Bailey Lenoir came to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as an undersized tight end with a lot of pass-catching ability.
Now that he nearly matches up physically, he’s getting an opportunity to show what he can do.
Lenoir caught a touchdown pass in the Mocs’ first scrimmage of spring practice Friday and has been receiving some first-team repetitions with a program that had a combined one catch at the position in the 2015 season.
He was a three-sport athlete at East Hamilton, choosing to play basketball and tennis and qualifying for the state doubles tournament in the latter in 2013, his junior year. That caused him to keep his weight down some, and he arrived at UTC at about 215 pounds, he recalled.
He’s up to around “235, 240” and feels confident in his ability to contribute this season.