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2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Daniel Bituli, OLB, Tennessee,...Bituli became only the second Vol to lead Tennessee in tackles for three straight seasons, wrapping up his 44-game career with 266 stops. A 2019 All-SEC Second Team selection, he collected double-digit tackles in three games as a senior and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice. He had 19 tackles versus Kentucky and helped spark the Vols' six-game winning streak with a blocked punt and touchdown against South Carolina. The Nashville product, by way of the Congo, had a 23-tackle game against Georgia Tech as a sophomore in 2017. - Tennessee Football

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OLB Daniel Bituli, Tennessee
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02/21/20 - Dominick Wood-Anderson, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-4, 261 (DS#26 TE) + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Dominick Wood-Anderson, TE, Tennessee,...Wood-Anderson was a two-year starter at tight end for the Vols after transferring from Arizona Western Community College. The 6-4, 257-pounder combined toughness with athleticism to total 38 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns over 24 games. The San Diego, Calif., native had the first touchdown of the Jeremy Pruitt era, hauling in a fourth-and-one reception on the goal-line against West Virginia in the 2018 season-opener. - Tennessee Football

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TE Dominick Wood-Anderson, Tennessee
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02/19/20 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith has won the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award given annually to a Division I football player who has shown exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship on and off the field. The award was given out Tuesday night at the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility. Other finalists included Air Force quarterback Isaiah Sanders and Southern California wide receiver Michael Pittman.

Smith's career was in question after blood clots were found in his lungs in 2018, but he came back to earn first-team all-Southeastern Conference honors this past season. Smith has led coat drives for the Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry each of the last two seasons. Over 1,000 coats were donated each year. Smith also frequently speaks to youth groups and elementary schools. A $10,000 contribution in Smith's name will go to his school's athletic scholarship fund. The contribution will be made by Witten's SCORE Foundation. - AP College Football

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OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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02/17/20 - Jauan Jennings, rSr/2020, Tennessee, 6-3, 215 (DS#40 WR) + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Jauan Jennings, WR, Tennessee,...Jennings finished fifth all-time at UT in receptions (146), fourth in receiving yards (2,153) and tied-for-fifth in touchdown receptions (18). He finished as one of the SEC's top wideouts as a senior in 2019, leading the Vols with 59 receptions for 969 yards and eight touchdown catches, while adding a rushing score. The 6-3, 208-pounder played in 50 career games. He tossed two career touchdown passes and made an interception on defense to go along with his receiving accolades. - Tennessee Football

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WR Jauan Jennings, Tennessee
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02/17/20 - Darrell Taylor, rSr/2020, Tennessee, 6-4, 267 (DS#10 DE) + More +

2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Darrell Taylor, DE, Tennessee,...Taylor was one of the most fearsome pass rushers in the SEC during his final two seasons. The Hopewell, Va., native finished with 19.5 sacks (10th-most in UT history), 26.5 TFLs and 118 total tackles over his 43-game career. He ranked tied for second in the SEC with 8.5 sacks in 2019 after totaling 8.0 sacks in 2018. He became the third Vol ever to have a four-sack game when he accomplished the feat against Kentucky in 2018. - Tennessee Football

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DE Darrell Taylor, Tennessee
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01/23/20 - Velus Jones Jr., rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-0, 204 (DS#29 WR) + More +

Wide receiver Velus Jones will join Tennessee as a graduate transfer from Southern California. Jones already had said Jan. 9 on social media that he was going to play for the Volunteers. Tennessee announced Wednesday that Jones was joining its program. Because Jones has already graduated from USC, he'll be eligible to play immediately for Tennessee. "Velus is a dynamic player with the ball in his hands," Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement. "He will immediately add veteran leadership to our team and be an impact player as both a receiver and as a return guy." Jones, who is 6 feet and 190 pounds, had 36 career receptions for 347 yards at USC. He also has 81 career kickoff returns and averages 24 yards per attempt. He had six catches for 36 yards as well as 29 kickoff returns for 704 yards this past season. He scored on a 100-yard kickoff return in a season-opening victory over Fresno State. - AP College Football

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WR Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
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01/09/20 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

Tennessee offensive guard Trey Smith says he will return to school for his senior year after making a successful comeback from a career-threatening medical issue to earn first-team, all-Southeastern Conference honors this past season. Smith played all 13 games for Tennessee and made 12 starts at left guard. Smith, who says he's on track to graduate in May, indicated the NFL draft advisory board had recommended that he return to school. "I think there are major things that I can increase and do better at, be a lot more consistent with my game," Smith said at a Thursday news conference. "I want to attack those areas and do better."

Blood clots were found in Smith's lungs in February 2018, causing him to miss that year's spring practice. He went on blood thinners and was eventually cleared but missed the final five games of that season after school officials said doctors again had found blood clots in his lungs. Tennessee team physician Chris Klenck clarified that Thursday by saying that Smith had displayed “symptoms that were somewhat worrisome for a recurrent blood clot episode” but that additional tests have made them confident the issue wasn't a recurrence after all. - AP College Football

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OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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01/09/20 - Cade Mays, rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-5, 311 (DS#24 OT) + More +

Offensive lineman Cade Mays is leaving Georgia and returning to his hometown to continue his college football career at Tennessee, where he will have an opportunity to play alongside his younger brother. Tennessee announced Thursday that it had added Mays, who has spent the last two seasons at Georgia. Tennessee sent out a tweet with the Knoxville Catholic graduate's picture along with the message, "Welcome #HomeSweetHome, Cade!" "As a guy with multiple years of starting experience on the offensive line in the SEC, Cade is a tremendous addition to our program," Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement. "He's tough and he's powerful, and he is a versatile player who can line up anywhere on the offensive line. He will have an impact on the field, and he will also have a positive effect on our team and in the offensive line room with his leadership ability."

Mays' attorney said the offensive lineman will have a strong case to be granted immediate eligibility in 2020. Tom Mars, whose sports law practice has offices in Atlanta and Rogers, Arkansas, accused Georgia of leaking news that Mays' parents, Kevin and Melinda Mays, filed a lawsuit against the University of Georgia in December. The lawsuit was filed in the State Court of Clarke County about two years after an incident in which Kevin Mays lost part of his little finger after it was caught in a folding chair at a dinner for recruits at Sanford Stadium. Kevin Mays was a team captain at Tennessee and an All-Southeastern Conference guard in 1994. - AP College Football

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OT Cade Mays, Tennessee
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12/12/19 - Velus Jones Jr., rSr/2022, Tennessee, 6-0, 204 (DS#29 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-PAC-12 SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RS Velus Jones Jr., R-Jr., USC,...Jones, a wide receiver who is 25th nationally in kickoff returns (24.5) and has a scoring runback this season, is second on USC's career kickoff yardage return list with 1,928 yards on a school record 80 runbacks (a 24.1 average), 213 yards behind recordholder Adoree' Jackson. - USC Football

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WR Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
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12/12/19 - Chase McGrath, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 5-11, 202 (DS#20 K) + More +

2019 ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): PK Chase McGrath, RSo.,...McGrath, who is 12th nationally in field goal percentage (.867), is 13-of-15 on field goals in 2019 (31 in his career) and has connected on all 51 of his PATs. - USC Football

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K Chase McGrath, Tennessee
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12/10/19 - Nigel Warrior, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-0, 197 (DS#16 FS) + More +

2019 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Nigel Warrior, Tennessee,...Tied for the SEC lead with four interceptions, Warrior has commanded UT's secondary this season. The senior safety is second on the team with 68 tackles and also leads the Vols with seven pass breakups. Warrior, who was a Preseason All-SEC third-team selection by the coaches, was also named first team All-SEC by the Associated Press earlier this week. This is Warrior's second time garnering SEC postseason honors after earning a spot on the All-Freshman team back in 2016. - Tennessee Football

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FS Nigel Warrior, Tennessee
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12/10/19 - Daniel Bituli, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-2, 246 (DS#28 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB Daniel Bituli, Tennessee,...The quarterback of Tennessee's defense from his middle linebacker position, Bituli led the Big Orange in tackles for the third consecutive season with 82, making him just the second player in program history to lead the team in tackles for three years in a row. The senior was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice and was a PFF College National Team of the Week selection two times, as well.

Bituli had three games with double-digit tackles, including an incredible 19-tackle effort in a road win at Kentucky on Nov. 9, which was the most tackles by an SEC player in a conference game this season. His 8.2 tackles per game ranks fourth in the conference. The Nashville native had 4.5 tackles for loss and set a career high with three sacks. He also blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown in UT's win over South Carolina on Oct. 26. This is the first time Bituli has earned SEC postseason honors in his career. - Tennessee Football

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OLB Daniel Bituli, Tennessee
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12/10/19 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

2019 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Trey Smith, Tennessee,...A two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, Smith started the last 11 games at left guard and is Tennessee's highest-graded player on the offensive line with 46 knockdowns. The Jackson, Tenn., native made way for one of the best passing performances in recent history as Jarrett Guarantano recorded 415 passing yards against Missouri's sixth-ranked pass defense on Nov. 23 to help the Vols gain bowl eligibility. Smith is also a Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist and an Orange Bowl Courage Award nominee. The junior was a first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press earlier this week, as well. This marks the second season that Smith has earned All-SEC recognition after garnering All-Freshman team and second team honors in 2017. - Tennessee Football

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OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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12/10/19 - Marquez Callaway, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-1, 205 (DS#38 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RS Marquez Callaway, Tennessee,...A dynamic playmaker at receiver and in the return game, Callaway earned All-SEC honors for the first time in his career. The Georgia native earned a spot on the second team as a return specialist after ranking fifth in the league with 150 punt return yards and averaging 15.0 yards per return. Callaway had a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Vols' win over South Carolina, the third of his career, and currently ranks fifth among active players in the FBS in career punt return average (13.8 avg). The senior wideout also had his best season offensively, setting career highs with 616 receiving yards, six touchdown catches and four 100-yard receiving games. Callaway also leads the SEC in yards per catch at 21.2. - Tennessee Football

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WR Marquez Callaway, Tennessee
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12/05/19 - Jauan Jennings, rSr/2020, Tennessee, 6-3, 215 (DS#40 WR) + More +

The Southeastern Conference has suspended Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings for the first half of the Volunteers' bowl game for what the league said was a flagrant personal foul late in a 28-10 victory over Vanderbilt. Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the suspension Wednesday. Vanderbilt punt returner Justice Shelton-Mosley was heading out of bounds with just over three minutes left when Jennings hit him. Shelton-Mosley's helmet appeared to come off as he slid toward Tennessee's bench. Video showed that as Jennings was getting up after the play, his right cleat hit Shelton-Mosley's head. No penalty was called on the play, but SEC officials say ta video review by the league office showed Jennings had committed a flagrant personal foul. NCAA rules allow a conference to impose sanctions prior to the next scheduled game if a review by the league shows a flagrant personal foul that game officials didn't call. - AP College Football

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WR Jauan Jennings, Tennessee
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