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Tennessee Volunteers

6-1 (3-1 SEC)11th APLast: W 26-10 vs AlabamaNext: at South Carolina

Josh Heupel · 6th season · .708 at Tennessee · .731 career since 2018

Rating
+16.513
Adj Off
33.119
Adj Def
16.610
WAP
+0.788

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate57.7%1844.7%120
Plays per game70.34463.0102
Time of possession30:564729:0392
Yards per pass attempt7.2865.53
Yards per rush5.0363.851
Points per game33.44214.79
Points per opportunity4.27412.376
Starting field positionOwn 3042Own 2875

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.17758-0.1075
Adj. EPA per play+0.18729-0.0569
Success rate44.9%4937.0%32
Explosiveness1.171041.056
Rushing EPA per play+0.24410-0.02636
Passing EPA per play+0.14195-0.1035
Std downs success51.8%3943.2%35
Passing downs success25.9%11925.3%27

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate60.9%6930.3%1
Turnovers per game1.43921.8614
Penalties per game7.0878.311
Penalty yards per game58.17874.411
3rd down conversion36.6%9530.8%16
4th down tries per game1.57931.14122
4th down conversion72.7%1612.5%2

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 9.0-3.0

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1Furman(FCS)W56-90.00+0.49-0.21
Sep 12Wk 2@75Georgia TechW45-24+0.17+0.24-0.07
Sep 19Wk 3122Kennesaw StateW42-9+0.02+0.38+0.06
Sep 26Wk 46Texas#19L17-20-0.44-0.17-0.14
Oct 3Wk 532AuburnW24-14+0.24+0.09-0.12
Oct 10Wk 6@64ArkansasW24-17+0.20+0.18-0.02
Oct 17Wk 75Alabama#13W26-10+0.59+0.08-0.29
Oct 24Wk 8@22South Carolina-1.253%+0.46——
Nov 7Wk 1034Kentucky#12-11.276%+0.23——
Nov 14Wk 11@16Texas A&M+0.748%+0.51——
Nov 21Wk 128LSU#18+1.147%+0.52——
Nov 28Wk 13@61Vanderbilt-12.478%+0.21——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
11Faizon BrandonFR55%61/10160.4%6976.971
12George MacIntyreFR43%53/8066.3%5927.423

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
18DeSean BishopFR46%1398376.0108
17Daune MorrisFR19%583445.926
6Javin GordonFR7%20794.002
24Hunter BarnesFR4%11756.810

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
4Mike MatthewsWR FR16%2948116.63
14Braylon StaleyWR FR14%262037.82
7Dasaahn BrameTE FR7%1216914.10
3Radarious JacksonWR FR6%1113912.60
5TK KeysWR FR3%6549.01
82Trent ThomasTE FR3%6457.51

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
2Xavier GilliamDL FR2310.55.062
18Tyree WeathersbyDL FR178.06.531
33Jordan NormanDL FR133.52.020
5Daevin HobbsDL FR102.50.040
9Mariyon DyeDL FR95.04.011
35Carson GentleDL FR90.00.010

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
0Amare CampbellLB FR466.52.030
7Arion CarterLB FR435.02.010
22Jeremiah TelanderLB FR284.03.021
13Edwin SpillmanLB FR232.02.020
50Ryan ScottLB FR40.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
1TJ MetcalfDB FR38000.0
4Ty RedmondDB FR29600.0
10Dejuan LaneDB FR28435.0
6Mar'Quavious MossDB FR24202.0
14Kayin LeeDB FR15020.0
20Tevis MetcalfDB FR7010.0
24Dylan LewisDB FR6000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
28Cooper RanvierFR10/1191%4927/2757
94Josh TurbyvilleFR0/0—01/11

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
98Jackson RossFR2844.857132