The 27-year coaching veteran Derek Jones has been officially announced as Tennessee's new cornerbacks coach, replacing Michael Hunter who joined the Los Angeles Rams. Jones, who has experience at Virginia Tech and Texas Tech, previously worked with defensive coordinator Jim Knowles at Duke under David Cutcliffe.
"Derek understands what it takes to play cornerback at this level," Heupel said, highlighting Jones' experience in SEC football and his track record of developing cornerbacks for the NFL. Tennessee has extensively rebuilt its cornerback room this offseason, adding several transfers while losing key players to the NFL Draft and transfer portal.