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Ranking Tennessee football’s 2022 summer enrollees by potential impact

By Caleb Calhoun

The Tennessee Volunteer waves a Power T flag during the Vol Walk ahead of a game against Pittsburgh at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.Kns Tennessee Pittsburgh Football
The Tennessee Volunteer waves a Power T flag during the Vol Walk ahead of a game against Pittsburgh at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.Kns Tennessee Pittsburgh Football /
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The Tennessee football team runs through the T during a NCAA football game against Tennessee Tech at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.Kns Tennessee Tenn Tech Football
The Tennessee football team runs through the T during a NCAA football game against Tennessee Tech at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.Kns Tennessee Tenn Tech Football /

Edge rusher. Freshman. player. 839. Pick Analysis. Joshua Josephs. 10. Scouting Report

This year’s rotation at edge rusher is set for Tennessee football, so Joshua Josephs arrives to provide depth.

A four-star on 247Sports and On3 and a three-star on Rivals and ESPN, Joshua Josephs is part of Tennessee football’s future at edge rusher. Standing at 6’3″ and in the range of 205 to 215 pounds, he continues the Georgia pipeline to Rocky Top, and this is a position that desperately needed some depth heading into the year.

Right now, Byron Young is the star of the defense playing this role, and Roman Harrison and Tyler Baron occupy the other side in what is a true three-man rotation. The existence of those two guys will keep Josephs from seeing the field that much this year.

Coming out of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga., Josephs has to put on some weight to truly be an effective edge rusher in the SEC. He definitely helps on the depth front, but it’s hard to see him making much of an impact beyond that his first season on Rocky Top.

Now, Young is likely to be gone this year, and Harrison graduates despite having another year of eligibility, so Josephs potential in 2023 is through the roof. Baron could also leave early for the pros if he has a splash of a junior season. This year, though, he’ll have a hard time working his way in with those guys.

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