Former Tennessee WR Dont’e Thornton Wows With Blazing Fast 40 Time
Former Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton posted the second-best 40-yard-dash time among all wide receivers at the NFL Combine on Saturday and was just two one-hundreths of a second away from the best time in the group. Thornton posted a 4.30 40-yard-dash time as he got out of his first 10 yards in just 1.51 […]
Six Former Vols Set to Participate in NFL Combine This Week in Indy
Six former Tennessee players are set for the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis. Scouting Combine live coverage will begin on Thursday afternoon and last through Sunday evening. Here are Tennessee’s participants: EDGE – James Pearce Jr. RB – Dylan Sampson WR – Dont’e Thornton WR – Bru McCoy DT – Elijah Simmons DT – […]
Six Tennessee Football Players Receive Invites To NFL Combine
The NFL invited six Tennessee football players to its annual scouting combine ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft including three offensive and three defensive players. Defensive linemen James Pearce Jr, Omarr Norman-Lott and Elijah Simmons as well as running back Dylan Sampson and receivers Dont’e Thornton and Bru McCoy were amongst the 327 players invited […]
Tennessee Receiver Dont’e Thornton Officially Declares For NFL Draft
Tennessee receiver Dont’e Thornton officially declared for the NFL Draft on Monday afternoon following the end of his senior season in Knoxville. Thornton is out of college eligibility after starting his career in 2021 and not redshirting in any of his four seasons. Thornton played his first two collegiate seasons at Oregon before transferring to […]
The Five Plays That Sent Tennessee To The College Football Playoffs
Tennessee is in the College Football Playoffs for the first time in its decade long existence after the field expanded from four to 12 teams this season. The Vols posted a 10-2 (6-2 SEC) record with wins over rivals Florida and Alabama. Tennessee’s win over Alabama proved to be the difference between the Vols and […]
Tennessee Football: Regular Season PFF Grades
Tennessee football is off this Saturday as Georgia and Texas battle it out for the SEC Championship and the Vols wait for their draw in the College Football Playoffs. But before the Vols finally find out their fate, let’s take a look at how Tennessee has graded out as team and individually this regular season […]
How Tennessee’s Opponents Fared in Week 14
Every week, Rocky Top Insider will review Tennessee’s 2024 schedule and see how their past and present opponents performed the previous week of the college football season. There was madness once again in the last week of the college football regular season. Many teams in front of and behind Tennessee shifted the dynamic of the playoff rankings. […]
PFF Grades: Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Tennessee football capped off the regular season with its 10th win of the season on Saturday afternoon, overcoming a slow start to defeat Vanderbilt 36-23 in Nashville. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Chattanooga grades. Let’s see how the Vols graded out. Elite grade = 90-100, All-Conference = […]
Four Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Overcomes Slow Start To Defeat Vanderbilt, Clinch CFP Berth
NASHVILLE, Tn. — It looked like same ole Tennessee when the Vols came out flat and fell behind Vanderbilt by two touchdowns early in the first quarter. But Josh Heupel’s team responded exactly how you’d want, rattling off 36 of the game’s final 49 points to earn a 36-23 victory to clinch their spot in the […]
Pair Of Tennessee Skill Players Out For Second Half Against Vanderbilt
A pair of Tennessee skill players are out for the second half of the Vols’ rivalry matchup against Vanderbilt. Both receiver Dont’e Thornton and running back Peyton Lewis are out with injuries, a UT spokesperson confirmed to RTI. Thornton had a huge first half for Tennessee catching three passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns. […]