The University of Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891. The Vols claim six national championships in 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967 and 1998.
Tennessee has won 16 conference titles in program history (13 SEC, 2 SoCon, 1 SIAA).
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Tennessee’s 2025 season will kick off Aug. 30 against Syracuse. The nonconference matchup will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ahead of the 2025 campaign, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who have worn jersey No. 6 all time. Quarterback Joey Aguilar and defensive back Jalen McMurray will wear No. 6 for the Vols in 2025.
More: Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar ranked as No. 50 college football player in 2025
Below are former Vols who have worn jersey No. 6 in program history. Defensive back David Parsons was the first player to wear No. 6 at Tennessee in 1973.
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Vols who have worn jersey No. 6 all time for Tennessee football
David Parsons, DB, 1973
David Bibee, DB, 1974-76
Jimmy Streater, QB, 1977-79
Steve Alatorre, QB, 1980
Dirk Gentry, DB, 1981
Alan Cockrell, QB, 1982-83
Tony Nelson, DB, 1985-88
J.J. McCleskey, WR, 1990-92
Jermaine Copeland, WR, 1996-98
Constantin Ritzmann, DL, 2000-03
Ja’Kouri Williams, DB, 2005-07
Derrick Furlow, DB, 2008-09
Denarius Moore, WR, 2008-10
Vincent Dallas, WR/DB, 2011-13
Tyler Page, QB, 2013
Todd Kelly Jr., DB, 2014-15
Mike Wegzyn, QB, 2014
Alvin Kamara, RB, 2015-16
Brandon Hines, QB, 2017
Shaq Wiggins, DB, 2017
Alontae Taylor, 2018
Deangelo Gibbs, WR, 2019
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J.J. Peterson, LB, 2019
Jimmy Holiday, WR, 2021
Byron Young, DE, 2021-22
Aaron Beasley, LB, 2023
Dylan Sampson, RB, 2023-24
Jalen McMurray, DB, 2024-25
Joey Aguilar, QB, 2025
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