The NCAA allowed college football teams to issue No. 0 for the first time in 2020.
During its first season in circulation, No. 0 was largely won by skill players including wide receivers and defensive backs.
Tennessee issued the number to junior defensive back Bryce Thompson.
Thompson will not return to the Volunteers in 2021 as he signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.
Last season, Thompson switched to No. 0 after wearing No. 20 during his first two seasons on Rocky Top.
Thompson, a three-year letterman for the Vols, played 32 career games at UT and made 28 starts.
He tied a single-game school record with three interceptions against UAB in 2019.
Thompson was a member of the Southeastern Conference’s All-Freshman Team in 2018 and was a FWAA Freshman All-America standout.
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