Tennessee senior safety Trevon Flowers announced Tuesday afternoon that he would use the NCAA's extra year of eligibility that was implemented at the outbreak of the coronavirus and will return to the Volunteers for the 2022 season.
The 5-foot-11, 200-pounder from Atlanta finished this season with 82 tackles, which ranked third on the team, and also amassed two interceptions and a sack. His first interception marked the first that Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral threw this season, while his second occurred in last Thursday's Music City Bowl loss to Purdue.
"The 2021 season has definitely been one to remember," Flowers posted on social media. "My brothers and I have changed the culture tremendously. Even though we might not have ended the way we wanted, I couldn't ask for a better group of guys. Thanks to my brothers, I've had some individual success this year on and off the field. I've not only grown as a player, but as a man as well.
"However, I feel I have much more to show in Orange and White. Therefore, I've decided to return for the 2022 season."
Flowers started all 10 games during his junior season in 2020, compiling 62 tackles, and he has been a member of Tennessee's leadership council.
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