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Tennessee football’s top five performers through first half of season

By Dean Zulkofske

Tennessee wide receiver Josh Palmer (5) runs the ball after a successful catch during a game between Alabama and Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.102420 Ut Bama Gameaction
Tennessee wide receiver Josh Palmer (5) runs the ball after a successful catch during a game between Alabama and Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.102420 Ut Bama Gameaction /
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Oct 24, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee defensive back Bryce Thompson (0) and Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (1) tackle Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III (8) during a game between Alabama and Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Caitie McMekin-USA TODAY NETWORK
Oct 24, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee defensive back Bryce Thompson (0) and Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (1) tackle Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III (8) during a game between Alabama and Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Caitie McMekin-USA TODAY NETWORK /

Defensive back. 4. 839. Junior. Trevon Flowers. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis

5’11” 195 pounds; Hometown, Ga.

Approaching this season, Trevon Flowers may not have been the defensive back most fans expected to garner attention from the rest of college football. After the career Bryce Thompson has put together and the way Alontae Taylor was seemingly fitting into his role at cornerback, it felt as though one of them would be the defensive back on this list.

Now leading Tennessee football in solo tackles (18) and total tackles (35), Flowers also has two passes defended and an impressive punch-out forced fumble in UT’s most recent loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Those 35 tackles rank him sixth among defensive backs in the SEC.

Committing to Rocky Top in 2018 as a three-star safety, it was unclear where Flowers would fit into UT’s defensive back scheme. In his freshman year he broke his collarbone in practice, and then as a sophomore, he broke his leg returning an interception against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Now, finally, Flowers has found his groove at the strong safety position. The ambidexterity of the position sets him up closer to the line of scrimmage at times to stop the run but also plays him back deep to assist cornerbacks on the long ball.

Flowers’ best performance of the 2020 season thus far came against the Missouri Tigers. He recorded a career-high 10 tackles en route to UT’s second win of the season. Against the Alabama Crimson Tide, he matched that total, registering eight solo tackles in a contest where the Vols’ secondary really got beat up.

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