Tennessee Football’s depth chart for the Alabama game

A look at Tennessee Football’s official depth chart for Saturday afternoon’s game against Alabama, scheduled for a 3:30 Eastern Time start on ABC. Here’s how the Vols will line up against the Crimson Tide:

Quarterback

StarterNico IamaleavaBackupGaston MooreBackupJake Merklinger

Nico Iamaleava is 94-for-143 (.657) for 1,219 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions. He has rushed 44 times for 135 net yards and has one rushing touchdown. Iamaleava is averaging 203.1 passing yards per game and has a quarterback rating of 149.3.

Gaston Moore has appeared in three games in mop-up duty, completing 11 of 16 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Jake Merklinger is 6-for-9 for 48 yards and has rushed seven times for 30 yards.

Running Back

StarterDylan SampsonBackupCam Seldon-or- DeSean Bishop-or- Khalifa Keith-or- Peyton Lewis

Dylan Sampson has rushed 118 times for 699 yards and 15 touchdowns. DeSean Bishop has ran 48 times for 330 yards and three touchdowns. Peyton Lewis has 17 carries for 118 yards and Cam Seldon has seven carries for 47 yards in three games. Seldon has not played in the last two games and was listed this week on the Tennessee injury report as questionable.

Wide Receivers

StarterDont’e Thornton -or- Chris Brazzell IIBackupNathan LeacockStarterBru McCoy -or- Kaleb WebbBackupMike MatthewsStarterSquirrel White -or- Chas NimrodBackupBraylon Staley

Dont’e Thornton leads Tennessee in receiving yards and touchdowns, catching nine passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns. Bru McCoy 14 receptions for 209 yards and Chris Brazzell II has 16 catches for 210 yards and a touchdown. Squirrel White has a team-high 20 catches for 230 yards.

Tight Ends

StarterEthan Davis-or- Miles Kitselman-or- Holden Staes

Holden Staes has eight catches for 60 yards and a touchdown at tight end and Miles Kitselman has six catches for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Ethan Davis has seven catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.

Offensive Line

Left TackleLance Heard -or- Larry Johnson IIILeft GuardAndrej Karic -or- Jackson LampleyCenterCooper MaysBackupWilliam Satterwhite -or- Vysen LangRight GuardJavontez SpragginsBackupShamurad UmarovRight TackleJohn Campbell -or- Dayne Davis

Tennessee’s regular starters on the offensive line are Cooper Mays at center, Andrej Karic at left guard, Javontez Spraggins at right guard, Lance Heard at left tackle and John Campbell at right tackle. Heard returned at Arkansas after missing two games and was listed this week as probable on the injury report.

Dayne Davis started at left tackle in place of Heard at Oklahoma and Larry Johnson replaced John Campbell at right tackle after Campbell left the game with an injury.

Defensive Line

StarterBryson Eason -or- Omarr Norman-Lott-or- Daevin HobbsStarterOmari Thomas-or- Elijah Simmons-or- Jaxson Moi

Defensive End

StarterDominic Bailey-or- Tyre West-or- Jayson Jenkins-or- Tyree Weathersby

LEO

StarterJames Pearce Jr.-or- Joshua Josephs-or- Caleb Herring-or- Jordan Ross

Weakside Linebacker

StarterArion Carter -or- Kalib PerryBackupJalen Smith

Middle Linebacker

StarterKeenan Pili -or- Jeremiah TelanderBackupEdwin Spillman

Cornerback

StarterJermod McCoy -or- Jordan MatthewsBackupWiliam WrightStarterRickey Gibson II -or- Jalen McMurrayBackupKaleb Beasley

Safety

StarterWill Brooks -or- Christian CharlesBackupEdrees FarooqStarterAndre Turrentine -or- Jakobe ThomasBackupJohn Slaughter

Star

StarterChristian Harrison-or- Boo Carter

Senior linebacker Keenan Pili and Will Brooks lead the team with 29.0 tackles each. Pili is done for the season after tearing his ACL on Florida’s first possession Saturday night, though the injury is not reflected on Tennessee’s online depth chart.

Pili had 1.5 tackles for and two quarterback hits before the injury. Arion Carter has 27.0 tackles, with seven solo and 16 assisted, to go with an interception. Brooks also 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and three passes broken up.

Carter and Joshua Josephs both have a team-high 4.5 tackles for loss, just ahead of Tyre West  and James Pearce Jr. with 4.0 each. Omarr Norman-Lott leads the team with 2.5 sacks while Pearce and West have two each.

Pearce leads the Vols with five quarterback hits and Josephs has a pair of fumble recoveries and forced fumbles. McCoy leads the team with four passes broken up.

Special Teams

Max Gilbert is 11-for-12 on field goals with a long of 45. He missed a 53-yard attempt late against NC State. Jackson Ross has punted 24 times for 1,071 yards with two touch backs, seven fair catches, eight downed inside the 20 and six that went 50 or more yards.

Squirrel White has returned seven punts for a total of 112 yards, averaging 16.0 yards per return. Jermod McCoy has four punt returns for 57 yards and Boo Carter has caught two for 55.

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