2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Volunteers played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.

2019 Tennessee Volunteers football
Gator Bowl, W 23–22 (vacated) vs. Indiana
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	0–5, 8 wins vacated (0–3 SEC, 5 wins vacated)
Head coach	Jeremy Pruitt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Chaney (1st in stint, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Ansley (1st season)
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4 Georgia x		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Florida		6	–	2					11	–	2
Tennessee *		5	–	3					8	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					8	–	5
Missouri *		3	–	5					6	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5					4	–	8
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					3	–	9
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 8 Alabama		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 Auburn		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Missouri was ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Tennessee finished the regular season at 7–5 overall, 5–3 in the SEC, and were bowl eligible for the first time since 2016. On January 2, the Volunteers won the Gator Bowl over Indiana. However, in July 2023, the NCAA vacated all of Tennessee's wins as part of disciplinary action due to recruiting violations, affecting the 2019 and 2020 seasons.^[1] Thus, the Volunteers are credited with an official record of 0–5 overall and 0–3 in SEC play.

Preseason

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darnell Wright OT	Huntington, WV	Huntington	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Wanya Morris OT	Loganville, GA	Grayson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	May 1, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Quavaris Crouch ATH	Charlotte, NC	Harding University	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 21, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Henry To'oTo'o OLB	Concord, CA	De La Salle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Ramel Keyton WR	Marietta, GA	Marietta	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 16, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Jaylen McCollough S	Powder Springs, GA	Hillgrove	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Aug 17, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Eric Gray RB	Memphis, TN	Lausanne Collegiate School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Dec 20, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Anthony Harris S	Havelock, NC	Havelock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jun 8, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Tyus Fields CB	Cornelius, NC	William Amos Hough	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 28, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Jackson Lampley OG	Nashville, TN	Montgomery Bell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Feb 8, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Jackson Lowe TE	Cartersville, GA	Cartersville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Feb 8, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Roman Harrison DE	Bainbridge, GA	Bainbridge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jul 25, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Savion Williams DT	Upper Marlboro, MD	Lackawanna C.C.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 31, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Melvin McBride OG	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	Aug 22, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Brian Maurer QB	Ocala, FL	Westport	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jun 27, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Aaron Beasley ATH	Franklin, GA	Heard County	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 10, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Warren Burrell CB	Suwanee, GA	Gwinnett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 27, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Darel Middleton DT	Scooba, MS	East Mississippi C.C.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 20, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Sean Brown TE	Rome, GA	Coosa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	May 12, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Elijah Simmons DT	Nashville, TN	Pearl Cohn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	350 lb (160 kg)	Jul 16, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Chris Akporoghene OT	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jul 9, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Kenney Soloman CB	Myrtle Beach, SC	Socastee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Jerrod Means WR	Hampton, GA	Lovejoy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 12  247Sports: 12  ESPN: 11
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

SEC media poll

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Tennessee was projected to finish in fifth in the East Division.^[2]

Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Georgia 1789 (233) 2 Florida 1499 (21) 3 Missouri 1149 (3) 4 South Carolina 883 (1) 5 Tennessee 804 (1) 6 Kentucky 798 (1) 7 Vanderbilt 358

Media poll (SEC Championship) Place Team Votes 1 Alabama 209 2 Georgia 49 3 LSU 3 4 Auburn 1 Florida 1 Mississippi State 1 South Carolina 1 Tennessee 1

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Specialists 2nd team Marquez Callaway – return specialist

Schedule

Tennessee announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.^[3] The 2019 schedule consists of eight home and four away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Georgia State*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	L 30–38	85,503
September 7	7:00 p.m.	BYU*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 26–29 2OT	92,475
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Chattanooga*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 45–0 (vacated)	86,208
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–34	82,276
October 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 14–43	92,709
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 20–10 (vacated)	85,462
October 19	9:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 13–35	101,821
October 26	4:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 41–21 (vacated)	87,397
November 2	7:00 p.m.	UAB*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	W 30–7 (vacated)	85,791
November 9	7:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	W 17–13 (vacated)	56,760
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 24–20 (vacated)	49,348
November 30	4:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 28–10 (vacated)	87,367
January 2, 2020	7:00 p.m.	vs. Indiana*	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–22 (vacated)	61,789
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Georgia State

See also: 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia State 7 7 7 17 38 Tennessee 14 3 3 10 30 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 85,503 Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (color), Stormy Buonantony (sideline) Sources: [5][6]

Scoring summary 1 12:00 GSU Seth Paige 4-yard run, (Brandon Wright kick) GSU 7–0 1 4:13 TENN Marquez Callaway 6-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano (Brent Cimaglia kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:09 TENN Ty Chandler 31-yard run (Cimaglia kick) TENN 14–7 2 3:11 GSU Cornelius McCoy 17-yard pass from Dan Ellington (Wright kick) Tied 14–14 2 0:00 TENN Cimaglia 19-yard field goal TENN 17–14 3 10:30 GSU Aubry Payne 6-yard pass from Ellington (Wright kick) GSU 21–17 3 3:32 TENN Cimaglia 48-yard field goal GSU 21–20 4 12:05 TENN Cimaglia 48-yard field goal TENN 23–21 4 8:56 GSU Tra Barnett 19-yard run (Wright kick) GSU 28–23 4 4:45 GSU Dan Ellington 22-yard run (Wright kick) GSU 35–23 4 2:37 GSU Wright 48-yard field goal GSU 38–23 4 0:02 TENN Jauan Jennings 18-yard pass from Guarantano (Cimaglia kick) GSU 38–30

BYU

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

BYU at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • BYU 3 0 7 6 7 6 29 Tennessee 7 6 0 3 7 3 26 Date: September 7 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 7:05 EDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 92,475 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sidelines) Sources: [7]

Chattanooga

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Chattanooga at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total Chattanooga 0 0 0 0 0 • Tennessee 21 17 7 0 45 Date: September 14 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 12:05 EDT Elapsed time: 2:53 Game attendance: 86,208 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sidelines) Sources: [8]

At Florida

See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Tennessee at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 0 3 0 3 • No. 9 Florida 7 10 7 10 34 Date: September 21 Location: Gainesville, Florida Game start: 12:02 EDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 82,276 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: David Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color), Allison Williams (sidelines) Sources: [9]

Georgia

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Georgia	10	16	3	14	43
Tennessee	7	7	0	0	14

Game information

First quarter UGA – D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 7:07. #3 Georgia 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:51. TENN – Marquez Callaway 73-yard pass from Brian Maurer (Brent Cimaglia kick), 6:25. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42. UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 50-yard field goal, 2:34. #3 Georgia 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:51. Second quarter TENN – Jauan Jennings 12-yard pass from Brian Maurer (Brent Cimaglia kick), 14:57. Tennessee 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:37. UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 34-yard field goal, 11:31. Tennessee 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:26. UGA – Lawrence Cager 3-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 1:59. #3 Georgia 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:03. UGA – George Pickens 7-yard pass from Jake Fromm (pass failed), 0:09. #3 Georgia 26–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 0:50. Third quarter UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 27-yard field goal, 7:03. #3 Georgia 29–14. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:34. Fourth quarter UGA – Brian Herrien 1-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 8:02. #3 Georgia 36–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:04. UGA – Tae Crowder 60-yard fumble return (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:39. #3 Georgia 43–14. Top passers UGA – Jake Fromm – 24/29, 288 yards, 2 TD TENN – Brian Maurer – 14/28, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers UGA – Brian Herrien – 11 rushes, 88 yards, TD TENN – Tim Jordan – 9 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers UGA – D'Andre Swift – 4 receptions, 72 yards TENN – Jauan Jennings – 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD

Week 6: #3 Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: October 6, 2019 ^[10]
• Game time: 7:00 pm
• Game attendance: 92,709
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe
• Recap, Box Score

See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry

Mississippi State

See also: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Mississippi State at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 0 3 0 7 10 • Tennessee 7 3 3 7 20 Date: October 12 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 12:06 EDT Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 85,462 Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy Referee: John McDaid TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sidelines) Sources: [11]

At Alabama

See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Tennessee at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 7 3 3 0 13 • No. 1 Alabama 14 7 7 7 35 Date: October 19 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 8:11 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 101,821 Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Hubert Owens TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color) and Molly McGrath (sidelines) Sources:[12]

South Carolina

See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

South Carolina at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total South Carolina 7 14 0 0 21 • Tennessee 3 14 14 10 41 Date: October 26 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 4:01 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 87,397 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Steve Marlow TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sidelines) Sources:[13]

UAB

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

UAB at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total UAB 0 0 0 7 7 • Tennessee 6 17 7 0 30 Date: November 2 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 7:02 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 85,791 Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Hubert Owens TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color) and Lauren Sisler (sidelines) Sources:[14]

At Kentucky

See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry

Tennessee at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total • Tennessee 0 3 14 0 17 Kentucky 13 0 0 0 13 Date: November 9 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 7:39 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 56,760 Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Clear Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sidelines) Sources:[15]

At Missouri

See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team

Tennessee at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total • Tennessee 0 17 7 0 24 Missouri 3 7 7 3 20 Date: November 23 Location: Columbia, Missouri Game start: 7:39 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 49,348 Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) Referee: Steve Marlowe TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color) and Dawn Davenport (sidelines) Sources:[16]

Vanderbilt

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Vanderbilt at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 3 0 0 7 10 • Tennessee 7 14 0 7 28 Date: November 30 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 4:29 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:46 Game attendance: 87,367 Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Rain Referee: David Smith TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), D. J. Shockley (color) and Dawn Davenport (sidelines) Sources:[17]

Indiana

See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Gator Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 3 16 3 22 • Tennessee 0 6 3 14 23 Date: January 2 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Game start: 7:00 pm EDT Sources:[18]

Personnel

Roster and staff

2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Marquez Callaway Sr QB 2 Jarrett Guarantano  Jr RB 3 Eric Gray Fr TE 4 Dominick Wood-Anderson Sr WR 5 Josh Palmer Jr WR 6 Deangelo Gibbs Jr WR 7 Brandon Johnson Sr RB 8 Ty Chandler Jr RB 9 Tim Jordan Jr WR 10 Tyler Byrd Sr WR 11 Jordan Murphy Jr QB 12 J. T. Shrout  Fr WR 13 Richard Mize Jr.  So QB 14 Spencer Smith Fr WR 15 Jauan Jennings  Sr QB 17 Michael Bittner Fr QB 18 Brian Maurer Fr QB 19 Steven Orr Fr QB 20 Kasim Hill  So WR 21 Jacquez Jones  So WR 22 Isaiah Montgomery Fr WR 26 JT Siekerman  Fr RB 27 Carlin Fils-aime Sr RB 28 James Christian  Jr RB, LB 33 Jeremy Banks So RB 36 Tanner Dobrucky  So WR 38 Grant Frerking  So RB 40 Fred Orr Fr RB 42 Chip Omer  Jr TE 44 Princeton Fant  So RB 46 Cameron Miller Fr OL 50 Jackson Lampley Fr OL 55 Brandon Kennedy  Sr OL 56 Riley Locklear Jr OL 58 Jahmir Johnson  Jr OL 64 Wanya Morris Fr OL 65 Parker Ball Fr OL 66 Dayne Davis Fr OL 67 Airin Spell  Fr OL 68 Marcus Tatum  Jr OL 70 Ryan Johnson  Jr OL 72 Darnell Wright Fr OL 73 Trey Smith Jr OL 74 K'Rojhn Calbert  So OL 75 Jerome Carvin So OL 77 Chris Akporoghene Fr OL 78 Ollie Lane  Fr OL 79 Jarious Abercrombie  Fr WR 80 Ramel Keyton Fr TE 81 Austin Pope  Jr TE 82 Jackson Lowe Fr TE 83 Sean Brown Fr WR 84 Maleik Gray  So WR 85 Cedric Tillman  Fr TE 86 Andrew Craig  Jr TE 87 Jacob Warren  Fr TE 89 Hunter Salmon Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Trevon Flowers So DB 2 Alontae Taylor So DB 3 Bryce Thompson So DB 4 Warren Burrell Fr LB 6 JJ Peterson  Fr DB 7 Romello Edwards  Fr LB 8 Jordan Allen  Jr DB 9 Garrett Johnson  So DB 10 Jay Shoop  So LB 11 Henry To'oTo'o Fr DB 12 Shawn Shamburger So LB 13 Deandre Johnson Jr DB 17 Tyus Fields Fr DB 18 Nigel Warrior Sr LB 19 Darrell Taylor  Sr DB 20 Cheyenne Labruzza  Fr LB 21 Shanon Reid Jr DB 22 Jaylen McCollough Fr LB 23 Will Ignont Jr DB 24 Aaron Beasley Fr DB 25 Jerrod Means Fr DB 26 Theo Jackson Jr LB 27 Quavaris Crouch Fr DB 28 Baylen Buchanan Sr DB 29 Brandon Davis  Fr LB 30 Roman Harrison Fr LB 31 Nick Humphrey Jr DB 31 Kenney Solomon Fr LB 34 Deontae Beauchamp Fr LB 35 Daniel Bituli Sr DB 36 Terrell Bailey  So LB 38 Solon Page III  So LB 39 West Shuler Fr DB 41 Kenneth George Jr.  Jr DB 43 Jake Powers  So DB 44 Cheyenne Labruzza So LB 47 Landon Knoll  Sr DL 48 Ja'Quain Blakely  Jr DL 50 Savion Williams Jr DL 51 Elijah Simmons Fr LB 52 Bryan Aiken Fr DL 53 Dawson Stephens  Jr DL 54 Kingston Harris  Fr DL 55 Gatkek Kueth  So LB 56 Ethan Rinke Fr LB 57 Nyles Gaddy  Fr DL 79 Kurott Garland  Fr DL 88 LaTrell Bumphus Jr DL 90 Greg Emerson  Fr DL 93 Emmit Gooden  Sr DL 94 Matthew Butler Jr LB 95 Kivon Bennett  So DL 97 Darel Middleton Jr DL 98 Aubrey Solomon Jr DL 99 John Mincey So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 37 Paxton Brooks So PK 39 Toby Wilson  Fr PK 42 Brent Cimaglia Jr PK 43 Marshall Ware Fr LS 46 Riley Lovingood  Jr P 47 Joe Doyle  So LS 59 Jake Yelich  So	Head coach Jeremy Pruitt – 2nd year Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Chaney (offensive coordinator) – 1st year Derrick Ansley (defensive coordinator/defensive backs) – 1st year Chris Rumph (co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers) – 2nd year Kevin Sherrer (special teams coordinator/inside linebackers) – 2nd year Tee Martin (assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/wide receivers) – 1st year Will Friend (offensive line) – 2nd year David Johnson (running backs) – 2nd year Brian Niedermeyer (tight ends) – 2nd year Tracy Rocker (defensive line) – 2nd year Chris Weinke (quarterbacks) – 2nd year Craig Fitzgerald (director of strength and conditioning) – 2nd year Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Current depth chart

Source:^[19]

Defense FS Nigel Warrior Theo Jackson Tyus Fields JACK MLB WLB SAM Deandre Johnson Kivon Bennett Daniel Bituli Henry To'oTo'o Darrell Taylor Roman Harrison Quavaris Crouch JJ Peterson Quavaris Crouch ⋅ Solon Page Aaron Beasley ⋅ Safety Jaylen McCollough Trevon Flowers Cheyenne Labruzza CB Alontae Taylor Kenneth George Kenney Solomon DE NT DE Darel Middleton Kurott Garland Greg Emerson Aubrey Solomon Ja'Quain Blakely Elijah Simmons Matthew Butler John Mincey Kingston Harris LaTrell Bumphus Savion Williams CB Bryce Thompson Warren Burrell ⋅ Offense WR Marquez Callaway Tyler Byrd Cedric Tillman WR Jauan Jennings Brandon Johnson Jacquez Jones LT LG C RG RT Wanya Morris Trey Smith Brandon Kennedy Jerome Carvin Darnell Wright Jahmir Johnson Riley Locklear Jerome Carvin Riley Locklear K'Rojhn Calbert Marcus Tatum Jackson Lampley Ryan Johnson Chris Akporoghene Marcus Tatum TE Dominick Wood-Anderson Austin Pope Andrew Craig WR Josh Palmer Ramel Keyton ⋅ QB Jarrett Guarantano J. T. Shrout Brian Maurer ⋅ Special teams PK Brent Cimaglia PK Paxton Brooks P Paxton Brooks Joe Doyle KR Ty Chandler Marquez Callaway PR Marquez Callaway LS Riley Lovingood H Joe Doyle RB Ty Chandler Eric Gray Tim Jordan

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Tennessee had two players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.^[20]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	48	Darrell Taylor	DE	Seattle Seahawks
7	217	Jauan Jennings	WR	San Francisco 49ers