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Tennessee football adding Brian Jean-Mary means five DBs in base defense

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Slowly but surely, new Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel continues to round out his defensive staff after introducing his full offensive staff earlier this week. On Friday, he added another member to the unit on defense.

Michigan Wolverines linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary is heading to Rocky Top. A Charlie Strong protege, Jean-Mary was the South Florida Bulls’ defensive coordinator under Strong from 2017 to 2019.