Tennessee football’s 2025 season came to a close last week when the Vols fell to Illinois in the Music City Bowl. The Vols finished the year with an 8-5 (4-4 SEC) record with a rivalry win over Florida and little else to hang their hat on.
So how did Tennessee grade out according to PFF as a team and as individuals? Taking a look at the Vols’ regular season PFF grades here.
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 >
*Bold: Returning players. *Italics: Outgoing transfers
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Team Grades
Overall — 89.8
Offense — 86.0
Passing — 90.5
Pass Block — 70.2
Receiving — 78.5
Running — 92.9
Run block — 60.9
Defense — 82.9
Run defense — 74.8
Tackling — 71.5
Pass rush — 82.9
Coverage — 81.1
Special teams — 77.3
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Offensive Grades (minimum 150 plays)
QB Joey Aguilar — 90.3 (893 plays)
RB DeSean Bishop — 85.7 (448 plays)
RB Star Thomas — 84.1 (256 plays)
WR Chris Brazzell — 79.3 (751 plays)
RB Peyton Lewis — 76.0 (164 plays)
OG Wendell Moe — 74.0 (689 plays)
RT David Sanders — 71.4 (480 plays)
LT Lance Heard — 71.0 (887 plays)
WR Braylon Staley — 69.5 (747 plays)
WR Mike Matthews — 66.8 (816 plays)
TE Ethan Davis — 65.0 (384 plays)
OT/OG Jesse Perry — 63.6 (750 plays)
TE Miles Kitselman — 62.8 (552 plays)
C Sam Pendleton — 62.5 (814 plays)
LG Sham Umarov — 61.0 (758 plays)
TE Jack Van Dorselaer — 47.0 (186 plays)
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Defensive Grades (150 plays)
LEO Josh Josephs — 87.3 (365 plays)
CB Ty Redmond — 80.5 (783 plays)
CB Colton Hood — 79.7 (774 plays)
LB Edwin Spillman — 78.7 (537 plays)
LEO Jordan Ross — 78.2 (249 plays)
STAR Jalen McMurray — 72.2 (551 plays)
DT Bryson Eason — 70.5 (511 plays)
S Edrees Farooq — 69.1 (740 plays)
STAR/CB William Wright — 68.9 (232 plays)
DE Tyree Weathersby — 68.4 (243 plays)
DE Dominic Bailey — 68.3 (556 plays)
LB Jadon Perlotte — 66.7 (202 plays)
STAR Boo Carter — 64.7 (239 plays)
LB Jeremiah Telander — 64.4 (529 plays)
DE Tyre West — 62.1 (281 plays)
DT Jaxson Moi — 61.9 (237 plays)
LB Ben Bolton — 61.6 (151 plays)
S Kaleb Beasley — 61.0 (301 plays)
DT Nathan Robinson — 60.4 (294 plays)
LB Arion Carter — 60.0 (477 plays)
DT Daevin Hobbs — 59.8 (250 plays)
S Andre Turrentine — 59.3 (773 plays)
LEO Caleb Herring — 52.4 (369 plays)
