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Tennessee football roster: Projecting Vols’ 2019 2-deep depth chart

By Caleb Calhoun

LEXINGTON, KY - OCTOBER 28: Daniel Bituli #35 and Nigel Warrior #18 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrate a recovered fumble against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY - OCTOBER 28: Daniel Bituli #35 and Nigel Warrior #18 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrate a recovered fumble against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Offensive Guard

1. Jahmir Johnson (LG)

Redshirt Junior, 6’5″ 270 pounds

Tennessee football has fewer questions at guard then tackle. Jahmir Johnson was a junior college transfer who started 11 games last season. With more experience playing for Jeremy Pruitt and the arrival of Jim Chaney, his experience will likely keep him in that starting position for this year. Johnson is firmly planted in this spot.

2. Ryan Johnson (RG)

Redshirt Junior, 6’6″ 313 pounds

Ryan Johnson started every game last year. The first one was at guard and the final 11 were at center after Brandon Kennedy got hurt. The return of Kennedy moves Johnson back to guard, and his versatility will keep him in the lineup as a starter.

3. K’Rojhn Calbert

Redshirt Sophomore, 6’5″ 330 pounds

The breakout star of the spring at guard, K’Rojhn Calbert entered the first-team rotation in the spring game. As a result, he’s the first guy off the bench, and he could become a starter if there’s an injury elsewhere on the line. We’ll get to that in a bit.

4. Jerome Carvin

Sophomore, 6’5″ 305 pounds

Jerome Carvin probably was looking to be a breakout star for Tennessee football on the line this year, and he still does have lots of talent. But he couldn’t break through ahead of the other guys. So he’ll be in the rotation, and he does have raw talent, but how much he plays is a bit in question.

5. Riley Locklear

Junior, 6’4″ 291 pounds

Similar to Nathan Niehaus, Riley Locklear is a veteran who is the odd man out in this rotation based on the spring results. But another depth chart situation at center, which we’ll get to, forced us to add a fifth guard here. And an injury at guard or center immediately puts him in the four-man rotation, so we have him on here.

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