Tennessee

SEC
8-4
307.2
PASS YDS/G
179.3
RUSH YDS/G
40.8
PTS FOR/G
28.8
PTS AGAINST/G
2025 Schedule
REGULAR SEASON
WK 1
vs
Syracuse Aflac Kickoff
45 - 26
W
WK 2
vs
East Tennessee State
72 - 17
W
WK 3
vs
Georgia
41 - 44
L
WK 4
vs
UAB
56 - 24
W
WK 5
@
Mississippi State
41 - 34
W
WK 7
vs
Arkansas
34 - 31
W
WK 8
@
Alabama ⚔ Third Saturday in October
20 - 37
L
WK 9
@
Kentucky
56 - 34
W
WK 10
vs
Oklahoma
27 - 33
L
WK 12
vs
New Mexico State
42 - 9
W
WK 13
@
Florida ⚔ Third Saturday in September
31 - 11
W
WK 14
vs
Vanderbilt
24 - 45
L
POST SEASON
POST
@
Illinois Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
28 - 30
L
SEC Standings
TEAM W L PCT PF PA
12 1 0.923 415 207
11 1 0.917 447 241
11 1 0.917 436 263
10 3 0.769 406 226
10 2 0.833 473 263
10 2 0.833 317 167
9 3 0.750 355 237
8 4 0.667 386 233
8 4 0.667 489 345
7 5 0.583 262 220
5 7 0.417 366 350
5 7 0.417 321 248
5 7 0.417 276 317
4 8 0.333 272 265
4 8 0.333 259 288
2 10 0.167 395 406
SP+ Ratings
Bill Connelly's SP+ model ยท 2025
Overall
15.0
#19 Nationally
Offense
39.3
#7 Nationally
Defense
25.4
#63 Nationally
Special Teams
1.1
SP+ Rating
SP+ Trend
5-Year Rating History
17.5
2021
#10
25.2
2022
#5
16.2
2023
#14
22.0
2024
#9
15.0
2025
#19
Recruiting Rankings
2025 Class
#11
277.9 pts
2024 Class
#14
267.3 pts
2023 Class
#10
277.0 pts
2022 Class
#18
232.8 pts
Havoc & Field Position
2025 FBS
Def Havoc Rate
18.4%
Front 7 Havoc
11.5%
DB Havoc
6.9%
Off Field Pos
71.8 yd line
Advanced Stats โ€” Percentile Rankings
vs all 136 FBS teams ยท Garbage time excluded
PERCENTILE:
80โ€“99
60โ€“79
45โ€“59
25โ€“44
1โ€“24
OFFENSE
POOR AVERAGE GREAT
EPA / Play
96
0.332
Success Rate
96
50.6%
Explosiveness
62
1.271
Power Success
99
84.7%
Stuff Rate
91
13.8%
Line Yards / Carry
71
3.1
2nd Level Yards
38
1.05
Open Field Yards
64
1.37
Rush EPA / Play
93
0.255
Pass EPA / Play
86
0.414
Rush Success Rate
98
51.7%
Pass Success Rate
93
49.8%
Rush Explosiveness
47
0.958
Pass Explosiveness
58
1.569
DEFENSE
POOR AVERAGE GREAT
EPA / Play Allowed
49
0.164
Success Rate Allowed
21
44.5%
Explosiveness Allowed
90
1.161
Power Success Allowed
7
82.1%
Stuff Rate
65
20.4%
Line Yards Allowed
46
2.89
2nd Level Yds Allowed
18
1.16
Open Field Yds Allowed
26
1.37
Rush EPA Allowed
42
0.117
Pass EPA Allowed
57
0.221
Rush Success Allowed
10
47.5%
Pass Success Allowed
51
41.4%
Rush Explosiveness Allowed
89
0.847
Pass Explosiveness Allowed
60
1.525
Stats Glossary
SP+
Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency metric. Combines offense, defense, and special teams into a single predictive rating. Higher is better.
EPA / Play
Expected Points Added per play. Measures how much a team moves the needle toward scoring relative to what's expected given down, distance, and field position. The single best measure of efficiency.
Success Rate
The percentage of plays deemed "successful" โ€” gaining 50% of yards needed on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, or 100% on 3rd/4th. Measures consistency.
Explosiveness
Average EPA on successful plays only. Measures the ability to create big gains when things go right. High explosiveness with high success rate = elite offense.
Power Success
Percentage of short-yardage situations (2nd/3rd/4th and โ‰ค2 yards) converted. Measures ability to win in the trenches.
Stuff Rate
Percentage of rush attempts stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage. High offensive stuff rate = bad O-line. High defensive stuff rate = dominant D-line.
Line Yards / Carry
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line (first 5 yards). Isolates O-line performance from the running back's contribution.
2nd Level Yards
Rushing yards gained 5โ€“10 yards past the line of scrimmage. Represents yards where linebackers have primary responsibility.
Open Field Yards
Rushing yards gained beyond 10 yards. Largely a function of the running back's speed and elusiveness in space.
Rush / Pass EPA
EPA per play broken down by run vs pass. Helps identify whether a team's success comes from the ground or through the air.
Rush / Pass Success Rate
Success rate broken down by run vs pass. Shows whether a team is consistently effective in each phase.
Rush / Pass Explosiveness
Average EPA on successful rush or pass plays only. Identifies big-play threats in each phase of the offense.
#77
Williams
LT
#78
Ginther
LG
#57
Haslam
C
#51
Heard
RG
#69
Hill
RT
#14
Staley
WR1
#โ€”
Davis
TE
#4
Matthews
WR2
#6
Aguilar
QB
#18
Bishop
RB
Passing Leaders
Rk Player Cmp Att Yds โ†“ TD INT Pct Y/A
01 258 386 3444 24 10 66.8% 8.9
02
J
Jake Merklinger
13 24 173 2 0 54.2% 7.2
03 7 9 69 0 0 77.8% 7.7
Rushing Leaders
Rk Player Att Yds โ†“ Avg TD Long
01 โ€” 983 6.0 14 50
02 โ€” 529 5.6 7 52
03
P
Peyton Lewis
โ€” 290 4.1 7 32
04 โ€” 133 3.8 1 19
05 โ€” 104 1.7 3 28
06 โ€” 43 3.1 0 7
07 โ€” 32 16.0 0 20
08 โ€” 18 9.0 0 16
09
J
Jake Merklinger
โ€” 16 4.0 0 11
10 โ€” 2 2.0 0 2
11 โ€” 2 2.0 0 2
Receiving Leaders
Rk Player Rec Yds โ†“ Avg TD Long
01 62 1017 16.4 9 72
02 64 806 12.6 6 73
03 50 770 15.4 4 62
04 21 257 12.2 2 40
05 25 250 10.0 2 23
06 12 127 10.6 0 23
07 10 98 9.8 2 21
08 7 72 10.3 0 19
09 6 63 10.5 0 19
10
P
Peyton Lewis
4 42 10.5 0 15
11 1 41 41.0 0 41
12 2 38 19.0 0 27
13 3 29 9.7 0 13
14 3 26 8.7 0 12
15
J
Jack Van Dorselaer
5 23 4.6 1 7
16 1 17 17.0 0 17
17 1 6 6.0 0 6
18 1 4 4.0 0 4
Defensive Leaders
Rk Player Solo Ast Tot โ†“ TFL Sacks Int PD
01 27 โ€” 75 6 1 โ€” 1
02 29 โ€” 74 3 2 โ€” 2
03 24 โ€” 71 5 1 โ€” โ€”
04 34 โ€” 71 0 0 โ€” 2
05 30 โ€” 63 1 0 โ€” 1
06
J
Jalen Mcmurray
31 โ€” 54 6 2 โ€” 3
07 34 โ€” 50 4 0 โ€” 8
08 23 โ€” 39 1 0 โ€” 9
09 17 โ€” 33 5 2 โ€” 2
10 12 โ€” 28 3 2 โ€” 2
11
B
Boo Carter
17 โ€” 26 4 1 โ€” 3
12 10 โ€” 25 6 4 โ€” โ€”
13 5 โ€” 25 3 0 โ€” 2
14 9 โ€” 24 3 1 โ€” โ€”
15 12 โ€” 22 7 4 โ€” 1
16
K
Kaleb Beasley
9 โ€” 22 0 0 โ€” 1
17 6 โ€” 18 3 2 โ€” 2
18 2 โ€” 16 0 0 โ€” โ€”
19
C
Caleb Herring
7 โ€” 15 6 4 โ€” 2
20 8 โ€” 15 0 0 โ€” 1
21 4 โ€” 14 2 1 โ€” 1
22 7 โ€” 13 1 0 โ€” โ€”
23 4 โ€” 11 2 1 โ€” 1
24 6 โ€” 11 0 0 โ€” 1
25 5 โ€” 8 0 0 โ€” โ€”
26 3 โ€” 7 0 0 โ€” โ€”
27 1 โ€” 7 1 1 โ€” โ€”
28 5 โ€” 7 0 0 โ€” โ€”
29
B
Brenden Anes
2 โ€” 5 0 0 โ€” โ€”
30 2 โ€” 4 1 0 โ€” โ€”
31 2 โ€” 4 0 0 โ€” โ€”
32
J
Jamal Wallace
2 โ€” 4 0 0 โ€” โ€”
33 1 โ€” 3 0 0 โ€” โ€”
34 1 โ€” 3 0 0 โ€” โ€”
35 1 โ€” 3 1 1 โ€” โ€”
36 1 โ€” 3 0 0 โ€” โ€”
37 1 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
38
P
Peyton Lewis
1 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
39
K
Kellen Lindstrom
โ€” โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
40 1 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
41 โ€” โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
42 โ€” โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
43 2 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
44 โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
45
R
Rickey Gibson III
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
46 โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
47 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
48 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
49 โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
50
M
Marcus Goree Jr.
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
51 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
52
E
Emmanuel Okoye
โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
53
H
Herb Gray
โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
54
L
Lance Heard
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
55 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
56 โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
57 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
58
J
Josh Schell
โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
Kicking
Player FGM FGA Pct Long
M
Max Gilbert
14 18 77.8% 53
Punting
Player No Yds Avg Long
37 1639 44.3 57
Offense
43 players
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr
QB 6'3" 225 lbs Sr
QB 6'6" 195 lbs Fr
QB 6'1" 180 lbs Fr
QB 6'1" 200 lbs So
RB 5'10" 210 lbs Fr
RB 6'0" 196 lbs Jr
RB 5'10" 208 lbs So
RB 5'10" 200 lbs Fr
RB 5'10" 195 lbs Fr
RB 6'0" 210 lbs Sr
WR 6'0" 190 lbs Fr
WR 5'10" 165 lbs So
WR 6'0" 178 lbs Jr
WR 5'9" 185 lbs Fr
WR 6'2" 210 lbs Fr
WR 6'4" 203 lbs So
WR 6'0" 207 lbs Fr
WR 6'2" 196 lbs Fr
WR 6'1" 200 lbs So
WR 6'2" 208 lbs Fr
WR 6'4" 214 lbs So
WR 6'3" 210 lbs Fr
WR 6'0" 190 lbs Fr
WR 6'2" 185 lbs Jr
WR 5'10" 178 lbs Jr
WR 5'10" 200 lbs Jr
TE 6'4" 230 lbs Fr
TE 6'5" 245 lbs So
TE 6'5" 238 lbs Fr
TE 6'4" 252 lbs Sr
OL 6'5" 311 lbs Fr
OL 6'3" 346 lbs Jr
OL 6'8" 333 lbs Fr
Gus Hill #69
OL 6'4" 300 lbs Jr
OL 6'2" 330 lbs Jr
Nic Moore #58
OL 6'3" 315 lbs Fr
OL 6'4" 320 lbs Fr
OL 6'4" 310 lbs So
OL 6'6" 320 lbs Fr
OL 6'3" 295 lbs Fr
OL 6'6" 305 lbs Fr
OL 6'7" 330 lbs So
OT 6'8" 335 lbs Fr
Defense
49 players
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr
CC
 DE 6'4" 240 lbs Fr
DL 6'1" 215 lbs Jr
DL 6'4" 282 lbs Fr
DL 6'5" 264 lbs Fr
DL 6'3" 217 lbs Fr
DL 6'3" 256 lbs Fr
DT 6'2" 302 lbs Fr
DL 6'4" 290 lbs Jr
DL 6'4" 290 lbs Jr
DL 6'3" 295 lbs Fr
DL 6'1" 292 lbs Fr
DL 6'2" 305 lbs Sr
DL 6'6" 300 lbs So
DL 6'5" 245 lbs So
DL 6'6" 259 lbs So
DL 6'3" 270 lbs Fr
DL 6'5" 265 lbs So
LB 6'3" 233 lbs Jr
LB 6'1" 224 lbs Fr
LB 6'0" 231 lbs Jr
LB 6'1" 235 lbs Jr
LB 6'0" 215 lbs Fr
LB 6'4" 249 lbs So
LB 6'4" 210 lbs Fr
LB 6'0" 218 lbs Fr
LB 6'1" 219 lbs Fr
LB 6'1" 230 lbs Fr
LB 6'2" 235 lbs Jr
CB 5'11" 180 lbs Jr
DB 6'3" 194 lbs Sr
DB 6'1" 175 lbs Fr
DJ Burks #21
DB 6'0" 200 lbs Jr
DB 6'0" 200 lbs So
DB 6'1" 200 lbs Fr
S 6'2" 212 lbs So
DB 6'0" 187 lbs Fr
DB 6'0" 192 lbs Fr
DB 6'1" 185 lbs Fr
DB 6'1" 200 lbs Jr
DB 5'10" 198 lbs So
S 5'10" 185 lbs Jr
DB 6'0" 190 lbs Fr
DB 6'2" 192 lbs Fr
DB 6'1" 195 lbs Sr
DB 6'0" 185 lbs Jr
DB 6'2" 205 lbs Jr
DB 5'11" 195 lbs Sr
DB 6'1" 196 lbs Fr
DB 6'0" 198 lbs Sr
Special Teams
3 players
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr
P 6'4" 205 lbs Jr
LS 6'1" 210 lbs Jr
LS 6'2" 239 lbs Fr