Tennessee football: Johnny Majors all-time depth chart

Punter

1. Jimmy Colquitt, 1981-1984

While Dustin Colquitt, Britton Colquitt and Craig Colquitt all had long NFL careers, the most successful Colquitt in college was Jimmy Colquitt. He is actually Tennessee football’s best punter of all time when you look at his four-year accomplishment, so it’s obvious he would be the starting punter on Johnny Majors’ all-time team.

Colquitt was a two-time All-American in 1982 and 1983, and he averaged 43.9 yards per punt for his career. His standout campaign came in 1982, when he averaged an incredible 46.9 yards per punt. Given this level of success, it’s shocking that Colquitt only spent one year in the NFL. His leg was incredible, and he is easily the first-teamer here.

2. Craig Colquitt, 1975-1977

Although Craig Colquitt only punter for Johnny Majors for one season, and there were four-year guys like Bob Garmon and Kent Elmore who did more, we have to put the uncle of Jimmy Colquitt and father to Dustin and Britton Colquitt as the second-teamer on here. At some point, production for even a season is just too much to overlook.

Colquitt’s one year punting for Majors was his best for Tennessee football. He averaged 45 yards a punt that year on 66 punts, a rare bright spot in a bad 4-7 season. We can’t ignore that, and it’s clear he would back up his nephew on Majors’ all-time team here. Obviously, in terms of NFL careers, he would win since he played for eight years. But in college, he’s the backup.