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Jerry Mack explains where Jaylen Wright’s game has grown

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Tennessee is known for flashy downfield passing, but Josh Heupel will tell you — his secret sauce is his rushing attack. Those wide splits he uses serve a purpose, which is clearing out the middle of the field and allowing his running backs to get in space. Jabari Small has been a big beneficiary of Heupel’s system, but Jaylen Wright is the guy that could potentially be that gamebreaker type for the Volunteers.

While Small is more of a grinder type, Wright brings more explosiveness to the table. That’s evidenced by a look at the statsheet, where Wright averaged 6.