PFF Grades: Florida at Tennessee
Tennessee football got back in the win column on Saturday night, winning a thriller over Florida 23-17 in overtime. 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 = 85-89, Starter = 70-84, Backup = 60-69, Replaceable […]
PFF Grades: Tennessee Football September Grades
Tennessee football had its first of two open dates of its 2024 season on Saturday ahead of its week six matchup at October. With the Vols off on Saturday, let’s take a look at how Tennessee players have individually graded out over the first month of the season according to PFF. If you need a […]
Advanced Metric Say Tennessee Football Has The SEC’s Two Best Running Backs
Tennessee football’s rushing attack has been elite through three weeks this season with the Vols leading the SEC in rushing by a full 73 yards. It’s a bigger gap than between the conference’s second best rushing team (Texas A&M) and the seventh best rushing team (Auburn). An abundance of factors go into creating an effective […]
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.
