Pair Of Tennessee Football Players Land On College Football Freak Lists
The college football season is right around the corner and with it is The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman’s annual list of the top 101 freaks in college football. A pair of Tennessee football players landed on Feldman’s list: LEO James Pearce Jr. and slot receiver Squirrel White. Pearce landed at No. 17 on the list after […]
Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr. Featured on Nagurski Trophy Watchlist
Coming off of a huge sophomore season, Tennessee Football’s James Pearce Jr. has been named to the Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The Nagurski Trophy recognizes the top defensive player in the country every year, and Pearce Jr. is one of 75 players featured on the watchlist. 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 👀@JamesPearceJr10 has been named to the […]
Pair Of Tennessee Football Players Land On Preseason All-SEC Teams
The SEC released its three preseason All-Conference teams on Friday following the conclusion of SEC Media Days. There was little Tennessee representation with just a pair of Volunteer players landing on the preseason teams. Both defensive end James Pearce Jr. and center Cooper Mays landed on the first team but they were the Vols only […]
Tracking Tennessee Football’s Individual Preseason Honors
Football season is right around the corner, folks. Texas and Oklahoma officially entered the conference on Monday as all 16 teams prepare for SEC Media Days in Dallas, TX, in mid-July. After that, though, it’s a straight shot to preseason training camp in August before the start of the season. As Tennessee prepares for its […]
Tennessee Lands One on Athlon’s All-SEC First Team Defense
Tennessee landed one player on Athlon Sports’ preseason First Team All-SEC Defensive team. The list, which can be found in the Athlon Sports College Football Preview magazine, features Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. as the lone Vol on the list of 13. Pearce saw a breakout season in 2023 put him on the map, […]
Tennessee Defender Named To Lott Trophy Preseason Watch List
Tennessee outside linebacker James Pearce Jr. was named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason watch list earlier this week. The award is given annually to the college football defender who has the biggest impact on his team both on and off the field. Pearce is one of 42 total players across the country on the […]
Where Tennessee Football Lands In Post Spring Practice SEC Power Rankings
Spring practices across the country are over and transfer portal is closed after a two week opening to end last month. While there’s a handful of players still in the transfer portal looking for new homes, rosters are almost completely set ahead of the 2024-25 season. With that reality, CBS Sports released its post spring […]
Tennessee Defender Mocked As Top Pick In 2025 NFL Draft
“With the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers select James Pearce Jr. Outside linebacker. Tennessee.” With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview, draft experts are turning their attention to next year’s draft and Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. is near the top of draft boards. In fact, Pearce is at the […]
Two Tennessee Football Players Land On ESPN’s Way-Too-Early All-American Team
The offseason is just beginning but that doesn’t make it too early to start making predictions for the 2024 college football season. It just makes it “way-too-early” predictions season. The latest is ESPN’s way-too-early All-American predictions for the 2024 season. Tennessee had two players land on the pair of preseason All-American teams. Defensive end James […]
Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr. Already Drawing NFL Draft Praise
It’s never too early for some speculatory NFL Draft talk, right? The two players that will be most talked about from the Tennessee roster this offseason will be quarterback Nico Iamaleava and EDGE rusher James Pearce Jr. Both players shined in the Citrus Bowl against Iowa and will look to carry that momentum through the […]
