The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 2025 football season kicks off on Aug. 30 at Memphis, and beat writer Gene Henley is taking a daily positional look at the Mocs’ roster.
After highlighting the quarterbacks and running backs, today we look at receivers and tight ends:
Who’s gone: Receiver Sam Phillips (transferred to Iowa; 50 catches, 823 yards, three touchdowns in 2024); receiver Javin Whatley (transferred to Arizona; 55 catches, 677 yards, six touchdowns); receiver Chris Domercant (transferred to UCF; 36 catches, 640 yards, two touchdowns); tight end Jay Gibson (graduated; 13 catches, 102 yards, touchdown); receiver Zaire Thornton (transferred to Georgia State; two catches, 18 yards); receiver Chris Houston (graduated; 12 games); tight end Dalton Restelli (left program; one catch, one touchdown); receiver Jaden Jude (transferred to Division II Nebraska-Kearney); receiver Matt Rozier (transferred to Division II Nebraska-Kearney); tight end Eli Davis (left program).
Who’s back: Tight end John McIntyre (sophomore, 6-3, 237; 12 catches, 145 yards, touchdown); tight end Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez (senior, 6-5, 242; two catches, 18 yards); receiver A.J. Little (sophomore, 5-11, 191, two catches, 10 yards); receiver Josh Williams (sophomore, 6-0, 192; one catch, 11 yards); receiver Hudson Gray (redshirt freshman; 5-11, 183); receiver Erik Bussmann (redshirt freshman; 5-10, 175); receiver Taylor Crumedy (redshirt freshman; 5-10, 163); receiver Tylor Smiley (sophomore; 5-10, 158); tight end Daniel Green (redshirt freshman; 6-5, 249).
Who’s in: Reciever TJ McElmurray (sophomore, 6-3, 184; transfer from Iowa Central Community College where he redshirted); reciever Markell Quick (junior, 5-10, 156; transfer from North Carolina Central where he had 527 yards and five touchdowns on 26 catches in 2024); receiver Jamarii Robinson (senior, 6-1, 187; transfer from Northern Colorado where he did not play in 2024); tight end Hunter Teal (freshman, 6-0, 259; transfer from Miami of Ohio where he redshirted); receiver Jaden George (freshman, 6-0, 155); receiver KaJuan Harris (freshman, 6-2, 185); tight end TJ Briggs (freshman, 6-6, 236); tight end Landon Strickland (freshman, 6-3, 194).