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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Tennessee
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  09/16/20 - Cade Mays, rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-5, 311 (DS#24 OT) + More +

  Trey Smith applauds the way Cade Mays is handling himself as he awaits his NCAA transfer waiver fate. "He's busting his butt. He's going to practice," Smith said of his fellow Tennessee offensive lineman. Smith contrasted that with his image of the NCAA decision makers who hold Mays' fate for the 2020 season in their hands. "The people who are making these decisions are just sitting in a meeting room, just drinking coffee and just looking at paper," Smith said. "You know, so it's really asinine, to say the least, man." The NCAA denied Mays' transfer waiver in August. Tennessee has filed a request that the NCAA reconsider its decision to deny the transfer waiver, and additional information was submitted to the NCAA, Knoxville lawyer Gregory P. Isaacs confirmed to Knox News on Tuesday. Isaacs is representing Mays through the waiver appeal process. "We're optimistic that we're going to hear something in the near future," Isaacs told Knox News when asked for an update on Mays' status. - Knoxville News Sentinel

(DS#24 OT) rSr/2022 OT Cade Mays, Tennessee
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  09/09/20 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Trey Smith, Tennessee,...Smith started 12 games at left guard in 2019 en route to All-SEC First Team honors from the coaches and media. He was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week twice this fall. After missing the final five games of the 2018 season and a comeback to football questionable due to complications stemming from blood clots, Smith returned to his dominant ways and spearheaded Tennessee's six-game win streak to end the season. - Tennessee Football

(DS#4 OG) Sr/2021 OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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  09/09/20 - Josh Palmer, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-1, 210 (DS#51 WR) + More +

  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Josh Palmer, Tennessee,...Explosive receiver poised for a promising senior season...Appeared in 37 games with 24 starts...Caught 66 passes for 1,039 yards and three touchdowns...Also has one rushing score to his credit...46 of his 66 catches have gone for a first down...Owns 10 career catches of 25 or more yards. - Tennessee Football

(DS#51 WR) Sr/2021 WR Josh Palmer, Tennessee
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  08/29/20 - Josh Palmer, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-1, 210 (DS#51 WR) + More +

  Palmer spent much of his first three seasons in Knoxville as a nice complementary piece to the Callaway-Jennings tandem, racking up 66 career receptions for 1,039 yards and three touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder has 46 receptions that have resulted in first downs and 10 catches that have yielded at least 25-yard gains. This season, Palmer is the veteran leader of Tennessee's receiving group along with fifth-year senior Brandon Johnson, who opted to redshirt four games into last year's run to the Gator Bowl. "Marquez and Jauan taught Brandon and me a lot when they were here," Palmer said. "I was fortunate enough to play with them for three years, and they taught me a lot mentally and physically. With their absence, it has paved the way for the way we're coming in now. We're just taking advantage of the opportunity in the receiver room."

Palmer is entering his final year as a stout believer in fifth-year senior quarterback Jarrett Guarantano - "Jarrett's confidence has always been through the roof, no matter what you might see on television," he said - and with stability. For the first time in his college career, Palmer has the same offensive coordinator (Jim Chaney) as the season before. There have been 24 career starts to this point, and Palmer promises he won't be fazed by future starts in front of limited crowds. "Coming from Canada, where I played high school football, you could count on a single hand the number of people who would come to the games," said Palmer, whose hometown is Brampton, Ontario. "I'm used to playing in front of a lot of people, and I'm used to playing in front of close to nothing. Obviously it's going to be different seeing an empty stadium, but it's something I'm used to. - Chattanooga Times Free Press

(DS#51 WR) Sr/2021 WR Josh Palmer, Tennessee
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  08/25/20 - Paxton Brooks, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-5, 201 (DS#8 P) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST: Paxton Brooks, Tennessee,...Third-year punter and kickoff specialist who has played in 25 career games...Averages 41.7 yards per punt and 61.6 yards per kickoff...69 of his 116 kickoffs have gone for touchbacks (59.5)...Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Through his leadership efforts, selected to the 2020-21 VOLeaders Academy. - Tennessee Football

(DS#8 P) rSr/2023 P Paxton Brooks, Tennessee
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  08/22/20 - Austin Pope, rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-4, 235 (DS#999 TE) + More +

  Tennessee tight end Austin Pope is progressing toward being ready for the Sept. 26 season opener against South Carolina after he had offseason back surgery on a herniated disc. Pope has practiced this week. "He continues to improve," Pruitt said. "If he continues to improve like he has the last five weeks, he should be ready to play for the opener." The Christian Academy of Knoxville graduate is the most experienced of Tennessee's tight ends. He has played in 33 career games in his career, including 14 starts. Although not heavily involved in the passing game, Pope played an important role last season as a run blocker and in pass protection. - Knoxville News Sentinel

(DS#999 TE) rSr/2022 TE Austin Pope, Tennessee
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  08/21/20 - Brandon Kennedy, rSr/2021, Tennessee, 6-2, 286 (DS#12 C) + More +

  Brandon Kennedy had plenty of reasons to opt out of college football even as the Southeastern Conference prepares for its league-only season. He already has earned a master's degree in sports psychology and will graduate in December with his second in agriculture leadership. The Tennessee center didn't have to take advantage of the rare sixth year of eligibility to graduate after a torn ACL wiped out his 2018 season. Even anud a pandemic, Kennedy just wants to play. "I'm ready to play," Kennedy said Thursday. "I feel like I've worked hard for this senior year and coming back for this sixth year. I'm all in. We know the risks and the challenges, but I feel like we've been educated and they do a great job of helping us."

Kennedy was the only offensive lineman to start all 13 games last season as the Volunteers turned around a disastrous start by winning their final six games, capped by a comeback victory at the Gator Bowl for an 8-5 season. Matching those wins will be a major challenge if the SEC is able to pull off its planned 10-game schedule. The pull of football was just too much for the lineman from Wetumpka, Alabama, to pass up in a career that started at Alabama before he switched schools as a graduate transfer. "Just being able to come back, play another year, get more film on tape and also help the team be successful, I think that's what went into it," Kennedy said of his decision. "Also to be able to get another degree. I will be graduating in December...I'm excited and glad I did. I'm not looking back." - AP College Football

(DS#12 C) rSr/2021 C Brandon Kennedy, Tennessee
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  08/19/20 - Cade Mays, rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-5, 311 (DS#24 OT) + More +

  Former Vols coach Lane Kiffin, who is in his first season as coach of Ole Miss, took to Twitter on Wednesday to join others advocating for offensive lineman Cade Mays to play this season. The Georgia transfer from Knoxville was denied a waiver for immediate eligibility. "Free Cade Mays! Feel for you Cade," Kiffin wrote, posting a link to a petition that Tennessee fans created for Mays. Tennessee sophomore offensive lineman Wanya Morris also posted a link to the petition. Former UT basketball player Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics also showed his support of Mays. UT is appealing the decision. Mays transferred to Tennessee from Georgia in January shortly after starting at left tackle for the Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. The former Catholic standout started 18 games in his two seasons in Athens, taking snaps at all five positions along the offensive line. Mays, a junior, was projected as a starter for the Vols this year and is a potential first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. - The Clarion Ledger

(DS#24 OT) rSr/2022 OT Cade Mays, Tennessee
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  08/19/20 - Cade Mays, rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-5, 311 (DS#24 OT) + More +

  Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt put his Volunteers through that long-awaited first day of preseason practice Monday afternoon but provided some disappointing news afterward. Junior offensive lineman Cade Mays, the former five-star signee from Knox Catholic who played all five positions for the Georgia Bulldogs the past two seasons before transferring to Tennessee in January, had his waiver for immediate eligibility denied by the NCAA. Tennessee is appealing the ruling. Pruitt, who attained immediate eligibility as a defensive back after transferring from Middle Tennessee State to Alabama in 1995, expressed frustration with the verdict.

"Why should we stand in the way of a young man or woman trying to figure out where the right place for them is?" Pruitt said. "Right now that's not the rule, but I hope that it eventually will be the rule. I know that for everybody who has transferred from our place, I have written a letter for a recommendation for them to the NCAA that requested that they be approved for immediate eligibility. "I know it's frustrating for Cade, and it's frustrating for our team." Tennessee senior guard Trey Smith responded to the news by posting on Twitter, "Interesting how other positions get cleared seemingly without hassle," referring to quarterbacks such as Justin Fields, Tate Martell and JT Daniels, who each obtained immediate eligibility after transferring. Mays then asked Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano on Twitter if he could "rock that No. 2 (jersey) for a season." - Chattanooga Times Free Press

(DS#24 OT) rSr/2022 OT Cade Mays, Tennessee
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  07/28/20 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: OL Trey Smith, Tennessee,...Smith is coming off a dominant junior campaign in which he helped lead the Vols to six consecutive victories to end the season, including a thrilling comeback win over Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The Jackson, Tennessee, native received All-SEC first team accolades from the league's coaches and media after starting 12 games in 2019. Making his season even more impressive was the fact that Smith was limited to no contact in practices throughout the season after battling back from blood clots in his lungs that forced him to miss the final five games of his sophomore season. Smith's incredible return to football as well as his impactful work off the field and in the community earned him the 2020 Fritz Pollard Trophy and the 2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award. - Tennessee Football

(DS#4 OG) Sr/2021 OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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  07/27/20 - Velus Jones Jr., rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-0, 204 (DS#29 WR) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee,...A graduate transfer from Southern Cal, Jones was an explosive return specialist for the Trojans and earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors. As a redshirt junior, Jones returned 29 kickoffs for 704 yards and one score in 2019. His yardage ranked 14th in the nation. In his three playing seasons at USC, the Saraland, Alabama, native logged 36 receptions for 347 yards to go along with 1,947 kickoff return yards on a school-record 81 attempts. Heading into 2020, Jones averages 24.0 yards per kickoff return. He finished his USC career second all-time in school history in kickoff return yards, while his 1,947 kickoff returns entering this season make him second among active FBS players and first in the Power 5. - Tennessee Football

(DS#29 WR) rSr/2022 WR Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
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  07/27/20 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

  2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Trey Smith, Tennessee, senior, offensive line,...Smith is one of a record 114 football student-athletes to be placed on the early list and one of 14 players from the SEC to be named. The Jackson, Tennessee, native continued his commitment to the community even during a busy football season. Smith is an active speaker to youth groups, elementary schools and organizations across the state and led coat drives for Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry (KARM) during the 2018 and 2019 seasons where over 1,000 coats were donated each year because of his efforts. - Tennessee Football

(DS#4 OG) Sr/2021 OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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  07/26/20 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Hendon Hooker, Virginia Tech,...Hooker (6-4, 228), started in eight contests in 2019, earning wins in each of his first six starts under center beginning with a thrilling 42-35 win at Miami. For the season, the redshirt junior had a stellar 165.75 efficiency rating after completing 99 of 162 passes for 1555 yards and 13 TDs. He set the program record for passes to begin a career without an INT with a streak of 124 attempts. A dynamic threat rushing the football, Hooker carried the ball 123 times for 356 yards and found the end zone five times. - Virginia Tech Football

(DS#5 QB) rSr/2023 QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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  07/23/20 - Cade Mays, rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-5, 311 (DS#24 OT) + More +

  2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: G Cade Mays, Tennessee,...Mays, who will be a junior this season, transferred to UT from Georgia in the offseason after playing a key part on the Bulldogs' offensive line the past two years, playing in 25 games while making 18 starts. Mays was a FWAA Freshman All-American and SEC All-Freshman team selection in 2018. The junior showed his versatility last season, starting at least one game at every position along the offensive line except for center, while helping lead the Bulldogs to a Sugar Bowl victory over Baylor. - Tennessee Football

(DS#24 OT) rSr/2022 OT Cade Mays, Tennessee
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  07/22/20 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

  2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: G Trey Smith, Tennessee,...Smith is coming off a dominant junior campaign in which he helped lead the Vols to six consecutive victories to end the season, including a thrilling comeback win over Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. He was one of eight SEC players named to the first team, the most of any conference. The Jackson, Tennessee, native received All-SEC first-team accolades from the league's coaches and media after starting 12 games in 2019. Smith's incredible return to football as well as his impactful work off the field and in the community earned him the inaugural Fritz Pollard Trophy and the 2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award. During the offseason, Smith elected to forgo the NFL Draft and return to school for his senior year. - Tennessee Football

(DS#4 OG) Sr/2021 OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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