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Tennessee football: Top 10 Vols who were or are walk-ons for 2022

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee offensive lineman Dayne Davis (66) reacts to a call during an SEC conference game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.Kns Tennessee Vanderbilt Football
Tennessee offensive lineman Dayne Davis (66) reacts to a call during an SEC conference game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.Kns Tennessee Vanderbilt Football /
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Tennessee defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry (95) and offensive lineman Parker Ball (65) warming up tbefore the start of the NCAA college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Bowling Green Falcons in Knoxville, Tenn. on Thursday, September 2, 2021.Ut Bowling Green
Tennessee defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry (95) and offensive lineman Parker Ball (65) warming up tbefore the start of the NCAA college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Bowling Green Falcons in Knoxville, Tenn. on Thursday, September 2, 2021.Ut Bowling Green /

Junior. 9. player. 839. Offensive lineman. Parker Ball. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis

6’4″ 290 pounds

Similar to linebacker, Tennessee football suffered key transfers on the offensive line last year with Wanya Morris joining the Oklahoma Sooners and Jahmir Johnson joining the Texas A&M Aggies. Combine that with the departures of Trey Smith and Brandon Kennedy along with new head coach Josh Heupel installing a new system, and the unit was wide open last year.

That was the case despite four new linemen committing. Among them, though, Parker Ball actually managed to emerge and become a rotational player. His name wasn’t called out as much as other guys, but his action last year doesn’t lie.

We’re dealing with the third straight walk-on to UT who came from out-of-state and the second straight from Georgia. Ball ended up playing in the Vols’ first five games of the season, and he didn’t allow a sack in 43 snaps. That’s pretty impressive for a guy who saw no action his first two years with the Vols.

The graduate of Douglas County High School in Douglasville, Ga., isn’t going to be in the two-deep rotation on the line this year, but that doesn’t mean he won’t see any action. If a couple of injuries hit again, he could end up seeing significant action.

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