True freshman offensive tackle K'Rojhn Calbert will not play in 2017.

Calbert will miss the 2017 season due to a pre-existing knee injury, Tennessee officials confirmed to Volquest.com. Calbert was likely to redshirt this fall, but with Chance Hall's season-ending injury, the McMinnville (Tenn.) native became more important from a depth standpoint.

Now, Calbert will redshirt and likely require surgery on the pre-existing injury.

Calbert's rags-to-riches football career has been well-chronicled, as the 6-5, 316-pound lineman missed two seasons at Warren County High School due to knee injuries. With a ton of untapped potential, Calbert drew early favorable reviews from offensive line coach Walt Wells, who acknowledged that Calbert is really raw.

“K’Rojhn is a big, athletic and strong kid who’s never played a lot of football,” Wells said in assessing Calbert earlier in camp.

“He’s learning everyday, and the thing that’s really surprised me with him is how quickly he’s learning. He’s doing a nice job with that. We’ve got to continue to push him. He hasn’t seen a lot of different things from our defense yet, so his head’s exploding a little bit, but he’s doing a good job.”

Calbert is expected to be full-speed for next spring.