2 Tennessee Vols players make ESPN's midseason All-American team

ESPN revealed their midseason college football All-American team on Wednesday and two Tennessee Vols players were included. Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt are among ESPN's midseason All-Americans. From ESPN: Alabama's Bryce Young and Ohio State's C.J. Stroud are special players, but Hooker gets the nod. The fifth-year senior has been the heart and soul of […]

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ESPN revealed their midseason college football All-American team on Wednesday and two Tennessee Vols players were included.

Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt are among ESPN's midseason All-Americans.

From ESPN:

Alabama's Bryce Young and Ohio State's C.J. Stroud are special players, but Hooker gets the nod. The fifth-year senior has been the heart and soul of Tennessee's resurgence. He's third nationally among Power 5 quarterbacks in total offense (350.7 yards per game) and has accounted for 18 touchdowns with just one interception, and he's done it without his most accomplished receiver (Cedric Tillman) for much of the season.

Hyatt has been one of college football's most compelling stories and also one of the nation's most improved players. He torched Alabama with a school-record five touchdown catches and has 10 touchdowns for the season. The 6-foot, 180-pound junior has elite speed and has been much more consistent in every area of his game. He had made just two career starts prior to this season and has stepped in for the injured Tillman as the Vols' go-to receiver.

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Oct 15, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Jalin Hyatt (11) runs for a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

There was only one quarterback and two wide receivers chosen for ESPN's All-American team.

The fact that the quarterback and one of the wide receivers are Tennessee players shows how far this program has come under Josh Heupel.

And what's wild is that Cedric Tillman, the SEC's returning leading wide receiver entering the 2022 season, hasn't played in the Vols' last three games due to an ankle injury he suffered in Tennessee's win against Akron last month.

Tillman should be back soon (likely for the Kentucky game on October 29), which will make the Vols' offense even more deadly.

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