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.
With quarterbacks and running backs previously covered, next up are the wide receivers and tight ends.
Who’s gone: WR Jamoi Mayes (transferred to Cincinnati; 62 catches, 1,037 yards, four touchdowns in 2023); TE Camden Overton (transferred to Gardner-Webb; 13 catches, 93 yards, one touchdown); WR Tyler Smith (transferred to Valdosta State; one catch, 47 yards, one touchdown); TE Evan Brown (graduated; two catches, 24 yards, one touchdown); WR Javon Burke (left team); TE Cameron Huckabey (left team).
Who’s back: WR Javin Whatley (R-Jr., 5-10, 167; 55 catches, 977 yards, nine touchdowns in 2023); WR Sam Phillips (R-Jr., 5-9, 185; 60 catches, 624 yards, four touchdowns); TE Jay Gibson (Sr., 6-5, 255; six catches, 81 yards); WR Zaire Thornton (Sr., 6-1, 176; seven catches, 65 yards); WR Chris Houston (Sr., 5-9, 171; four catches, 56 yards, one touchdown); WR AJ Little (R-Fr., 5-10, 174; one catch, 57 yards, one touchdown); WR Brody Swafford (R-Jr., 6-0, 193; one catch, 13 yards); WR Jaden Jude (R-So., 6-3, 188); WR Matt Rozier (R-Fr., 5-11, 181); TE Dalton Restelli (R-Fr., 6-0, 193); TE Keaton Warren (R-Fr., 6-5, 284).
Who’s in: WR Chris Domercant (Jr., 6-2, 183; transfer from Stonehill College, where he was an All-Northeast Conference second-team selection with 37 catches for 544 yards and five touchdowns in 2023); TE Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez (Jr., 6-4, 246; transfer from Division II Wayne State, where he had 12 catches for 214 yards and a touchdown); TE Eli Davis (So., 6-0, 240; transfer from D-II Carson-Newman, where he was a linebacker and played in six games); WR Josh Williams (Fr., 6-0, 185); WR Taylor Crumedy (Fr., 5-10, 150); TE Daniel Green (Fr., 6-5, 235); TE John McIntyre (Fr., 6-3, 230).