Tennessee went 11-2 in Josh Heupel’s second season in Knoxville. The Vols earned marquee wins over Florida, LSU, Alabama and Clemson while dropping games at Georgia and South Carolina.
Each week, we’ve posted Tennessee player’s individual grades in the weekly performance. Now with the season over, we take a look at Tennessee player’s full season grades.
If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Bowling Green grades.
Elite grade = 90-100, All-Conference = 85-89, Starter = 70-84, Backup = 60-69, Replaceable = 60 >
Offensive Grades (minimum 100 plays)
QB Hendon Hooker — 90.9 (760 plays)
QB Joe Milton III — 84.8 (203 plays)
RB Jaylen Wright — 80.0 (364 plays)
WR Squirrel White — 79.1 (236 plays)
RB Jabari Small — 79.0 (467 plays)
WR Jalin Hyatt — 77.4 (733 plays)
RT Darnell Wright — 72.1 (895 plays)
RB Dylan Sampson — 71.1 (129 plays)
WR Cedric Tillman — 70.3 (368 plays)
OG Ollie Lane — 69.3 (123 plays)
WR Bru McCoy — 66.6 (790 plays)
WR Ramel Keyton — 64.6 (591 plays)
C Cooper Mays — 64.2 (894 plays)
C Parker Ball — 59.6 (107 plays)
RT Dayne Davis — 59.4 (131 plays)
LT Gerald Mincey — 57.5 (457 plays)
TE Princeton Fant — 56.8 (445 plays)
TE Jacob Warren — 55.5 (478 plays)
LG Jerome Carvin — 55.1 (860 plays)
RG Javontez Spraggins — 52.6 (891 plays)
LT Jeremiah Crawford — 47.6 (424 plays)
Tennessee had very good quarterback play this season. Hendon Hooker graded out extremely high and Joe Milton III wasn’t too far behind in two starts and a handful of back up opportunities.
Jaylen Wright is Tennessee’s most talented running back and I’m not sure it’s close. If the North Carolina native can figure out his fumble issues going into 2023 he should see an even more expanded role this season.
Who would start at left tackle was a point of conversation all season. In the end, Gerald Mincey and Jeremiah Crawford split playing time. Mincey earned 33 snaps more than Crawford but neither earned high grades. The offensive tackle position will be a point of conversation again this offseason with Darnell Wright off to the NFL.
