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Tennessee football’s 10 biggest injury concerns for 2022

By Caleb Calhoun

From left, Tennessee offensive lineman Cooper Mays (63), Head Coach Josh Heupel, quarterback Hendon Hooker (5), and Offensive Analyst Mitch Militello stand before the Pride of the Southland Band as they perform “Tennessee Waltz” after a win in the NCAA college football game between the Tennesse Volunteers and Vanderbilt Commodores in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, November 27, 2021.Kns Tennessee Vanderbilt Football
From left, Tennessee offensive lineman Cooper Mays (63), Head Coach Josh Heupel, quarterback Hendon Hooker (5), and Offensive Analyst Mitch Militello stand before the Pride of the Southland Band as they perform “Tennessee Waltz” after a win in the NCAA college football game between the Tennesse Volunteers and Vanderbilt Commodores in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, November 27, 2021.Kns Tennessee Vanderbilt Football /
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Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (1) and teammates return to the locker room after warming up for the NCAA college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the South Carolina Gamecocks in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, October 9, 2021.Utvsc1007
Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (1) and teammates return to the locker room after warming up for the NCAA college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the South Carolina Gamecocks in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, October 9, 2021.Utvsc1007 /

3. 839. Senior. Pick Analysis. Defensive back. Trevon Flowers. player. Scouting Report

5’11” 200 pounds

Honestly, he hasn’t had a problem in two years, but Trevon Flowers is too crucial to Tennessee football and suffered too serious of an injury for his health situation to not be a concern. Early on in 2019, Flowers was proving that he was underrated as a three-star out of Georgia committing to Jeremy Pruitt’s system in 2018.

Halfway through that season, Flowers was starting at safety alongside Nigel Warrior, and against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he suffered a broken leg and was knocked out for the season. That slowed what could have been an early NFL career.

Flowers’ strength is that he played baseball at Tucker High School in DeKalb County, Ga., and while it derailed his ratings coming out of Atlanta since he didn’t go to camps, it developed him into an elite free safety because of his center field experience. The injury limited what he was putting on display with those skills at the time.

Since then, Flowers has come back strong. He was one of Tennessee football’s top producers in the secondary in terms of efficiency the past two years, and last year, he had two interceptions. Starting alongside Jaylen McCollough, he should be elite again this year, but staying healthy is crucial, and that leg will always be a concern.

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