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 according to PFF.
If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Chattanooga grades.
Elite grade = 90-100, All-Conference = 85-89, Starter = 70-84, Backup = 60-69, Replaceable = 60 >
Team Grades
Overall — 91.2
Offense — 79.8
Pass — 80.8
Pass Block — 69.7
Receiving — 72.9
Rushing — 88.0
Run blocking — 61.3
Defense — 91.8
Run defense — 92.0
Tackling — 78.4
Pass rush — 85.6
Coverage — 89.8
Special teams — 78.4
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Individual Offensive Grades (minimum 100 snaps)
RB Dylan Sampson — 90.6 (582 plays)
WR Dont’e Thornton — 82.3 (322 plays)
RB De’Sean Bishop — 81.6 (140 plays)
QB Nico Iamaleava — 78.0 (772 plays)
TE Miles Kitselman — 78.0 (553 plays)
LG Andrej Karic — 70.0 (699 plays)
OG Jackson Lampley — 69.0 (225 plays)
C Cooper Mays — 68.6 (447 plays)
OT Larry Johnson III — 66.8 (133 plays)
RB Peyton Lewis — 65.6 (103 plays)
WR Bru McCoy — 65.4 (556 plays)
TE Ethan Davis — 64.2 (170 plays)
WR Mike Matthews — 63.0 (171 plays)
WR Squirrel White — 62.0 (416 plays)
OT Dayne Davis — 62.0 (407 plays)
TE Holden Staes — 60.6 (405 plays)
RG Javontez Spraggins — 60.6 (740 plays)
WR Chris Brazzell — 58.9 (516 plays)
WR Chas Nimrod — 55.7 (237 plays)
RT John Campbell Jr — 50.9 (479 plays)
LT Lance Heard — 46.7 (682 plays)
Defensive Grades (minimum 100 plays)
LEO Josh Josephs — 90.6 (342 plays)
CB Jermod McCoy — 88.6 (640 plays)
LEO James Pearce Jr — 85.9 (427 plays)
DE Jayson Jenkins — 78.8 (186 plays)
CB Jalen McMurray — 77.9 (248 plays)
S Will Brooks — 76.0 (534 plays)
DE Tyre West — 75.7 (188 plays)
CB Rickey Gibson III — 75.3 (584 plays)
LB Kalib Perry — 72.4 (217 plays)
S Jakobe Thomas — 72.0 (250 plays)
LB Jalen Smith — 71.3 (256 plays)
LB Keenan Pili — 70.4 (182 plays)
DT Elijah Simmons — 69.7 (175 plays)
DT Omarr Norman-Lott — 68.8 (213 plays)
DT Bryson Eason — 67.3 (332 plays)
LEO Caleb Herring — 66.5 (110 plays)
STAR Christian Harrison — 66.3 plays (273 plays)
DT Omari Thomas — 65.9 (298 plays)
LB Arion Carter — 65.2 (563 plays)
LB Jeremiah Telander — 64.9 (408 plays)
DE Dominic Bailey — 62.6 (386 plays)
S Christian Charles — 62.6 (222 plays)
STAR Boo Carter — 61.4 (387 plays)
S Andre Turrentine — 59.3 (498 plays)
DT Daevin Hobbs — 57.2 (187 plays)
DT Jaxson Moi — 55.2 (223 plays)