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The 2025 Tennessee football roster appears to be set or very close to completion.
UT can still add players from the spring transfer portal, and it may snag one more. But there are few quality players available, and the portal is closed to new ones entering it.
The Vols have lost six players during the spring portal and added three.
There are 79 scholarship players projected for the 2025 roster, including only nine scholarship seniors. The 2024 team had 15 scholarship seniors, not including walk-on starters Will Brooks and Matthew Salansky.
That means there’s plenty of young, inexperienced players on the 2025 roster, which makes position competitions interesting.
Here is a projected depth chart as the spring portal activity slows.
Tennessee football 2025 projected depth chart
Quarterbacks
Joey Aguilar or Jake Merklinger | George MacIntyre
This is a legitimate competition. Merklinger has steadily progressed to be a quality backup, which was supposed to be his role until Nico Iamaleava bolted to UCLA. His readiness to start is uncertain, which is why UT sought established starters in the portal.
Aguilar, a UCLA transfer, was a star player at Appalachian State. But he was sometimes too careless in terms of interceptions. He could be effective at the SEC level or over his head. Time will tell. First, he must learn the offense quickly.
MacIntyre has a bright future. But if he’s needed as a 2025 starter, things have gone south for Aguilar and Merklinger.
Running backs
Peyton Lewis or DeSean Bishop | Star Thomas
Neither Lewis nor Bishop can fill the shoes of Dylan Sampson, the 2024 SEC Offensive Player of the Year. But coach Josh Heupel’s offense always produces in the ground game, and this duo could be up to the task.
However, a third running back must pan out –…
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Publish date : 2025-05-07 09:02:00
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