Tennessee already was short one running back for spring practice, and now the Vols have another who is dealing with an injury. Sophomore Cameron Seldon is set to miss some time this offseason due to a shoulder injury he recently suffered during spring practice, head coach Josh Heupel said after the Vols concluded their scrimmage on Wednesday morning. Seldon was absent from the practice field on Monday morning and will be out for the final two weeks of spring ball and beyond after undergoing surgery earlier this week.
Those sources added that Seldon should be back to 100% or close to it for the start of preseason camp, but his timetable for a return depends on how his recovery goes.
The running back is the second player Tennessee has lost to an injury this spring as freshman cornerback Kaleb Beasley suffered a fractured fibula last week, though he is expected to be back in time for summer workouts in a couple of months.
With Cam, unfortunate, just early part of spring ball, had an injury to his shoulder,” Heupel said. “Had surgery on it. We’ll kind of evaluate where we’re at (in the backfield) as the rehab process gets started and base our decisions off of that and kind of where we project where he’s going to be.”
Seldon was stepping into a bigger role during his second season with the Vols and expectations were he was going to be the top complement in the backfield to Dylan Sampson. The 6-foot-2, 222-pounder from Virginia completed his freshman season by rushing for 55 yards on 13 carries during Tennessee’s win against Iowa in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day. Seldon played extensively on special teams, but got just 12 carries during the regular season while playing behind upperclassmen Jaylen Wright and Jabari Small plus Sampson
When Wright and Small opted out of the bowl game to get ready for the NFL Draft, Seldon stepped into the No. 2 spot to preview his potential role for the 2024 season, and he flashed some real promise on many of his runs despite his inexperience.
The former Top247 athlete played all over the field in high school for his rural Northern Virginia team, but Tennessee had little doubts in putting Seldon at running back and he made encouraging progress behind the scenes during his first season in the program.
