2022 Football Roster
Roster
Dayne Davis
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 325
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bluff City, Tenn.
- High School:
- Sullivan East
CAREER HONORS
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Vanderbilt, 11/27/23)
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Former preferred walk-on offensive lineman who was invaluable in terms of his versatility at multiple positions … Saw action at right tackle, left tackle and center during his career ... Earned a scholarship in December 2020 and then made an immediate impact on Josh Heupel's staff with his outstanding play and work ethic … Part of an offensive line unit who received three consecutive nods as Joe Moore Award semifinalists in 2022, 2023 and 2024 ... Developed into a key contributor in the rotation at offensive line in 2023 and 2024 … The 2024 campaign was his sixth and final season of eligibility … Played in 52 career games, made eight starts (six at RT, two at LT) and saw action on 1,313 offensive snaps … An SEC graduate who was a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.2024 – RS-SENIOR
Played all 13 games for the fourth consecutive year to round out his Tennessee career ... Started two games at left tackle and totaled 453 offensive snaps on the season ... Played 46 offensive snaps at right tackle in Tennessee's CFP first-round contest at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21) ... Saw action on 35 snaps at RT as UT rolled up an SEC season-high 281 rushing yards and 538 yards of total offense in a road win at Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Made his 50th career appearance in Senior Day win over UTEP (11/23), seeing action on 32 snaps at RT without allowing a pressure as the Vols racked up 241 rushing yards and 460 total yards ... Played 31 snaps at right tackle at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Did not allow a pressure in 56 snaps at RT and helped the Vols rush for 240 yards while piling up 452 yards of total offense in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Saw action on 25 snaps at RT, helping Vols post 477 yards of total offense in win vs. Kentucky (11/2) ... Logged 30 offensive snaps at RT in win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19) ... Saw limited action at RT against Arkansas (10/5) and Florida (10/12) ... Started at LT for the second straight game in SEC opener at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) and played a season-high 75 snaps, splitting time at both tackle spots ... Made his seventh career start and first at LT in win over Kent State (9/14), playing 39 clean snaps to help UT set a program record with 740 total yards, including 456 rushing yards, and a modern-era record for total points with 71 ... Did not allow a pressure in 33 snaps at RT and helped the Vols rush for 249 yards in 51-10 win over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Played 25 clean snaps at RT in season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/31) as UT racked up 718 total yards of offense, which was tied for the second most in program history.
2023 – RS-SENIOR
Saw action in all 13 games for the third year in a row and made three consecutive starts at right tackle to close out the campaign … Played 319 offensive snaps on the season and allowed two sacks … Made his third-straight start (RT) in the Citrus Bowl vs. No. 17 Iowa (1/1), playing a season-high 63 snaps at right tackle … Started his second straight game at RT and did not allow any pressures on 55 snaps while helping UT rack up 617 yards of total offense in regular-season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Made his first start of the year (RT) and did not allow a sack or hit in 49 offensive snaps against No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Did not allow any sacks or hits in 16 snaps at right tackle in loss at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) ... Played 15 clean snaps at RT in win vs. UConn (11/4) as UT racked up a season-high 650 total yards of offense ... Did not allow any hurries or pressures in 28 snaps at RT at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21) ... Saw action on 32 offensive snaps at right tackle after starter Gerald Mincey left the game with an injury vs. Texas A&M (10/14) … Did not allow any sacks, hits or pressures in that win ... Played both center and tackle in win over UTSA (9/23), totaling 15 offense snaps ... Played nine clean offensive snaps at center without allowing any pressures or hurries in SEC opener at Florida (9/16) ... Split time at center with Ollie Lane in season-opening win over Virginia (9/2), seeing action on 27 snaps without allowing a sack, a hit or a hurry.
