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Potential 2015 sleeper: Tennessee

This week on the SEC blog we're taking a look at one player on each team who could be a sleeper in 2015, a player who might not be getting a lot of buzz now but could have a significant impact on his team's fortunes this season.

Tennessee

Potential sleeper: Evan Berry, safety

Why: If the name sounds familiar, it should. Evan is the younger brother of former Tennessee star Eric Berry, who left quite a legacy during his time in Knoxville. Nobody is expecting that type of production from Evan, at least not yet, but he hasn't even been on campus two full years and is already turning heads. He appeared in 13 games as a freshman last season, working primarily on special teams. In fact, he finished second in the SEC in kickoff return average (29.5 yards per return). But he’s not on here because of special teams; he's here because he's expected to play a bigger role in the secondary this season. The Volunteers are deep at safety with starters Brian Randolph and LaDarrell McNeil back, along with rising sophomore Todd Kelly Jr. waiting in the wings, but after this spring, it’s going to be difficult for the coaches to keep Berry off the field. Butch Jones singled him out after one of the scrimmages as a player who "really showed out," and one of his teammates said he's starting to look like his older brother. Is there a better compliment than that?