Tennessee football: Top 15 dark-horse Vols for 2022
8. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Tight end. r-Freshman. Miles Campbell. player. 839
6’3″ 235 pounds
Jacob Warren is the size advantage at tight end. UCF Knights transfer Charlie Browder is likely to back him up as the goal-line guy this year. Princeton Fant, meanwhile, is Tennessee football’s primary playmaker at tight end, so he’ll do most of the damage before the Vols get inside the red zone. It’s a solid, complementary system.
While Browder backs up Warren, a returning tight end is there to back up Fant. Miles Campbell was a fringe four-star recruit on his own in 2021, and he’s likely the heir apparent to Fant, who will be gone in 2023 after deciding to return for his second senior season in 2022.
That alone makes Campbell a potential factor, as an injury to Fant could get him on the field pretty quickly. Campbell’s athleticism is already clear, as he returned two kickoffs last year despite taking a redshirt, and he did manage to appear in four games. As a result, there’s a chance Alex Golesh uses him this year even if there isn’t an injury.
Josh Heupel didn’t utilize the tight ends in his passing attack as much as expected last year, but given the new openings at receiver, that should change a bit this year. Obviously, that affects Fant and Warren the most, but it could mean more of a rotation, which is where Campbell can contribute to Tennessee football.