Among the Tennessee freshmen practicing for the first time this week are offensive tackles Jeremias Heard and Bennett Warren.
Diminutive they are not.
Heard and Warren are the biggest newcomers for the Volunteers, with Heard standing 6-foot-8 and 320 pounds and Warren checking in at 6-7 and 342. Warren was easily the higher-rated prospect of the two, but Heard possesses the more unique background from his days at Model High School in Rome, Georgia.
“I played tight end, defensive end and punter,” Heard said with a smile during a news conference Wednesday. “I was a punter, and I was pretty good.”
The Vols held their second preseason practice Thursday and will take Friday off before resuming Saturday.