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Tennessee football: 5 most important juniors for the 2018 season

By Billy Williford

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 04: Marquez Callaway #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers rushes for a touchdown past A.J. Gray #5 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 04: Marquez Callaway #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers rushes for a touchdown past A.J. Gray #5 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 04: Daniel Bituli #35 of the Tennessee Volunteers forces a fumble by TaQuon Marshall #16 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 4, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Daniel Bituli, Linebacker

Coming in at number three on our list is linebacker Daniel Bituli. Last season was a coming out party of sorts for Bituli. Fellow linebacker, Darrin Kirkland Jr. went down with an injury last season, and Bituli had no other choice but to step up and be a leader for the defense.

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    • After only registering nine total tackles in four games from his freshman season in 2016. Bituli had almost 100 tackles last season. 90 total tackles to be exact.

    One of the most exciting plays last season was the 97-yard interception return for a touchdown against Alabama. What is crazy about that play is most people forget about Bituli because Rashaan Gaulden flipping off the fans in a blowout.

    Bituli gets the number three ranking because of the fact we do not know if Darrin Kirkland Jr. is going to stay healthy. Take my Tennessee fandom away, I want every single player on any team to stay healthy, but with Kirkland Jr., you never know.

    So, if he or anyone from the linebacking core goes down, Bituli is going to important to stay consistent. If he can stay healthy, he could post some All-SEC type of numbers and really help the Vols have a respectable defense.

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