2017 Football Roster
Roster
Medford, Jesse

Jersey Number 52
Jesse Medford
- Position:
- LS
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 204
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Burlington, N.C.
- High School:
- Walter Williams
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 - R-SENIOR
- Games/Starts: 12/0
- Started all 12 games as the Vols’ long snapper this season and was crucial in the development of first-year starting punter redshirt freshman Joe Doyle, who led the SEC with 65 punts, but allowed only eight returns for 15 yards - the fewest return yards by any full-time punter in the SEC
- Recognized by CBS as Tennessee's Scholar-Athlete of the Week on broadcast of game against Alabama
2017 - R-JUNIOR
- Tennessee's starting short snapper for punts
- Played in 11 games as a redshirt junior
2016 - R-SOPHOMORE
- 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 13/0
- Tennessee's starting short snapper for field goals and extra points
2015 - R-FRESHMAN
- Walk-on, joined the Vols in Spring 2015
HIGH SCHOOL
- Three-year Letterman for coach David Green at Walter Williams H.S. in Burlington, N.C.
- Saw starts at long snapper, right tackle, and outside linebacker for the Bulldogs
- Recorded 48 tackles with one tackle for loss as a senior
- Selected to the 2013 North Carolina 3-A Mid-State All-Conference team as an offensive lineman and linebacker
- Recipient of the Corrigan-Faircloth Football Scholastic Award in 2013
- Awarded the Walter Williams Golden Helmet for having the highest GPA of any starting athlete
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Elijah Jesse Medford
- Born: August 23, 1995
- Son of Patricia and Erle Medford
- Father Erle graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1986
- Majoring in Industrial Engineering
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01