Tennessee football had its second open date of the 2025 season on Saturday as the Vols lick their wounds from a poor October and prepare for the home stretch of the season.
The Vols are 6-3 (3-3 SEC) coming off their home loss against Oklahoma. Tennessee’s chances to return to the College Football Playoffs are nearly nonexistent, but the Vols still can finish the year on a strong front with a pair of rivalry games remaining.
There’s no PFF grades from this week so let’s take a look at Tennessee’s grades through the first two months of the season.
If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Syracuse grades.
Let’s see how the Vols have graded out.
Elite grade = 90-100, All-Conference = 85-89, Starter = 70-84, Backup = 60-69, Replaceable = 60 >
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Team Grades
Overall — 91.2
Offense — 84.4
Passing — 90.4
Pass Block — 77.2
Receiving — 78.1
Running — 88.7
Run block — 59.4
Defense — 89.2
Run defense — 86.1
Tackling — 73.3
Pass rush — 81.5
Coverage — 78.5
Special teams — 76.7
Offensive Grades (minimum 100 plays)
QB Joey Aguilar — 88.6 (626 plays)
RB DeSean Bishop — 81.4 (284 plays)
RB Star Thomas — 80.5 (197 plays)
WR Chris Brazzell — 79.1 (558 plays)
RB Peyton Lewis — 74.0 (148 plays)
OG Wendell Moe Jr. — 72.9 (627 plays)
WR Braylon Staley — 71.3 (530 plays)
OT/OG Jesse Perry — 67.9 (531 plays)
OT Lance Heard — 66.9 (621 plays)
WR Mike Matthews — 66.7 (563 plays)
OT David Sanders — 64.6 (216 plays)
C Sam Pendleton — 63.5 (562 plays)
TE Ethan Davis — 62.4 (165 plays)
TE Miles Kitselman — 62.0 (496 plays)
OG Sham Umarov — 60.9 (507 plays)
C William Satterwhite — 51.6 (116 plays)
TE Jack Van Doreselaer — 47.6 (143 plays)
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Defensive Grades (minimum 100 plays)
LEO Josh Josephs — 81.7 (311 plays)
CB Colton Hood — 79.3 (590 plays)
LEO Jordan Ross — 78.4 (206 plays)
LB Edwin Spillman — 76.9 (386 plays)
DE Tyre West — 73.8 (193 plays)
S Edrees Farooq — 72.9 (518 plays)
DE Dominic Bailey — 72.7 (394 plays)
STAR Jalen McMurray — 72.3 (387 plays)
CB Ty Redmond — 70.7 (563 plays)
DE Tyree Weathersby — 70.0 (187 plays)
DT Bryson Eason — 69.8 (371 plays)
DT Nathan Robinson — 68.3 (214 plays)
STAR Boo Carter — 67.1 (239 plays)
S Kaleb Beasley — 67.1 (190 plays)
LB Jeremiah Telander — 66.1 (372 plays)
CB William Wright — 65.2 (133 plays)
LB Arion Carter — 64.3 (389 plays)
DT Jaxson Moi — 63.8 (190 plays)
DT Daevin Hobbs — 63.6 (123 plays)
S Sidney Walton — 60.9 (102 plays)
S Andre Turrentine — 59.8 (576 plays)
LEO Caleb Herring — 59.4 (211 plays)
