The energy source on a football roster often can be a dynamic quarterback, a punishing running back, a speedy receiver or a menacing linebacker.
A right guard?
It’s an unlikely position from which to provide an emotional punch, but Tennessee senior Javontez Spraggins appears to be doing just that. The constantly amped up 6-foot-3, 325-pounder from East St. Louis, Illinois, has started 25 games the past two seasons and allowed just two sacks last year in 891 offensive snaps.
“He’s got great energy every single day,” third-year coach Josh Heupel said after Thursday’s first preseason scrimmage. “He’s the same competitor, and that’s a part of why he’s climbed personally. He’s got great influence on the offensive line unit, on the offense in general and really on the whole football team.
“He’s a huge part of the energy that we have at practice every single day.”