Following the loss of both Eric Gray and Ty Chandler, the running back room was a pretty large question mark entering the spring period. Tennessee returned Jabari Small and Dee Beckwith, while adding JUCO transfer Tiyon Evans to the mix. A host of other backs are also in the picture, but through a handful of spring practices, one man has certainly seemed to separate himself.
Jabari Small has drawn the praise of a few coaches so far this spring. The sophomore back out of Memphis played sparingly in 2020, but based on comments made from the staff so far, Small might just end up being the lead guy for the Volunteers in 2021.