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Tennessee Football: Projected 2-deep depth chart for 2017

By Connor Muldowney

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 4: Todd Kelly Jr. #6 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after intercepting a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium on October 4, 2014 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida defeated Tennessee 10-9. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 4: Todd Kelly Jr. #6 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after intercepting a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium on October 4, 2014 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida defeated Tennessee 10-9. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 29: Head coach Butch Jones of the Tennessee Volunteers reacts during their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on October 29, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Lecka/Getty Images) /

Quarterback

Starting quarterback: Quinten Dormady
Backup: Jarrett Guarantano

There’s a new offensive coordinator in town and Larry Scott has one major job to do before the season begins: name a starting quarterback. Losing Joshua Dobbs was a tough blow for the team following the season because he meant so much for the program’s resurgence.

Returning, though, is junior Quinten Dormady who had 148 passing yards last season as the team’s backup quarterback, completing 11-of-17 passes. He showed poise in the backup role, although very limited, and has been impressing in fall camp.

However, he’s had to fend off a surge from highly-touted redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano who could bring that dual-threat ability that Dobbs had to the Volunteers’ offense. In my estimation, he has the higher ceiling of the two quarterbacks, but it looks like Tennessee might go the safe route to start, picking Dormady for Week 1.

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Just because Tennessee picks Dormady early on doesn’t mean that Guarantano isn’t going to get a fair shot. The former No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the 2016 class will be waiting for his opportunity and when he gets a chance in a live-game situation, he will impress.

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