Name is pronounced juh-VAWN-tez SPRA-gins

CAREER HONORS

SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (9/24/22 vs. #20 Florida)
2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

CAREER

Powerful returning starting offensive guard in his third year with the program … Made an impact in his debut season and became a mainstay at right guard as a sophomore … Including this year, has three seasons of eligibility … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Played in 32 games with 25 career starts, including 24 at right guard and one at tight end in a jumbo package … Saw action on 1,779 career snaps.

2022 – JUNIOR

Started all 12 games this season at right guard and played 827 snaps on the year ... Blocked for 49 offensive snaps in the regular season finale at Vanderbilt (11/26) without allowing a sack or pressure as the Vols racked up a season-high 362 yards on the ground and program-record 11.7 yards per carry ... Did not allow a sack in 75 snaps of action in the win over Missouri (11/12) as the Big Orange racked up a program record 724 yards of total offense and set a school record for points scored against an SEC opponent in the 66-24 victory ... Protected for 68 snaps vs. #19 Kentucky (10/29) without surrendering a sack or quarterback hit and logged his fourth-straight game without a penalty ... Produced 50 spotless snaps at right guard against UT Martin (10/22) and helped the Vols rack up a Heupel-era high 65 points and 696 total yards ... Played all 76 snaps in the win over #3 Alabama (10/15) without allowing a sack or quarterback hit as Tennessee scored 52 points and gained 567 yards of total offense ... Did not allow a pressure in 82 snaps at right guard at #25 LSU (10/8) and helped the Vols rush for a season-high 263 yards in the road win ... Took home SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after a strong performance vs. #20 Florida (9/24), playing all 72 snaps without allowing a pressure ... Dominated the trenches in UT’s victory over Akron (9/17), seeing action on 54 snaps at right guard without allowing a pressure or committing a penalty as the Vols racked up 676 yards of total offense ... Played all 79 offensive snaps at right guard in road victory at #17 Pitt (9/10) ... Started at right guard and played 59 offensive snaps without allowing any pressures, hurries, hits or sacks in season opener vs. Ball State (9/1).

2021 – SOPHOMORE

Started 12 games – all at right guard -- and ranked third on the team with 861 offensive snaps played, blocking for an offense that broke single-season program records for points (511) and total offense (6,174 yards) ... Saw action on a season-high 111 snaps in the Music City Bowl vs. Purdue (12/30) and helped the Vols set a program bowl record with 666 yards of total offense ... Did not allow a pressure or commit a penalty in 50 snaps vs. South Alabama (11/20) … Played 89 snaps vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Played 49 snaps at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6) as the Vols racked up 461 yards of total offense ... Saw action for 57 snaps at No. 4 Alabama (10/23) ... Played 82 penalty-free snaps at right guard vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (10/16) ... Did not allow a sack for the fifth consecutive week and helped the Vols compile 467 yards of total offense against the Rebels ... Saw action for 66 snaps at right guard vs. South Carolina (10/9) and did not allow a sack for the fourth consecutive week while helping UT rack up 472 yards of total offense ... Played 76 snaps while helping Vols pile up 683 yards of total offense, including an incredible 458 rushing yards (third most in program history) in win at Mizzou (10/2) ... In 68 snaps at right guard at No. 11 Florida (9/25), did not allow a sack or commit a penalty … Played 53 snaps at right guard in his third consecutive start vs. Tennessee Tech (9/18) … Made his second consecutive start at right guard vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Started at right guard in the season opener vs. Bowling Green (9/2) and played 86 snaps.

2020 – FRESHMAN

Played in eight games and made one start (tight end in jumbo package) as a true freshman ... Played on 91 offensive snaps, mostly at right guard, and did not allowed a sack or a pressure ... Made first-career start against No. 6 Florida (12/5), lining up at tight end in UT's jumbo package ... Played a season-high 25 offensive snaps at right guard against Kentucky (10/17) ... Saw time at left guard against No. 2 Alabama (10/24) ... Made Tennessee debut in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26), seeing time at right guard … Did not play against Auburn or Texas A&M.

HIGH SCHOOL

Rated as a three-star prospect and the nation’s 12^th-ranked center in 247 composite rankings … Was a four-year starter at East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Illinois … Helped lead the Flyers to the No. 1 ranking in the state and an Illinois Class 6A State Championship in 2019 … Anchored an o-line for an offense that score a school-record 104 touchdowns in 2019 … Helped his team’s starting quarterback set a state record for touchdowns with 56 in 2019.

PERSONAL

Full name is Javontez Armid Spraggins … Born on May 20, 2002 … Son of Carl Spraggins ... Recipient of the Lambert Athletic Scholarship … Majoring in sociology … Twitter handle is @j_spraggins76 and Instagram handle is @javontez_spraggins.

Javontez Spraggins