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Tennessee football: Ranking former Vols by landing spots in the NFL

By Billy Williford

KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Shy Tuttle #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers blocks a kick during the second half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 24-7. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Shy Tuttle #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers blocks a kick during the second half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 24-7. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 16: Malik Davis #20 of the Florida Gators runs with the ball past Quart’e Sapp #14 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of their game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 16, 2017, in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL – SEPTEMBER 16: Malik Davis #20 of the Florida Gators runs with the ball past Quart’e Sapp #14 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of their game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 16, 2017, in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

No.4 – Quart’e Sapp, Tennessee Titans

First up in our ranking is Quart’e Sapp. The former four-star recruit from Alpharetta, GA was ranked as a top-230 recruit in the nation, 14th outside linebacker, and the 23rd player from Georgia.

It was a bit surprising that Sapp entered his name in the draft. He was a redshirt junior but failed to play a full season during his tenure. Sapp only appeared in three games his first two seasons. In 2017, he did play in 11 games and accounted for 75 total tackles, including seven tackles for loss.

However, last season we didn’t see the same Sapp. The redshirt junior only had 29 total tackles with zero tackles for loss and zero sacks.

Sapp joins LaTroy Lewis in Nashville. At the moment, Lewis is second on the depth chart at the strongside linebacker position. Like Sapp, Lewis went undrafted, but has made his way onto an NFL roster.

The Titans run a 3-4 scheme which does help Sapp’s chances. However, I’m not sure he is going to be able to do enough to impress coaches. One more year in Jeremy Pruitt’s system would have significantly helped his chances of being drafted and to make a roster.

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