Tennessee running back Jabari Small during football practice on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Kns Ut Practice
While the transfer portal may have hurt Tennessee football in a big way this past year, it also provides opportunities for other guys to step up. Such is the case at running back, where despite losing Eric Gray and Ty Chandler, expectations are still high because of the people on the roster.
Those expectations reached a shocking new level on Wednesday, though, as rising sophomore running back Jabari Small was named to the Doak Walker Award 2021 Preseason Watch List.