Tennessee Sophomore Among Highest Graded EDGE Rushers in College Football
Tennessee sophomore James Pearce Jr. capped off a captivating regular season with a game-changing performance in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day. Pearce’s forced fumble, sack, and 52-yard pick-six helped propel the Vols to a 35-0 shutout win over Iowa. “James (Pearce) did an unbelievable job the entire day,” head coach Josh Heupel said […]
Tennessee RB Jaylen Wright Receives Impressive PFF Grade to Close the Season
Tennessee running back Jaylen Wright is turning his impressive 2023 regular season into a ticket to the NFL Draft with a stop at the Reese’s Senior Bowl in between. Wright crossed over the 1,000-yard mark during the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt to cap off his career at Tennessee as a final highlight in a great […]
Pro Football Focus Lists Hendon Hooker as a Top 5 Graded Quarterback
Hendon Hooker was a quarterback maestro for the Tennessee Volunteers this year. Prior to going down with an injury in the penultimate game of the regular season, Hooker was phenomenal in leading Tennessee this year. Behind the arm and legs of Hendon Hooker, Tennessee boasted the No. 1 offense in the country this past season, […]
Tennessee Defensive Position Group Ranks Third in the Nation
Specifically, against the run in the first three games of the season, the Tennessee defense has been lights out. The Volunteers are holding their opponents to an average of 54 rush yards per game, and no opponent so far has eclipsed 100 rushing yards in a game. One of the biggest reasons behind Tennessee’s success […]
PFF Grades: Tennessee Tech at Tennessee
Tennessee improved to 2-1 with a 56-0 win over Tennessee Tech Saturday. Hendon Hooker started at quarterback and the Vols’ offense was good but not great while Tennessee’s defense was dominant in the win. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Bowling Green grades. Let’s see […]
Several Vols Mentioned in SEC Superlatives From PFF
Some Vols you might not expect were mentioned in the SEC Superlatives from Pro Football Focus.
Derek Barnett Named First-Team All-American by PFF
Derek Barnett was named First-Team All-American as an edge rusher by Pro Football Focus on Monday morning.
