Vanderbilt Commodores
10-3 2025 record (6-2 conf)
#15 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#71 board)
Win total (O +300)
40% Returning starter games
14th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesClark Lea Head Coach · 6th year
26–36 Career · 6 seasons, all at VAN
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 51% | 39 / 76 | 9 / 14 | 32% |
| Offensive line | 20% | 13 / 65 | 5 / 14 | 33% |
| Defensive front | 43% | 39 / 90 | 14 / 22 | 46% |
| Secondary | 40% | 26 / 65 | 10 / 15 | 83% |
Back 40
Gone 30
New 13
Ja'Cory Thomas WR · 719 yds · 12g · from ODU 
Jayvontay Conner TE · 344 yds · 12g · from ECU 
Cole Adams WR · 71 yds · 15g · from ALA 
Lyndon Cooper OL · 13g · from PITT 
Ricardo Jones SAF · 12 INT+PD · 13g · from CLEM 
Beau Johnson OL · 12g · from NDSU 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 38.5 94
Explosive play rate 14.4% 92
Red zone TD rate 81.3% 96
Line yards per carry 2.7 70
Sack rate allowed 5.8% 50
Defense
Points allowed per game 22.8 64
Explosive rate allowed 10.1% 68
Red zone score rate allowed 81.4% 63
Line yards per carry allowed 2.0 86
Sack rate 6.0% 48
2025 Margin by Game
CHSO
VT
SCAR
GAST
USU
ALA
LSU
MIZZ
TEX
AUB
UK
TENN
IOWA
2026 schedule
14th-hardest path in FBS · 7 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs | Austin Peay Governors | 8 | W 28-9 | SEC Network+ | |
| W2 | Sat 8:15 PM | vs |  Delaware | 7-6 | 31 | W 35-26 | SEC Network |
| W3 | Sat 4:45 PM | vs |  NC State | 8-5 | 41 | W 35-31 | SEC Network |
| W4 | Sat 8:15 PM | @ |  Auburn | 5-7 | 40 | L 15-21 | SEC Network |
| W5 | Sat 4:45 PM | @ |  Georgia | 12-2 | 83 | L 14-38 | SEC Network |
| W6 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Ole Miss | 13-2 | 64 | L 17-52 | ESPN |
| W7 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs |  Arkansas | 2-10 | 23 | L 21-31 | ESPN2 |
| W8 | Sat 11:30 PM | @ |  Kentucky | 5-7 | 45 | SEC Network | |
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Mississippi State | 5-8 | 38 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Alabama | 11-4 | 65 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Florida | 4-8 | 44 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Tennessee | 8-5 | 44 |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Jared Curtis FR · #2 |  Blaze Berlowitz SR · #1 | |
| RB |  Sedrick Alexander SR · #28 |  Makhilyn Young SR · #22 | |
| WR-X |  Junior Sherrill SR · #0 | Ja'Cory Thomas JR · #6 |  Joseph McVay JR · #15 |
| WR-Z |  Brycen Coleman JR · #9 | Cole Adams GR · #7 |  Claiborne Richards SR · #80 |
| WR-SL |  Tristen Brown JR · #5 |  Kayleb Barnett SO · #13 | |
| TE | Jayvontay Conner SR · #8 |  Cole Spence GR · #16 | Maurice Veney JR · #19 |
| C | Lyndon Cooper GR · #56 |  Gunner Givens SR · #50 |  Keegan Wechsler SR · #78 |
| QT |  Clinton Azubuike JR · #51 | CJ Williams JR · #62 | |
| QG |  Cade McConnell SR · #70 |  Kevo Wesley GR · #52 |  Ted Gregoire SR · #71 |
| SG |  Orion Irving SR · #58 |  Micah DeBose SO · #65 | |
| ST | Beau Johnson JR · #75 | Mitchell Smith FR · #72 |
Roster 117
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Cobey Sellers | CB | SO | 6'0" | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 0 | Junior Sherrill | WR | SR | 5'11" | 200 | Nashville, TN |
| 1 |  Dontae Carter | SAF | JR | 6'1" | 192 | Cibolo, TX |
| 1 | Blaze Berlowitz | QB | SR | 6'3" | 200 | Cushing, OK |
| 2 | Jared Curtis | QB | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Dickson, TN |
| 2 |  Jaylin Lackey | CB | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Atlanta, GA |
| 3 |  Carson Lawrence | SAF | SO | 6'2" | 212 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 3 |  Jamezell Lassiter | RB | JR | 5'7" | 188 | Providence, RI |
| 4 |  Martel Hight | CB | SR | 6'0" | 188 | Rome, GA |
| 5 | Tristen Brown | WR | JR | 5'10" | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 5 |  Yilanan Ouattara | DL | GR | 6'7" | 305 | Cologne,, DEU |
| 6 |  Jordan Matthews | CB | SR | 6'1" | 192 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 6 | Ja'Cory Thomas | WR | JR | 6'3" | 215 | Walker, LA |
| 7 | Cole Adams | WR | GR | 5'10" | 160 | Tulsa, OK |
| 7 | Ricardo Jones | SAF | JR | 6'2" | 200 | Warner Robins, GA |
| 8 |  CJ Heard | SAF | JR | 5'10" | 210 | Atlanta, GA |
| 8 | Jayvontay Conner | TE | SR | 6'4" | 235 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 9 |  Jalen Gilbert | SAF | SR | 6'0" | 208 | Round Rock, TX |
| 9 | Brycen Coleman | WR | JR | 6'5" | 215 | Ocean City, MD |
| 10 |  Brian Allen Jr. | DE | GR | 6'3" | 270 | Lake in the Hills, IL |
| 10 |  Whit Muschamp | QB | JR | 6'1" | 196 | Columbia, SC |
| 11 |  Bryan Longwell | LB | SR | 6'1" | 240 | Nashville, TN |
| 11 |  Jack Elliott | QB | SO | 6'0" | 210 | Orland Park, IL |
| 12 |  Walter Taylor | TE | SR | 6'6" | 252 | Jackson, AL |
| 12 |  Vanzale Hinton | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 196 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 13 |  Tate Hamby | LB | JR | 6'2" | 208 | West Monroe, LA |
| 13 | Kayleb Barnett | WR | SO | 5'8" | 155 | Tulsa, OK |
| 14 | Drew Cowart | QB | SO | 6'2" | 208 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 14 |  Jailen Ruth | SAF | JR | 6'3" | 225 | Hawthorne, FL |
| 15 | Joseph McVay | WR | JR | 6'1" | 200 | Earle, AR |
| 15 |  Mike Diatta | DT | GR | 6'5" | 295 | Antioch, TN |
| 16 | Cole Spence | TE | GR | 6'7" | 255 | Roswell, GA |
| 16 |  Jaylin Davies | CB | GR | 5'11" | 180 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
| 17 |  Edwin Kolenge | DE | GR | 6'3" | 260 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 18 |  Josiah Broxton | LB | SO | 5'10" | 220 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 19 | Maurice Veney | TE | JR | 6'4" | 270 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 19 |  CJ Jackson | DE | JR | 6'4" | 250 | Tucker, GA |
| 20 | Izayah Lee | RB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | Lancaster, TX |
| 20 | Jamison Curtis | LB | JR | 6'1" | 238 | Mobile, AL |
| 21 |  Davin Chandler | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Berlin, MD |
| 22 |  Bryce Cowan | LB | SR | 6'4" | 235 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 22 | Makhilyn Young | RB | SR | 5'10" | 210 | Midland, TX |
| 23 | Evan Hampton | RB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Owensboro, KY |
| 23 | Bishop Starling | CB | FR | 5'9" | 170 | Nashville, TN |
| 24 |  Gabe Fields | RB | SO | 6'0" | 217 | Saint Joseph, MO |
| 24 |  Nick Rinaldi | LB | GR | 6'3" | 240 | Dover, MA |
| 25 | Mason Lewis | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 26 |  Cayden Daniels | CB | SO | 6'1" | 189 | Cordele, GA |
| 27 | Bradley Brown | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Plano, TX |
| 28 |  Thomas Jones | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Smyrna, TN |
| 28 | Sedrick Alexander | RB | SR | 5'9" | 207 | Austin, TX |
| 29 |  Miles Capers | DE | GR | 6'4" | 249 | Sumter, SC |
| 30 |  Austin Howard | LB | SO | 6'2" | 245 | Memphis, TN |
| 31 | Jeremy Garner II | CB | FR | 6'2" | 155 | Rosharon, TX |
| 32 |  Mason Carter | DE | JR | 6'5" | 251 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 33 | Myles Miller | DE | SO | 6'1" | 255 | Madison, MS |
| 34 | Daniel Vollmer Jr. | LB | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 35 |  Payne Daniel | SAF | SR | 5'11" | 185 | Nashville, TN |
| 37 | Tyler Ebel | P | GR | 6'4" | 252 | DeForest, WI |
| 37 | Jack Wanzung | CB | SO | 6'0" | 184 | Chicago, IL |
| 39 | Joe Daniel | K/P | FR | 6'4" | 225 | Auburn, AL |
| 42 |  Blaine McClure | CB | JR | 6'1" | 185 | Greenwich, CT |
| 42 |  Jake Balis | RB | JR | 5'9" | 200 | Granger, IN |
| 43 |  Luke D'Alise | LB | JR | 6'0" | 204 | Oak Park, IL |
| 44 |  Gabe Fisher | FB | SR | 6'1" | 245 | Nashville, TN |
| 45 |  Ty Bartholomew | LB | SR | 6'1" | 235 | Nashville, TN |
| 46 |  Mustafa Dannett | CB | SR | 6'0" | 175 | New London, CT |
| 46 | Palmer Riley | TE | FR | 6'5" | 250 | Menlo Park, CA |
| 47 |  Justin Dewers | K | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Plano, TX |
| 49 |  Simeon Boulware | DL | JR | 6'5" | 258 | Dacula, GA |
| 49 |  Elijah Rooney | TE | JR | 6'5" | 230 | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 50 | Kene Obi | LB | FR | 6'1" | 221 | Gates Mills, OH |
| 50 | Gunner Givens | OL | SR | 6'5" | 325 | Covington, VA |
| 51 | Clinton Azubuike | OL | JR | 6'8" | 310 | Lagos,, NGA |
| 51 | Cameron Stepp | DT | FR | 6'3" | 296 | Bel Air, MD |
| 52 | Kevo Wesley | OL | GR | 6'4" | 317 | Chicago, IL |
| 53 |  Stone Owens | LS | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Tampa, FL |
| 53 |  Glenn Seabrooks III | DL | JR | 6'3" | 340 | Nashville, TN |
| 54 |  Kaden Schickel | LS | GR | 6'2" | 210 | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 54 | Tripp Skewes | OL | FR | 6'7" | 285 | Denver, CO |
| 55 |  Aaron Bryant | DL | SR | 6'2" | 320 | Southaven, MS |
| 55 | George Williams-Haseotes | OL | FR | 6'3" | 295 | Naples, FL |
| 56 | Lyndon Cooper | OL | GR | 6'2" | 310 | Atlanta, GA |
| 57 |  Max Fisher | OL | SR | 6'2" | 270 | Nashville, TN |
| 58 | Orion Irving | OL | SR | 6'6" | 310 | Houston, TX |
| 59 | Jiaming Cao | DT | SO | 6'0" | 262 | Shenyang,, CHN |
| 60 | Nate Fleming | OL | FR | 6'3" | 285 | Franklin, TN |
| 62 | CJ Williams | OL | JR | 6'6" | 331 | Amityville, NY |
| 65 | Micah DeBose | OL | SO | 6'5" | 335 | Mobile, AL |
| 70 | Cade McConnell | OL | SR | 6'5" | 323 | Choctaw, OK |
| 71 | Ted Gregoire | OL | SR | 6'3" | 330 | Roselle, NJ |
| 72 | Mitchell Smith | OL | FR | 6'6" | 320 | Picayune, MS |
| 73 | Pulelei'ite Primus | OL | FR | 6'4" | 355 | Midland, TX |
| 75 | Beau Johnson | OL | JR | 6'6" | 305 | Spring Lake Park, MN |
| 77 | Michael Smith | OL | JR | 6'6" | 330 | Picayune, MS |
| 78 | Keegan Wechsler | OL | SR | 6'2" | 295 | Frisco, TX |
| 79 |  Conor Weasler | P | SR | 6'0" | 187 | Kentfield, CA |
| 80 | Claiborne Richards | WR | SR | 5'11" | 186 | Nashville, TN |
| 81 | Kahden Smith | WR | FR | 6'2" | 195 | Moundville, AL |
| 82 | Adam Gehm | TE | FR | 6'6" | 235 | Harmony, PA |
| 84 | Owen Cabell | WR | FR | 6'2" | 201 | Brentwood, TN |
| 85 |  Lebron Hill | WR | SO | 6'5" | 190 | Hammond, IN |
| 86 | Tilden Riley | TE | FR | 6'5" | 217 | Orangeburg, SC |
| 87 |  Ty Burd | WR | SR | 6'1" | 165 | Nashville, TN |
| 88 |  Wils Jackson | WR | SO | 6'5" | 205 | Franklin, TN |
| 88 |  Brock Taylor | K | SR | 6'1" | 165 | Knoxville, TN |
| 89 |  Cameran Dickson | WR | SO | 6'0" | 185 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 90 |  Jake Stanish | DE | SO | 6'3" | 270 | Chicago, IL |
| 91 | Noah Sigda | DL | SO | 6'4" | 245 | Freehold, NY |
| 92 |  Jaylon Stone | DL | SR | 6'2" | 306 | Decatur, GA |
| 93 | Nikhil Jefferson | DL | SO | 6'1" | 330 | Tampa, FL |
| 94 |  Bradley Mann | DL | GR | 6'6" | 308 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 95 | Jace McCallum | DE | FR | 6'2" | 243 | Concord, NC |
| 96 | Khalil Poteat | DE | GR | 6'5" | 275 | Bronx, NY |
| 97 |  Hayden Bray | DL | GR | 6'4" | 277 | Austin, TX |
| 98 | Daryl Campbell | DT | FR | 6'1" | 280 | Katy, TX |
| 99 |  Talan Carter | DL | SO | 6'1" | 280 | Ocean Springs, MS |