Tennessee football: 5 Vols who should see more action after bye week

Of anybody on this list, Jauan Jennings has probably seen the most action. Coming off of a season-ending injury and then all the offseason drama that created hoops for him to get back on the team, it was understandable that he would have a slow start. So we can at least explain this one.

Nonetheless, Jennings still needs to be used more on passing plays. Tennessee football has plenty of weapons at wide receiver in Josh Palmer and Marquez Callaway on the outside. But none of them are as proven in big moments the way Jennings is. The guy has the go-ahead touchdown in the Vols’ last win over the Florida Gators and the game-winning touchdown in their last-win over the Georgia Bulldogs!

Even though he’s third on the team with 136 receiving yards and does have a touchdown, it’s not enough. Jennings simply makes big plays, and with the way the Vols have struggled, they need that as much as ever.

Because of that, Tyson Helton and Jarrett Guarantano need to rely on him more on simple, vertical passing routes. They need to give him a chance to make a huge impact in order to win and get some points early on. Other guys like Brandon Johnson and Jordan Murphy could use more action as well. But Jennings is the main guy who needs to become Guarantano’s top target on the regular.