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Mocs secondary faces numerous questions heading into fall camp

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / UT Chattanooga junior Demetrius Coleman (16) will be the most experienced player in the defensive backfield this season.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / UT Chattanooga junior Demetrius Coleman (16) will be the most experienced player in the defensive backfield this season. Staff photo by Olivia Ross / UT Chattanooga junior Demetrius Coleman (16) will be the most experienced player in the defensive backfield this season.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 2024 football season kicks off on Aug. 31 at Tennessee, and the Times Free Press is taking a positional look at UTC’s roster.

Having looked at quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers/tight ends, both the offensive and defensive lines and linebackers, we finish up with the secondary:

WHO’S GONE: Kameron Brown (13 games, 13 starts, All-American; 33 tackles, five passes defended three interceptions, one returned for touchdown); Telly Plummer (13 games, seven starts, 32 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups); Clay Fields III (12 games, three starts, 49 tackles, 10 pass breakups, interception); Romeo Wykle (13 games, five starts, 32 tackles, three pass breakups); Cardavion Myers (four games).

WHO’S BACK: Jordan Walker (R-Jr., 6-0, 188; 13 games, 13 starts; 73 tackles, three interceptions, 5.5 tackles for loss); Josh Battle (R-Jr., 6-0, 193; 13 games, 10 starts, 70 tackles); Reuben Lowery III (Sr., 5-9, 192; nine games, eight starts, 26 tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss); Demetrius Coleman (R-Jr., 5-9, 180; 10 games, three starts, seven tackles); Chayce Bishop (Jr., 5-10, 180; 13 games; seven tackles); D.J. Adams (So., 6-0, 152; eight games, five tackles); Kam Baah-Slay (So., 6-3, 181; nine games; four tackles); Jeremiah Batiste (Jr., 5-11, 183; six games, three tackles); Josh Jones (R-Jr., 5-8, 190); Meshach Jones (R-So., 6-1, 172); Christian Harris (R-Fr., 5-9, 158); Martez Cooksey (R-Fr., 5-8, 167); AD Crutcher (R-Fr., 5-9, 171)