# Tennessee Volunteers

Southeastern · Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Head coach: Josh Heupel · year 6 · 45-20 at TENN · 73-28 career over 9 seasons
Offense: Veer and Shoot · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 8-5 (4-4 in conference)
- National title odds: +5500 (#17 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 7.5 (over priced -120)
- Returning starter games: 53%
- Schedule difficulty: 19th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 53% | 39/74 | 9/15 |
| Offensive line | 79% | 49/62 | 9/14 |
| Defensive front | 44% | 36/82 | 15/27 |
| Secondary | 41% | 26/64 | 5/12 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Ty Redmond (DB), Edrees Farooq (DB), DeSean Bishop (RB), Shamurad Umarov (OL), Sam Pendleton (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Joey Aguilar (QB), Colton Hood (CB), Dominic Bailey (DL), Caleb Herring (DL) – SCAR, Tyre West (DT)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Javin Gordon (RB) – TULN, Ryan Staub (QB) – COLO, Trent Thomas (TE) – USA, Jordan Norman (DL) – TULN, Amare Campbell (LB) – PSU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Mike Matthews, Travis Smith Jr., Tyreek King
- WR-Z: Radarious Jackson, TK Keys
- WR-SL: Braylon Staley, Joakim Dodson, Ian Duarte
- LT: David Sanders Jr., Gabriel Osenda
- LG: Wendell Moe Jr., Shamurad Umarov, Antoni Ogumoro
- C: Sam Pendleton, Nic Moore
- RG: Jesse Perry, Donovan Haslam
- RT: Ory Williams, Jeremias Heard
- TE: Ethan Davis, DaSaahn Brame, Trent Thomas, Cole Harrison
- QB: George MacIntyre, Faizon Brandon, Ryan Staub, Mason Phillips
- RB: DeSean Bishop, Daune Morris, Javin Gordon, Justin Baker

### Defense

- DE: Tyree Weathersby, Mariyon Dye, Carson Gentle, Carter Gooden
- NT: Xavier Gilliam, Nathan Robinson, Ethan Utley, JJ Finch
- DT: Daevin Hobbs, Isaiah Campbell, Darryl Rivers, Charles House III
- LEO: Jordan Norman, Christian Gass, Kedric Golston II
- WLB: Arion Carter, Jadon Perlotte, Jaedon Harmon, Brayden Rouse
- MLB: Amare Campbell, Edwin Spillman, Jeremiah Telander, TJ White
- LCB: Kayin Lee, Tre Poteat III, Tim Merritt
- SS: Edrees Farooq, Dejuan Lane, DJ Burks
- FS: TJ Metcalf, Dylan Lewis, Sidney Walton, Joel Wyatt
- RCB: Ty Redmond, Jadais Richard, Zay Anderson
- NB: Qua Moss, Isaiah Hardge, Tevis Metcalf

### Special Teams

- PT: Jackson Ross, Josh Turbyville, Logan Foley
- PK: Cooper Ranvier, Josh Turbyville, Grady Dangerfield
- KO: Josh Turbyville, Grady Dangerfield
- LS: Bennett Brady, Blake Howard
- H: Jackson Ross, Josh Turbyville, Logan Foley
- PR: Daune Morris, Ian Duarte
- KR: Joakim Dodson, Daune Morris

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Furman Paladins (FCS) | Home | SEC Network+ | TENN -48.5 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | Away | ESPN | – |
| 3 | Kennesaw State | Home | SEC Network | – |
| 4 | Texas | Home | ESPN Networks | – |
| 5 | Auburn | Home | – | – |
| 6 | Arkansas | Away | – | – |
| 7 | Alabama | Home | – | TENN +1.5 |
| 8 | South Carolina | Away | – | – |
| 10 | Kentucky | Home | – | – |
| 11 | Texas A&M | Away | – | – |
| 12 | LSU | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | Away | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/tennessee
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.