Tennessee kicked off spring practices under second-year head coach Josh Heupel Tuesday at Haslam Field.
Following practice, Heupel met with media and discussed the Vols’ running back unit.
“I think that group has dramatically changed their bodies,” Heupel said. “The size of what they look like, lean muscle mass. They have done a really nice job as an entire group this offseason, from Jabari Small to Jaylen Wright to Len’Neth Whitehead. Justin Williams-Thomas inside of that room has been really positive. He is a fierce competitor and I love the way he approached the offseason. He is a fierce competitor out there on the grass and you can see that today in the short amount of time.
“That group is only going to continue to get better and we need them to continue to get better. That is in understanding our run schemes, doing a better job with delivering our blocks, being more explosive and being able to get pad under pad in some short-yardage situations, but also becoming better pass blockers, too. I think that is an area that this position group can take a great strides in during spring ball.”
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