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Tennessee

Volunteers0-07th in SEC
Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN · 102,455
Rank —
17
Rating
71.5
TeamStrong roster
OffenseLoaded at the skill spots, veteran line
DefenseStrong front seven, experienced secondary

The season ahead

12 games scheduled

Schedule

12 games
WkOpponentWin probDateProjectedGame page
1
vsFurman
100%
Sep 560-7p›
2
at#38Georgia Tech
72%
Sep 1235-27p›
3
vs#105Kennesaw State
99%
Sep 1945-14p›
4
vs#9Texas
45%
Sep 2628-29p›
5
vs#31Auburn
79%
Oct 334-24p›
6
at#40Arkansas
74%
Oct 1037-28p›
7
vs#12AlabamaThird Saturday in October
51%
Oct 1731-30p›
8
at#29South Carolina
58%
Oct 2430-27p›
10
vs#67KentuckyKentucky-Tennessee
94%
Nov 741-19p›
11
at#8Texas A&M
28%
Nov 1428-35p›
12
vs#20LSU
69%
Nov 2132-26p›
13
at#23VanderbiltTennessee-Vanderbilt
54%
Nov 2832-31p›

Profile

Team DNA

rank of 138
Personnel
#1477
Talent
#4272
Position groups2025 player ratings
QB86th
RB13th
WR10th
TE20th
OL13th
DL35th
LB32nd
DB38th

Starting eleven

11 personnel
11 of 11 named8 ratedavg 71.83 top-252025 ratings
X79.8
M. Matthews
WR · JR21st
LT81.0
S. Umarov
OL · JR35th
LG74.6
S. Pendleton
OL · JR58th
C—
D. Sanders
OL · SO
RG—
J. Perry
OL · SO
RT—
O. Williams
OL · SO
TE66.4
E. Davis
TE · JR20th
SL57.0
R. Jackson
WR · SO142nd
Z75.5
B. Staley
WR · SO32nd
QB54.5
M. Phillips
QB · FR103rd
RB85.8
D. Bishop
RB · JR5th

Roster

Core lineup

2025 ratings
Offense
QB
Mason PhillipsFR
54.5
103rd QB
RB
DeSean BishopJR
85.8
5th RB
WR
Mike MatthewsJR
79.8
21st WR
WR
Braylon StaleySO
75.5
32nd WR
TE
Ethan DavisJR
66.4
20th TE
Defense
LB
Amare CampbellSR
77.3
87th LB
LB
Edwin SpillmanSO
69.7
148th LB
DB
Ty RedmondSO
78.0
114th DB
DB
Qua MossSR
77.8
119th DB
DB
Edrees FarooqJR
70.2
236th DB

Injury report

10 out · 4 starters
out
Jadais RichardCB
08-04
out
EDGE Jaedon HarmonEDGE
08-09
out
Jaedon HarmonEDGE
08-09
out
Tennessee Football Starting DefenderS
08-14
out
Tennessee defensive backDB
08-14
out
unknownS
08-14
out
Edrees Farooqstarter
08-15
out
FarooqS
08-15
out
TennesseeS
08-15
out
Arion CarterLBstarter
08-25
questionable
E. DavisTE
08-11
questionable
R. JacksonWR
08-12
probable
Carl PickensWR
08-18
probable
Dejuan LaneS
08-18
probable
Faizon BrandonQBstarter
08-24
probable
Daevin HobbsDLstarter
08-25

Ahead

From the full-season Monte Carlo

Playoff impact

6%–39% playoff odds, on these results

Ranked by how far the result is likely to move their playoff odds. A close game against a good team moves more than a near-certain win, even when losing that one would hurt more.

W4
vs#9Texas
14% lose36% win
±5.3
likely move
in odds
46% to win
W7
vs#12Alabama
14% lose33% win
±4.5
likely move
in odds
51% to win
W11
at#8Texas A&M
17% lose39% win
±4.2
likely move
in odds
30% to win
W13
at#23Vanderbilt
14% lose32% win
±4.0
likely move
in odds
54% to win
W8
at#29South Carolina
13% lose31% win
±3.8
likely move
in odds
58% to win
W12
vs#20LSU
12% lose30% win
±3.8
likely move
in odds
67% to win
W6
at#40Arkansas
11% lose29% win
±3.0
likely move
in odds
73% to win
W5
vs#31Auburn
10% lose28% win
±2.9
likely move
in odds
77% to win