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Tennessee Football: 10 Vols Most Deserving of 2016 Postseason Recognition

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive end Derek Barnett (9) hits Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jacob Eason (10) causing a fumble recovered by Tennessee for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive end Derek Barnett (9) hits Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jacob Eason (10) causing a fumble recovered by Tennessee for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 7, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman (71) blocks for `Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports. Tennessee won 27 to 24.
Nov 7, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman (71) blocks for `Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports. Tennessee won 27 to 24. /

We already mentioned Brett Kendrick as a guy who took too much heat because of the way other Tennessee football offensive linemen struggled. But Kendrick’s efforts pale in comparison to Dylan Wiesman’s play.

Wiesman got hurt down the stretch of the season, but he deserves a ton of recognition anyway. Mike DeBord has moved Wiesman all over the field at offensive linemen, even more so than Kendrick.

He started the year at guard. But two games in, Coleman Thomas’s at center forced him to take over that position. Then another slew of injuries forced him to spend time at tackle.

Throughout his shifting around, not one time did anybody notice him making a mistake on the line. In fact, he was constantly over-compensating for mistakes that Drew Richmond, Thomas, or one of the young guys made.

Because of that, Wiesman actually deserves to be an All-SEC player. He did not get that recognition, and he likely won’t get it anywhere else.

But that’s entirely unfair when you consider what he had to deal with all season long.

He was the best Tennessee football offensive lineman, and when you consider the rushing stats the Vols had, even with the mistakes, somebody on the line deserves recognition.

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