Look: No. 11 Tennessee's depth chart for Saturday night's game at Florida

A look at the official depth chart for No. 11 Tennessee for the SEC opener against Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on Saturday night (7 p.m. Eastern Time, ESPN):

Quarterback

Starter	Joe Milton III
Backup	Nico Iamaleava
Backup	Gaston Moore
Backup	Navy Shuler

Milton through two games is 42-for-63 (.666) passing for 429 yards, with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He has a long of 43 and a passer rating of 144.82 while averaging 214.5 yards per game. Iamaleava completed 2 of 3 passes for 11 yards against Virginia but did not play against Austin Peay.

Running Back

Starter	Jaylen Wright
Backup	Jabari Small
Backup	Dylan Sampson
Backup	Cameron Seldon

Wright leads the team in rushing with 233 yards on 25 attempts, averaging 9.3 yards per carry and 116.5 yards per game. Small has 26 rushes for 162 yards and Sampson has 16 attempts for 60 yards.

Wide Receiver

Starter	Bru McCoy
Starter	Ramel Keyton
Slot	Dont’e Thornton -or- Squirrel White
Backup	Chas Nimrod
Backup	Kaleb Webb

White leads the team in receptions (10) and Keyton leads the team in yards (118). Keyton has eight catches, including a touchdown, through two games. McCoy has seven catches for 72 yards and White has 75 yards on his 10 catches.

Tight End

Starter

Jacob Warren -or- McCallan Castles

Both Warren and Castles have touchdown catches through two games. Castles has two catches for 59 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown on a screen pass against Austin Peay. Warren has two catches for 22 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown against Virginia.

Offensive Line

Left Tackle	John Campbell
Backup	Gerald Mincey
Left Guard	Andrej Kuric -or- Jackson Lampley -or- Ollie Lane
Center	Cooper Mays
Backup	Ollie Lane –or- Dayne Davis
Right Guard	Javontez Spraggins
Backup	Addison Nichols
Right Tackle	Jeremiah Crawford
Backup	Dayne Davis

Tennessee is fourth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 257.5 yards per game. The Vols are 27th in sacks allowed, giving up two through two games, resulting in 14 yards lost. Cooper Mays, who has been out since undergoing surgery on August 9, returned to practice last week and warmed up before the Austin Peay game and could possibly make his return at Florida.

Defensive Tackle

Starter	Omari Thomas
Backup	Kurott Garland -or- Elijah Simmons
Starter	Omarr Norman-Lott -or- Bryson Eason
Backup	Daevin Hobbs

Norman-Lott leads Tennessee defensive linemen in tackles through two games, with 7.0. Hobbs has 6.0 and Thomas has 5.0, including 2.5 tackles for loss.

Defensive End

Starter	Tyler Baron -or- Dominic Bailey
Backup	Tyre West

Baron is off to a quick start with 6.0 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. West has 3.0 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss and Bailey has 1.0 tackles.

LEO

Starter	Roman Harrison
Backup	James Pearce
Backup	Joshua Josephs
Backup	Caleb Herring

Harrison has 5.0 tackles while Pearce leads Tennessee’s defense, along with Baron, with 3.0 sacks. Jospehs has 3.0 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.

Weakside Linebacker

Starter	Aaron Beasley
Backup	Kalib Perry -or- Arion Carter

Beasley leads the team with 12.0 tackles and already has 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. He has a pair of passes broken up, too. Carter has 5.0 tackles so far and Perry has 4.0 of his own.

Middle Linebacker

Starter	Elijah Herring
Backup	Jeremiah Telander

Herring is up to 9.0 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, and assumes the starting middle linebacker spot after BYU transfer Keenan Pili was lost to injury last week. Telander has 6.0 tackles.

Cornerback

Starter	Doneiko Slaughter -or- Gabe Jeudy-Lally
Starter	Kamal Hadden -or- Warren Burrell

Slaughter has 2.0 tackles through two games and Hadden has three, to go with an interception and five passes broken up. Burrell has 2.0 tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams. Jeudy-Lally has 6.0 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss.

Safety

Starter	Wesley Walker
Backup	Andre Turrentine -or- Christian Charles
Starter	Jaylen McCollough
Backup	Jourdan Thomas
Backup	Will Brooks

Walker is second on the Tennessee defense with 10.0 tackles and led the team in snaps played against Austin Peay. McCollough has 7.0 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and two passes broken up.

Star

Starter	Tamarion McDonald
Backup	Brandon Turnage

McDonald has 8.0 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass broken up and one quarterback hit. Turnage has 2.0 tackles.

Special Teams

Placekicker	Charles Campbell
Backup	Josh Turbyville
Punter	Jackson Ross
Backup	Josh Turbyville
Kickoff	Josh Turbyville
Backup	Max Gilbert
Longsnapper	Matthew Salansky
Holder	Jackson Ross
Kick Returner	Dee Williams -or- Cameron Seldon
Punt Returner	Dee Williams -or- Squirrel White

Ross has punted nine times for 351 yards, averaging 39.0 yards per kick with a long of 50. Campbell is 3-for-3 on field goals with a long of 37. Williams is averaging 24.6 yards per punt return, with a long of 55, and 25.0 yards per kickoff return, with an average of 34.