The question has followed the Vols since the beginning of the offseason. Just how great can the Tennessee football defensive line be this year?
Although Tennessee owns the Wide Receiver U title, the defensive line has produced more elite NFL talent. Paul Lipscomb, Doug Atkins, Darris McCord, Steve DeLong, Reggie White, Leonard Little, Shaun Ellis, John Henderson, and Albert Haynesworth are just a few legendary names in a long (defensive) line of Vols up front dating back to 1950.
In 2001, Tennessee produced a historically great interior line with Henderson and Haynesworth both in the middle.
The talent in the middle made for one of the best overall defensive lines in history.