Josh Malone

Malone finished his sophomore season near the top of the team in almost every major receiving category, catching 31 passes for 405 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Senior Von Pearson has exhausted his eligibility, leaving Malone as a potential No.1 receiver in the Vols’ offense this season. Unfortunately, Malone’s fantasy value is capped a bit by virtue of the offense due to its run-first mentality that doesn’t leave a ton of room for the downfield passing game. In fact, no Tennessee receiver has bested 650 yards in a given season since Justin Hunter blew up for 1,083 yards in 2012, and the Vols have had just one receiver catch five touchdowns in the last two years. Although we expect quarterback Joshua Dobbs to improve (to some extent) as a passer, Malone’s simply not a Hunter or Cordarrelle Patterson, so it’s difficult to imagine Malone bursting through the 650-yard, 5-touchdown threshold this season even if he’s the Vols’ top wideout.