Tennessee football: 10 Vols who should redshirt for 2022
Redshirts should usually be reserved for freshmen buried in the depth chart and upperclassmen who would like to save their eligibility for more playing time when somebody else graduates. The latter is difficult right now for Tennessee football, though, as every non-redshirt senior can come back in 2023 due to the COVID eligibility ruling.
As a result, taking a look at the players who should take advantage and give themselves even another year of eligibility was trickier this year than it usually is. However, there are still upperclassmen who would benefit from doing so in terms of raising their own profile.
On top of that, spring practice and depth at certain positions makes it pretty easy to figure out which freshmen should take advantage of this opportunity. Let’s break everything down here. These are the 10 Vols who would benefit most from taking a redshirt entering Josh Heupel’s second season as Tennessee football’s head coach.
These Tennessee football Volunteers would benefit most from a redshirt in Josh Heupel’s second season on the job.
player. Scouting Report. Freshman. Masai Reddick. Offensive lineman. 10. 839. Pick Analysis
There’s no lack of depth for Tennessee football at offensive guard this year, and that’s Masai Reddick’s focus, so he can use a year to develop.
For the most part, non-early enrollees were left off this list. That’s because we don’t have a body of work on them to judge by yet, even a small one when it comes to spring practice, and they’ll get the first looks in the fall. However, interior offensive linemen who don’t have high ratings are an exception to this rule.
Masai Reddick of Detroit, Mich., was a three-star across the board. Standing between 6’3″ and 6’4″ and potentially weighing as much as 330 pounds, the graduate of Case Technical High School in Michigan’s Wayne County clearly has potential.
However, Tennessee football’s questions on the line this year aren’t at guard. Jerome Carvin, Javontez Spraggins and Ollie Lane make up that rotation, and nothing in the spring was going to change that. Kingston Harris has begun to emerge too, so unless Reddick can fill the void at center, he won’t play much and should probably redshirt.