Tennessee Volunteers

Southeastern · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN

8-5 2025 record (4-4 conf)
Title odds (#17 board)
Win total (O -120)
53% Returning starter games
19th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Josh Heupel Head Coach · 6th year
45–20 At TENN
73–28 Career · 9 seasons
Veer and Shoot Offense
Multiple 4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 53%39 / 749 / 1536%
Offensive line 79%49 / 629 / 1461%
Defensive front 44%36 / 8215 / 2739%
Secondary 41%26 / 645 / 1258%

Back 37

Ty Redmond DB · 7 INT+PD · 13g 37%
Edrees Farooq DB · 4 INT+PD · 13g 21%
DeSean Bishop RB · 1,211 yds · 13g 12%
Shamurad Umarov OL · 13g 10%
Sam Pendleton OL · 13g 10%
Edwin Spillman LB · 8 havoc · 13g 7%

Gone 32

Joey Aguilar QB · 3,666 yds · 13g · gone 38%
Colton Hood CB · 4 INT+PD · 12g · gone 21%
Dominic Bailey DL · 16 havoc · 13g · gone 15%
Caleb Herring DL · 14 havoc · 13g · to SCAR 13%
Tyre West DT · 13 havoc · 12g · gone 12%
Lance Heard OL · 13g · to UK 10%

New 16

Javin Gordon RB · 609 yds · 14g · from TULN
Ryan Staub QB · 457 yds · 5g · from COLO
Trent Thomas TE · 34 yds · 12g · from USA
Jordan Norman DL · 20 havoc · 14g · from TULN
Amare Campbell LB · 14 havoc · 13g · from PSU
Ory Williams OL · 12g · from LSU

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 39.8 96
Explosive play rate 10.9% 43
Red zone TD rate 76.5% 86
Line yards per carry 2.6 64
Sack rate allowed 5.4% 63

Defense

Points allowed per game 28.8 32
Explosive rate allowed 11.5% 43
Red zone score rate allowed 88.9% 11
Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 57
Sack rate 7.7% 81

2025 Margin by Game

SYR
ETSU
UGA
UAB
MSST
ARK
ALA
UK
OKLA
NMSU
FLA
VAN
ILL

2026 schedule

19th-hardest path in FBS · 6 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sat 7:30 PMvs Furman Paladins 8 SEC Network+
W2Sat 11:00 PM@ Georgia Tech9-4 47ESPN
W3Sat 11:45 PMvs Kennesaw State10-4 42SEC Network
W4Sat 4:00 PMvs Texas10-3 64ESPN Networks
W5Sat 5:00 PMvs Auburn5-7 36
W6Sat 5:00 PM@ Arkansas2-10 29
W7Sat 5:00 PMvs Alabama11-4 57
W8Sat 5:00 PM@ South Carolina4-8 41
W10Sat 6:00 PMvs Kentucky5-7 35
W11Sat 6:00 PM@ Texas A&M11-2 61
W12Sat 6:00 PMvs LSU7-6 52
W13Sat 6:00 PM@ Vanderbilt10-3 49

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB George MacIntyre SO · #12 Faizon Brandon FR · #11 Ryan Staub SR · #8
RB DeSean Bishop SR · #18 Daune Morris SO · #17 Javin Gordon SO · #6
WR-X Mike Matthews JR · #4 Travis Smith Jr. SO · #1 Tyreek King FR · #19
WR-Z Radarious Jackson SO · #3 TK Keys FR · #5
WR-SL Braylon Staley JR · #14 Joakim Dodson SO · #9 Ian Duarte SR · #81
TE Ethan Davis SR · #0 DaSaahn Brame SO · #7 Trent Thomas SR · #82
LT David Sanders Jr. SO · #70 Gabriel Osenda FR · #79
LG Wendell Moe Jr. 5TH · #75 Shamurad Umarov SR · #74 Antoni Ogumoro SO · #55
C Sam Pendleton SR · #56 Nic Moore SO · #58
RG Jesse Perry JR · #72 Donovan Haslam 5TH · #69
RT Ory Williams JR · #77 Jeremias Heard JR · #51

Roster 114

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Ethan DavisTESR6'5"247Atlanta, GA
0 Amare CampbellLBSR6'0"230Manassas, VA
1 TJ MetcalfDBSR6'1"205Birmingham, AL
1 Travis Smith Jr.WRSO6'3"215Atlanta, GA
2 Justin BakerRBSO5'10"212Stone Mountain, GA
2 Xavier GilliamDLJR6'2"305Montgomery Village, MD
3 Tre Poteat IIIDBSO6'0"192Fitchburg, WI
3 Radarious JacksonWRSO6'2"208Memphis, TN
4 Ty RedmondDBSO6'3"200Alpharetta, GA
4 Mike MatthewsWRJR6'1"200Lilburn, GA
5 Daevin HobbsDLSR6'4"290Concord, NC
5 TK KeysWRFR6'2"200Hattiesburg, MS
6 Javin GordonRBSO5'10"212Toccoa, GA
6 Qua MossDBSR5'10"190West Point, GA
7 DaSaahn BrameTESO6'5"240Derby, KS
7 Arion CarterLBSR6'1"238Smyrna, TN
8 Ryan StaubQBSR6'1"205Stevenson Ranch, CA
8 Jadais RichardDBSR6'1"202West Monroe, LA
9 Joakim DodsonWRSO6'0"197Memphis, TN
9 Mariyon DyeDLSO6'5"270Elkhart, IN
10 Dejuan LaneDBJR6'2"215Jessup, MD
11 Jordan BurnsLBJR6'1"227Conyers, GA
11 Faizon BrandonQBFR6'4"225Greensboro, NC
12 Jaedon HarmonLBSO6'0"225Rome, GA
12 George MacIntyreQBSO6'6"208Franklin, TN
13 Edwin SpillmanLBJR6'1"226Nashville, TN
13 Mason PhillipsQBSO6'1"190Kodak, TN
14 Kayin LeeDBSR5'11"191Ellenwood, GA
14 Braylon StaleyWRJR6'0"192Aiken, SC
15 Edrees FarooqDBJR6'0"202Columbia, MD
17 Ethan UtleyDLSO6'4"288Nashville, TN
17 Daune MorrisRBSO5'10"200Chattanooga, TN
18 DeSean BishopRBSR5'10"215Knoxville, TN
18 Tyree WeathersbyDLSR6'5"268Douglasville, GA
19 Tyreek KingWRFR5'11"178Knoxville, TN
19 Nathan RobinsonDLSR6'7"295Greenbrier, TN
20 Tevis MetcalfDBJR5'10"202Birmingham, AL
21 Jamyan TheodoreDBFR6'0"175Cleveland, OH
22 Jeremiah TelanderLBSR6'2"235Gainesville, GA
23 Sidney WaltonDBSO6'1"197Moody, AL
24 Dylan LewisDBSO6'0"198Atlanta, GA
24 Hunter BarnesRB5TH6'0"200Memphis, TN
25 Tim MerrittDBSO6'1"194Birmingham, AL
26 JJ FinchDLFR6'3"297Indianapolis, IN
26 Doren SachaWRJR6'1"183Denver, CO
27 Jadon PerlotteLBSO6'4"215Buford, GA
28 Brayden RouseLBFR6'3"225Woodstock, GA
28 Cooper RanvierK/PJR6'2"199Lexington, KY
29 Jack-Henry JakobikWRSR6'4"200Brentwood, TN
29 Isaiah HardgeDBSR5'10"182Hollywood, FL
30 JaColby CooperWRFR6'0"175Alcoa, TN
30 Javonte SmithDBFR6'0"185Jackson, TN
31 Joel WyattDBFR6'4"210Shelbyville, TN
31 Lane CopeWRFR5'9"180Maryville, TN
33 Jordan NormanDLSR6'4"265Hoover, AL
34 Zay AndersonDBFR6'0"176Greeneville, TN
34 Will RajeckiRBFR5'11"210Canton, GA
35 Carson GentleDLJR6'3"267Chattanooga, TN
35 Ben PetermannWRSO6'3"208Chicago, IL
36 Carter GoodenDLFR6'4"270Marion, MA
36 Nathan RobertsWRSR6'4"210Morristown, TN
37 Kedric Golston IIDLFR6'3"243Leesburg, VA
38 Brayden CarrollWRFR6'1"190Cleveland, TN
38 Jowell CombayDBFR6'1"202Atlanta, GA
39 Darryl RiversDLFR6'5"287Powder Springs, GA
40 KJ McClainDBFR6'0"188Rahway, NJ
42 DJ BurksDB5TH6'0"196Maryville, TN
43 Jackson MathewsDBJR6'0"198Franklin, TN
44 Christian GassDLSO6'3"245Covington, GA
44 Drake MartinezTESR6'3"245Houston, TX
47 Isaiah CampbellDLSO6'4"295Durham, NC
48 Bennett BradyLS5TH6'1"210Memphis, TN
50 Ryan ScottLBJR6'1"220Knoxville, TN
51 TJ WhiteLBFR6'2"235Jackson, MS
51 Jeremias HeardOLJR6'8"335Rome, GA
53 Blake HowardLSSR6'2"223Cincinnati, OH
55 Antoni OgumoroOLSO6'4"320Saipan,, MNP
55 Mike Bethea IIDL5TH6'1"222Destin, FL
56 Zach GrovesDLFR6'4"252Cross Plains, TN
56 Sam PendletonOLSR6'4"315Lawsonville, NC
57 Grier ShortLBJR6'1"222Franklin, TN
58 Nic MooreOLSO6'3"312Talbott, TN
59 Charlie Powell IIIOLSO6'3"312Cincinnati, OH
59 Dereon AlbertDLFR6'1"305Jackson, MS
60 Thomas StormOLFR6'4"285Brighton, MI
63 Jeremy George-ElOLFR6'4"310Knoxville, TN
65 Michael KostantonovOLJR6'4"322Northbrook, IL
66 Kamari BlairOLFR6'6"293Clarksville, TN
69 Donovan HaslamOL5TH6'3"350Perry, GA
70 David Sanders Jr.OLSO6'6"310Charlotte, NC
71 Ed BakerOLFR6'4"322Baltimore, MD
72 Jesse PerryOLJR6'6"320Murfreesboro, TN
74 Shamurad UmarovOLSR6'7"321Alpharetta, GA
75 Wendell Moe Jr.OL5TH6'2"330Long Beach, CA
77 Ory WilliamsOLJR6'8"330San Marcos, TX
78 Gage GintherOLJR6'5"310Fort Collins, CO
79 Gabriel OsendaOLFR6'8"332Airdrie, AB, CAN
80 Cole HarrisonTEJR6'5"241San Mateo, CA
81 Ian DuarteWRSR5'10"181Santa Clarita, CA
82 Trent ThomasTESR6'5"254Mobile, AL
85 Luke ThompsonWRFR6'1"193Franklin, TN
85 CJ EdwardsDLFR6'3"232Edison, NJ
87 Luca WolfTEFR6'5"256Vienna,, AUS
87 Nuk SimmonsDLFR6'3"300Columbus, GA
88 Deon HardinWRSR6'0"190Knoxville, TN
93 Grady DangerfieldK/PSO6'0"215Charleston, SC
94 Josh TurbyvilleK/P5TH6'2"195Knoxville, TN
95 Breeze CarterDLFR6'3"255Douglasville, GA
96 Isaiah IngeDLJR6'1"277Fresno, CA
97 Hezekiah HarrisDLFR6'6"250Huntsville, AL
98 Jackson RossP5TH6'4"204Melbourne,, AUS
99 Logan FoleyPFR6'6"237Perth,, AUS
99 Charles House IIIDLSO6'3"290Charlotte, NC
Monty HuntDBSR6'0"170McDonough, GA