Thornton Jr., Braeden Krivosh, Dominic BaileyGabe Jeudy, James Pearce Jr., Mekhi BigelowKaleb Webb, Tyree Weathersby, Parker BallChristian Charles, Jack Luttrell, Jeremiah TelanderDayton Sneed, Montrell Bandy, Ayden BussellGarrett Young, Mo Clipper Jr., Shamurad UmarovEthan Davis, Christian HarrisonDoneiko Slaughter, Addison NicholsKamal Hadden, Masai ReddickDylan Sampson, Jordan MatthewsArion Carter, Elijah HerringMalik Ganaway, Connor MeadowsKwauze Garland, Kurott GarlandNathan Roberts, Matthew SalanaskyChandavian BradleyJaylen McColloughDee WilliamsGaston MooreJourdan ThomasWarren BurrellBru McCoyChas NimrodDaevin HobbsAaron BeasleyJoe Milton IIIBrandon TurnageTrey WearyNico IamaleavaRamel KeytonRickey Gibson IIIJalen SmithKeenan PiliNathan LeacockCristian ConyerKalib PerryJohn SlaughterMichael BittnerRyan DamronCharles CampbellJoshua JosephsNathan RobinsonNavy ShulerDe’Shawn RuckerWill AlbrightJackson LockeRoman HarrisonMcCallan CastlesCaleb HerringJ.T. CarverTyre WestLuke ShouseTitus RohrerVysen LangJeremiah CrawfordLarry Johnson IIIGerald MinceyCamron DouglasOmarr Norman-LottCaleb WilliamsAlton StephensDayne DavisGus HillAndrej KaricJohn CampbellJavontez SpragginsBrian GrantOllie LaneJoshua HelsdonCharlie BrowderAustin LewisJayson JenkinsJaylen WrightTN 47GA 27AL 7NC 7FL 5
Hometowns of the 2023 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

  1. Tennessee 47
  2. Georgia 27
  3. North Carolina 7
  4. Alabama 7
  5. Florida 5
  6. California 4
  7. Maryland 3
  8. Ohio 3

Top counties

  1. Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 10
  2. Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 9
  3. Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 7
  4. Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6
  5. Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 5

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’ 2023 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.