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Revealing the all-time Tennessee Volunteers football team

Christopher Smith

By Christopher Smith

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From Robert Neyland to Johnny Majors to Phillip Fulmer, great coaches have defined Tennessee’s football history.

Then there’s Neyland Stadium, Vol Navy and the Pride of the Southland.

Somewhere in Tennessee’s history, though, are some great players not named Peyton Manning.

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One of the most storied SEC programs, Tennessee’s record books are filled with all-time greats. Based largely on the SEC all-time Top 25 lists by position that we put together this offseason, here is our all-time Tennessee Volunteers football team.

OFFENSE

QB: Peyton Manning
RB1: Johnny Majors
RB2: Travis Henry
WR1: Joey Kent
WR2: Carl Pickens
TE: Jason Witten
OL: Bob Suffridge
OL: Bob Johnson
OL: Chip Kell
OL: Herman Hickman
OL: Edward Molinski

DEFENSE

DL: Doug Atkins
DL: Steve DeLong
DL: John Henderson
DL: Reggie White
LB: Steve Kiner
LB: Frank Emanuel
LB: Al Wilson
DB: Eric Berry
DB: Bobby Majors
DB: Deon Grant
DB: Dale Carter

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Fuad Reveiz
P: Jimmy Colquitt
RS: Willie Gault

Christopher Smith

An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.

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