2025 Roster As It Stands on Dec 5, 2024

[NighthawkVol]

Now that ESD is over and we know who we've signed (we've signed Sanders, publicly announced or not), this is what we look like heading into next season. I've removed Keith and Lang, as they've portaled. Don't pay too much attention to where a guy is on the depth chart at this point. This is just a shot in the dark guess that will obviously change in Spring and Fall practice. I defaulted freshmen to the bottom of the chart with a few exceptions like Sanders and Campbell who should push for PT early.

So we sit at 91 scholarship players. We are capped at 83, due to sanctions. We will need to lose 8 more just to get to that number, and that's before we add from the portal. I'm guessing we add 6-7, so we'll need to lose 14-15 total from what we have today.

@LWSVOL please let me know if I'm missing anyone or if someone I have listed as a scholarship player isn't on scholarship. To the best of my knowledge Bishop and Gilbert still are non-scholarship, but maybe I'm wrong.

This chart also presumes that a) Sampson declares for the NFL, b) Karic wins his medical RS appeal, c) Eason and Bailey both return for their final seasons of eligibility.


QB- Nico Iamaleava (RSSo.), Jake Merklinger (RSFr.), George MacIntyre (Fr.)
RB- Peyton Lewis (So.), DeSean Bishop (RSSo.)*, Cameron Seldon (Jr.), Daune Morris (Fr.), Justin Baker (Fr.)
X- Mike Matthews (So.), Kaleb Webb (RSJr.), Travis Smith (Fr.)
Y- Squirrel White (Sr.), Braylon Staley (RSFr.), Joakim Dodson (Fr.), Nate Spillman (RSSo.)
Z- Chris Brazzell (RSJr.), Chas Nimrod (RSJr.), Nathan Leacock (RSSo.), Radarius Jackson (Fr.)
TE- Holden Staes (Sr.), Ethan Davis (RSSo.), Cole Harrison (RSFr.), Da’Saahn Brame (Fr.), Jack VanDorselaer (Fr.)
RT- Jesse Perry (RSFr.), David Sanders, Jr. (Fr.), Bennett Warren (RSFr.), Trevor Duncan (RSSo.)
RG- Shamurad Umarov (RSSo.), Ayden Bussell (RSSo.), Antoni Ogumoro (Fr.)
C- William Satterwhite (So.), Max Anderson (RSFr.), Nic Moore (Fr.)
LG- Andrej Karic (RSSr.), Gage Ginther (RSFr.), Brian Grant (RSJr.), Masai Reddick (RSJr.)
LT- Lance Heard (Jr.), Larry Johnson, III (RSJr.), Jeremias Heard (RSFr.)

SDE- Dominic Bailey (RSSr.), Tyre West (Sr.), Jayson Jenkins (RSJr.), Tyree Weathersby (RSSo.), Kellen Lindstrom (RSFr.), Carson Gentle (RSFr.)
DT- Daevin Hobbs (Jr.), Jaxson Moi (Sr.), Isaiah Campbell (Fr.), Mariyon Dye (Fr.), Ethan Utley (Fr.)
DT- Bryson Eason (RSSr.), Jamal Wallace (RSJr.), Nathan Robinson (RSSo.), Charles House (Fr.)
LEO- Joshua Josephs (Sr.), Jordan Ross (So.), Caleb Herring (Jr.), Emmanuel Okoye (RSSo.), Jayden Loftin (Fr.)
MIKE- Edwin Spillman (RSFr.), Jeremiah Telandar (Jr.), Jalen Smith (RSSo.), Jaedon Harmon (Fr.)
WLB- Arion Carter (Jr.), Kaleb Perry (Sr.), Jordan Burns (RSFr.), Christian Gass (Fr.), Brenden Anes (Fr.), Jadon Perlotte (Fr.)
LCB- Jermod McCoy (Jr.), Jordan Matthews (RSSo.), Marcus Goree (RSFr.), Dylan Lewis (Fr.)
RCB- Rickey Gibson (Jr.), Jalen McMurray (RSSr.), Kaleb Beasley (So.), Tre Poteat (Fr.)
NB- Boo Carter (So.), Chrsitian Harrison (RSJr.), Timothy Merritt (Fr.)
S- Jakobe Thomas (Sr.), Christian Charles (RSSr.), Edrees Farooq (RSFr.), Sidney Walton (Fr.)
S- Andre Turrentine (RSSr.), Jourdan Thomas (RSJr.), John Slaughter (Jr.), Tyler Redmond (Fr.)

K- Max Gilbert (RSSo.)*
P- Jackson Ross (RSJr.)

*non-scholarship

91 on scholarship

Early NFL Draft Entries: Dylan Sampson (Sr.), James Pearce, Jr. (Sr.)

Portal needs: DT, IOL, LB, S

 

[VOLfrombama]

It will be interesting to see who they pursue in the portal. I would assume an OT, OG, and DT or two will be the focus.

 

[VOLfrombama]

Edit: NM. I skimmed right over this part. Havent finsihed my coffee yet. Karic is not guaranteed a roster spot. He will need to appeal last season (played 5 snaps in his 5th game) and get a medRS to come back.

 

[cascade11]

The defense should be REALLY good again

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The defense should be REALLY good again

Depends on if Banks stays

 

[cascade11]

Agree and Disagree.

Jimmys and Joes are more important than coaching, and we will be able to find a very good replacement with this roster and where we are at as a program. You couldn't say that 3-4 years ago.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Jordan Ross is getting red shirted right? He should be a redshirt freshman

 

[goldvol]

cleaned up a bit. feel free to add to the original post

 

[LWSVOL]

Now that ESD is over and we know who we've signed (we've signed Sanders, publicly announced or not), this is what we look like heading into next season. I've removed Keith and Lang, as they've portaled. Don't pay too much attention to where a guy is on the depth chart at this point. This is just a shot in the dark guess that will obviously change in Spring and Fall practice. I defaulted freshmen to the bottom of the chart with a few exceptions like Sanders and Campbell who should push for PT early.

So we sit at 91 scholarship players. We are capped at 83, due to sanctions. We will need to lose 8 more just to get to that number, and that's before we add from the portal. I'm guessing we add 6-7, so we'll need to lose 14-15 total from what we have today.

@LWSVOL please let me know if I'm missing anyone or if someone I have listed as a scholarship player isn't on scholarship. To the best of my knowledge Bishop and Gilbert still are non-scholarship, but maybe I'm wrong.

This chart also presumes that a) Sampson declares for the NFL, b) Karic wins his medical RS appeal, c) Eason and Bailey both return for their final seasons of eligibility.


QB- Nico Iamaleava (RSSo.), Jake Merklinger (RSFr.), George MacIntyre (Fr.)
RB- Peyton Lewis (So.), DeSean Bishop (RSSo.)*, Cameron Seldon (Jr.), Daune Morris (Fr.), Justin Baker (Fr.)
X- Mike Matthews (So.), Kaleb Webb (RSJr.), Travis Smith (Fr.)
Y- Squirrel White (Sr.), Braylon Staley (RSFr.), Joakim Dodson (Fr.), Nate Spillman (RSSo.)
Z- Chris Brazzell (RSJr.), Chas Nimrod (RSJr.), Nathan Leacock (RSSo.), Radarius Jackson (Fr.)
TE- Holden Staes (Sr.), Ethan Davis (RSSo.), Cole Harrison (RSFr.), Da’Saahn Brame (Fr.), Jack VanDorselaer (Fr.)
RT- Jesse Perry (RSFr.), David Sanders, Jr. (Fr.), Bennett Warren (RSFr.), Trevor Duncan (RSSo.)
RG- Shamurad Umarov (RSSo.), Ayden Bussell (RSSo.), Antoni Ogumoro (Fr.)
C- William Satterwhite (So.), Max Anderson (RSFr.), Nic Moore (Fr.)
LG- Andrej Karic (RSSr.), Gage Ginther (RSFr.), Brian Grant (RSJr.), Masai Reddick (RSJr.)
LT- Lance Heard (Jr.), Larry Johnson, III (RSJr.), Jeremias Heard (RSFr.)

SDE- Dominic Bailey (RSSr.), Tyre West (Sr.), Jayson Jenkins (RSJr.), Tyree Weathersby (RSSo.), Kellen Lindstrom (RSFr.), Carson Gentle (RSFr.)
DT- Daevin Hobbs (Jr.), Jaxson Moi (Sr.), Isaiah Campbell (Fr.), Mariyon Dye (Fr.), Ethan Utley (Fr.)
DT- Bryson Eason (RSSr.), Jamal Wallace (RSJr.), Nathan Robinson (RSSo.), Charles House (Fr.)
LEO- Joshua Josephs (Sr.), Jordan Ross (So.), Caleb Herring (Jr.), Emmanuel Okoye (RSSo.), Jayden Loftin (Fr.)
MIKE- Jeremiah Telendar (Jr.), Edwin Spillman (RSFr.), Jalen Smith (RSSo.), Jaedon Harmon (Fr.)
WLB- Arion Carter (Jr.), Kaleb Perry (Sr.), Jordan Burns (RSFr.), Christian Gass (Fr.), Brenden Anes (Fr.), Jadon Perlotte (Fr.)
LCB- Jermod McCoy (Jr.), Jordan Matthews (RSSo.), Marcus Goree (RSFr.), Dylan Lewis (Fr.)
RCB- Rickey Gibson (Jr.), Jalen McMurray (RSSr.), Kaleb Beasley (So.), Tre Poteat (Fr.)
NB- Boo Carter (So.), Chrsitian Harrison (RSJr.), Timothy Merritt (Fr.)
S- Jakobe Thomas (Sr.), Christian Charles (RSSr.), Edrees Farooq (RSFr.), Sidney Walton (Fr.)
S- Andre Turrentine (RSSr.), Jourdan Thomas (RSJr.), John Slaughter (Jr.), Tyler Redmond (Fr.)

K- Max Gilbert (RSSo.)*
P- Jackson Ross (RSJr.)

*non-scholarship

91 on scholarship

Early NFL Draft Entries: Dylan Sampson (Sr.)

Portal needs: DT, IOL, LB, S

True on the walk-ons. Nothing jumps out to me but roster still fluid for next couple weeks. Going to be more portal entries.

 

[sjt18]

Depends on if Banks stays

Not much. There is a ton of depth and talent on that roster. Banks and crew get credit for development. There are better gameplanners and playcallers out there.

There's always a possibility that UT could hire a guy who isn't a fit. There's also a good possibility that UT could upgrade.

 

[CAPTAIN--VOL CAVALRY]

@NighthawkVol @goldvol

Thats a lot of work, makes it way easier to grasp/keep up.

Thanks for that

Im putting both you guys up for promotion. carry on

 

[macrovol]

And of course James Pearce will be an early draft entry.

 

[farmdogvol]

Jordan Ross is getting red shirted right? He should be a redshirt freshman

No he has played in 10 games.

 

[farmdogvol]

It will be interesting to see who they pursue in the portal. I would assume an OT, OG, and DT or two will be the focus.

Definitely both sides of the line. CJH has picked up a WR every year he has been here. I wouldn't be surprised if we lose a couple of WRs and pick up at least one more. CJH has also had great success at DT, expect that to continue. Maybe pick up a Moore type QB who is more interested in going into coaching and learning from CJH than playing elsewhere.

 

[BruiserVol]

When you look at it like that… we thought our OL was lackluster this year. Oh boy.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Edit: NM. I skimmed right over this part. Havent finsihed my coffee yet. Karic is not guaranteed a roster spot. He will need to appeal last season (played 5 snaps in his 5th game) and get a medRS to come back.

He graded out highest of our Oline last week.

 

[zeppelin128]

When are we no longer capped at 83 because of sanctions?

 

[NighthawkVol]

And of course James Pearce will be an early draft entry.

Yes. Forgot to mention that, since it's been assumed since before the season started. Thanks for mentioning.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Depends on if Banks stays

If Banks leaves, his replacement will be the biggest hire of Heupel's tenure thus far.

The good news is, a) he's not limited to hiring a guy who can coach "his system," as he is on offense, and b) that will be a VERY DESIRABLE position. Coaches will be lining up for that job. It pays well, the cupboard is stocked with talent, and you have autonomy because Heupel is an offensive minded coach. It's a perfect stepping stone to a head coaching job...kind of like how Spurrier's DC always was at Florida.

I have faith that Heupel will make a good hire.

 

[NighthawkVol]

When you look at it like that… we thought our OL was lackluster this year. Oh boy.

It will be better next year.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Jordan Ross is getting red shirted right? He should be a redshirt freshman

He's been on special teams all year.

 

[TNTodd]

If Banks leaves, his replacement will be the biggest hire of Heupel's tenure thus far.

The good news is, a) he's not limited to hiring a guy who can coach "his system," as he is on offense, and b) that will be a VERY DESIRABLE position. Coaches will be lining up for that job. It pays well, the cupboard is stocked with talent, and you have autonomy because Heupel is an offensive minded coach. It's a perfect stepping stone to a head coaching job...kind of like how Spurrier's DC always was at Florida.

I have faith that Heupel will make a good hire.

He may just promote the the linebackers coach... He likes to keep things in house. Who knows what he will do, but it is an important hire regardless.

 

[901 Orange]

It will be interesting to see who they pursue in the portal. I would assume an OT, OG, and DT or two will be the focus.

Yeah it looks like we gotta rebuild the entire OL with the exception of LT. The rest of the roster is a playoff roster.

 

[farmdogvol]

When you look at it like that… we thought our OL was lackluster this year. Oh boy.

Those if us who actually have a clue and know football know how good the OL is. So does the Joe Moore award committee, who named UT a semi-finalist for the top OL in college football. I guess being a top 10 OL means they were lackluster since they didn't make the top 3 finalists.

 

[VOLfrombama]

It will be better next year.

Yeah it looks like we gotta rebuild the entire OL with the exception of LT. The rest of the roster is a playoff roster.

I'm excited to see what Sham will do. He has been close two years in a row now.

Perry and Grant have been lauded by Hubbs so much that I assumed they would get more snaps this year and will have plenty of opportunities next.

Satterwhite jumping Lang kinda speaks to his ability.

LJ3 looked decent when pressed into action and could be the favorite at RT with a good offseason. I think he might need to lose some weight. He's a biggun.

Cautious optimism, but they could end up being solid, esp if DSanders signs and comes in ready to put his nose to the grindstone.