KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The initial SEC availability report was released Wednesday night ahead of this week’s slate. For Tennessee, the Vols had already received bad news that offensive lineman Wendell Moe Jr. is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a lower-body injury suffered on the Vols’ first offensive drive of the Texas game.
With Tennessee’s offensive line troubles, the Vols did not need that hit to their depth. Moe was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2025 and had gotten off to a great start this season. With Moe out, Shamurad Umarov moved to left guard against the Longhorns. Umarov is listed as questionable on Wednesday’s report.
Tennessee running back Javin Gordon is listed as doubtful. Gordon was out against the Longhorns and Kennesaw State. Defensive lineman Nathan Robinson is listed as probable. It’s good to see that quarterback Faizon Brandon is full go. Brandon battled through a physical game vs. No. 1 Texas where he was sacked 10 times. He even exited at one point and came back in after visiting the medical tent.
Auburn has only two players listed as out: offensive lineman Tai Buster and tight end Hunter Herring.
Below is the full report. As you can see, Tennessee’s list of players that are out continues to grow each week. The Vols have lost a player to a season-ending injury each week of the season, with three lost before the season began.
Auburn
Out
OL Tai Buster
TE Hunter Herring
Tennessee
Out
TE Ethan Davis
WR Joakim Dodson
LB Jaedon Harmon
DB Edrees Farooq
DB Dylan Lewis
DL Kedric Golston II
OL Wendell Moe Jr.
Doubtful
RB Javin Gordon
Questionable
OL Shamurad Umarov
Probable
DL Nathan Robinson
No. 17 Tennessee will host Auburn at 3:30 p.m. EDT Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN with play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen and analyst Louis Riddick on the call. Stormy Buonantony will provide the sideline report.
