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)
One Response
Has the “unraveling ” began?? We have seen this year happen before with previous coaches.
The Vols finished the last 7 games with three wins and four loses. In 2025, no wins over ranked teams. Crushed by Vandy after the they appeared to “give up”. The schedule next year is one of the toughest in the conference. An 8-4 regular record next year would be considered good if it included a win over Alabama or Georgia. I believe that most fans are disappointed about the way the Vols performed this season, not necessarily the record. The fans and ‘investors” are not as patient as the used to be in this day of NIL. If the 2026 season starts off as this one ended, Coach Heupel may not be the coach by the end of the season. It’s win now or be gone for high profile teams, such as UT. Check the college coaching landscape. At the start of the 2025 season, who would have thought that there would be so many firings before the end of the season. Has the unraveling began at UT? I hope not.
Go Vols!!