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Tennessee football roster: Projecting the Vols’ 2017 2-deep depth chart

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium at halftime during the game between Tennessee Volunteers and the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of Neyland Stadium at halftime during the game between Tennessee Volunteers and the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Quinten Dormady (12) before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Quinten Dormady (12) before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

QUARTERBACK

1. Quinten Dormady

He didn’t lose his starting job in the spring the way everybody expected, and he has two years experience as Joshua Dobbs’s backup. At the same time, he dominated the spring game and the spring drills before that event was cut short due to weather.

So at this point, there’s no reason to think that anybody other than Dormady will be the starter going into the 2017 Tennessee football season. He may not have the mobility or excitement people expect, but he’s been highly efficient. And as a pocket passer, he’s deadly accurate, something he’s shown plenty of glimpses of already.

And since he held onto his spot in the spring, we project he’ll do the same thing this Fall. His backup, though, is obviously no mystery.

2. Jarrett Guarantano

The guy everybody was hoping would beat out Quinten Dormady, Jarrett Guarantano was not bad this spring. However, he never did enough to take Dormady’s spot despite all the hype surrounding.

Guarantano was a four-star recruit who redshirted as a freshman in 2016. His size and mobility make him a fan favorite to replace Dobbs, and he will certainly push Dormady all season long. However, it looks like he is going to remain a backup for now and have to wait his turn to start. It’s just hard to see him actually taking the job if he didn’t do it in the spring, and he wasn’t as great in the spring game.

His best chance is for Butch Jones and Larry Scott to run a two-quarterback set, which they could do. But even then, they’ll still probably start with Dormady.

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