Radarious Jackson's mentality detailed in Tennessee's fall camp

Radarious Jackson returns for his second season at Tennessee in 2026. The 6-foot-2, 208-pound sophomore appeared in nine contests last season for the Vols.

Jackson recorded nine receptions for 90 yards. His longest reception was 19 yards.

Following Tennessee's seventh practice in fall training camp on Friday, passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope discussed the sophomore's competitiveness.

"Radarious has always got the right mentality," Pope said. "He's usually the hardest worker in the receiver room. You don't have to really get a fire lit under him for him to get started. I'm telling all these guys, we have to play well under the lights. We're going to play a lot of teams in this league that are really good, so my focus for these guys is: in games where we have to be perfect, will you be able to? Because it's easy to say, 'Man, strain and live with the results.'

"Well in this league we play, effort doesn't get you results a lot of times. In situations where we have to be perfect - third down, two-minute, any of the situations - when we go into that stadium, it's no different. You guys have to perform, right, and so putting pressure on those guys to make sure mentally and physically they're ready to go and do just that when we go under the lights. It's not just Radarious, but all those guys, I'm trying to get clued into that. Like, we have to play well in the stadium."

Jackson is from Sheffield High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

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