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Evaluating Tennessee football’s 2023 class at dead period: TEs

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers helmet is seen pregame before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers helmet is seen pregame before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tennessee tight end Jacob Warren (87) warming up before the NCAA football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and South Alabama Jaguars in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, November 20, 2021.Utvsal1120
Tennessee tight end Jacob Warren (87) warming up before the NCAA football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and South Alabama Jaguars in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, November 20, 2021.Utvsal1120 /

TEs on roster who will still be eligible past 2022

Jacob Warren (r-Senior)

Charlie Browder (r-Freshman)

Miles Campbell (r-Freshman)

Hunter Salmon (r-Junior)

Titus Rohrer (Freshman)

Despite being a fifth-year senior, the COVID eligibility ruling gives Jacob Warren the opportunity to return for 2023. While Princeton Fant is the big-play receiving tight end, Warren was the short-yardage and blocking receiving tight end given his size at 6’6″ 250 pounds, which is why he had three touchdowns despite gaining just 179 yards on 18 catches.

Without Warren, Charlie Browder, who transferred to Tennessee football from the UCF Knights, is in line to fill that void. He is 6’7″ 250 pounds, and Josh Heupel likely targeted him from his old school for that very reason, so that lessens the Vols’ need to recruit a power tight end.

Miles Campbell was a high-profile recruit in the 2021 class who took a redshirt. He stands at 6’3″ 235 pounds, giving him a profile similar to Fant. As a result, it’s likely he’ll burst onto the scene once Fant is gone, as Heupel probably has numerous ways to use him.

Hunter Salmon has three years of experience in the system, and Titus Rohrer brings height to the position as well at 6’7″ 230 pounds, but both are walk-ons, so it’s not likely either fills any of the potential voids in the future. However, the Vols have three and four years available from those two players respectively.

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