Draft Scout Tennessee Player News, College Football: Tennessee

2023 CFB/2024-2027 Draft Scout

- Draft Scout Front Page - 2024 NFL Draft Tracker/Results - 2024 Pro Timing Days/Results - 2024 Pro Timing Day Risers by Position - 2024 Pro Timing Day Fallers by Position - 2024 NFL Combine - End of Season Risers - End of Season Fallers - 2024 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2024 Senior Bowl - 2024 East-West Shrine - 2024 Hula Bowl - 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl - 2023 CFB Bowl Games/Playoffs - CFB Player News & Notes 12/03 Final CFB Playoff Top 12
- #1 Michigan - #2 Washington - #3 Texas - #4 Alabama - #5 Florida State - #6 Georgia - #7 Ohio State - #8 Oregon - #9 Missouri - #10 Penn State - #11 Mississippi - #12 Oklahoma - 2023-2027 FBS/FCS Team Lists/Rosters - CFB's Best Player Names By Year/Position - Draft Scout Player Directory A-Z - Players by School/College List A-Z - Draft Scout Rokfin Football Channel - Draft Scout Weekly - Phil Steele/Draft Scout - Contact Draft Scout Player Rankings by Conference: -ACC- | -American Athletic- | -Big 12- | -Big Ten- | -Conference USA- | -Independent- | -Mid-American- | -Mountain West- | -Pac-12- | -SEC- | -Sun Belt-

NFL Draft Scout History

- 1997 Coach Bill Walsh Draft Insider (First/Early NFL Draft Scout) - 2023 NFL Draft Tracker/Results - 2023 Undrafted by Position - 2023 Pro Timing Days/Results - 2023 Pro Timing Day Risers by Position - Draft Scout Evolve: Player Rating Changes - 2023 NFL Combine - Draft Scout CFB Risers - Draft Scout CFB Fallers - 2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2023-26 #1 Georgia Bulldogs - 2023-26 #3 TCU Horned Frogs - 2022-23 CFB Bowl Schedule - EA College Football Game Pushed Back to 2024 - CFB Schedule/Roster/News Links - CFB Player Injury News & Notes - CFB Injuries by Year/Position

2022 Draft Scout

- 2022 NFL Draft Tracker - 2022 Pro Timing Days/Results - 2022 Pro Timing Day Risers by Position - 2022 NFL Combine/Results - 2022 NFL Combine Risers by Position - 2022 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2021 Draft Scout Top 100

Draft Scout by Conference

2023 Draft Scout Offense

2023 Draft Scout Defense

2022 Draft Scout Offense

2022 Draft Scout Defense

Draft Scout College Football Player News: Tennessee

Previous 15 Notes

Next 15 Notes

11/19/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker left the Volunteers' game Saturday night against South Carolina after injuring his leg while running in the fourth quarter. The senior came into the game as a Heisman Trophy hopeful. but left early in the fourth quarter walking with assistance and putting little weight on his left leg. Hooker kept the ball on an option play and went down without being hit. He dropped the ball before he hit the ground and the Gamecocks recovered the fumble at the Tennessee 17, scoring four plays later to take a 56-31 lead. Joe Milton III came in at quarterback on the next possession for the Vols. Hooker came into Saturday's game with 2,888 yards, completing 71% of his passes with 24 touchdowns and two interceptions. He was 25-of-42 for 247 yards and three TDs before his injury. - AP College Football

rSr/2023

QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

11/14/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

NOV 14 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee,...Playing his final game in Neyland Stadium, Hooker accounted for 405 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as the Vols went undefeated at home with a 66-24 win over Missouri. Mizzou entered the game with the nation's No. 13 total defense (304.1), and Tennessee set a school record with 724 yards of total offense. The 66 points were also the most ever by the Vols in an SEC game, breaking the previous mark of 65 on Nov. 26, 1994. Hooker was 25-of-35 for 355 yards and three touchdowns with no picks in the air. He added 50 yards rushing, a touchdown on the ground and multiple highlight-reel runs, including a 28-yarder.

Hooker became the first UT player with 350 or more pass yards, three or more pass touchdowns and a rush touchdown in the same game since Tyler Bray did it vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 10, 2011. Moved into fifth place in UT career touchdown passes with 55, and he also rushed for a touchdown and passed for a touchdown in the same game as a Vol for the ninth time. Fired touchdown passes of 19-yards, 68-yards and 2-yards, while adding a 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Hooker moved into second place in the FBS in QB passer rating at 181.81. - SEC Football

rSr/2023

QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

11/14/22 - Cooper Mays, rSr/2025, Tennessee + More +

NOV 14 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Cooper Mays, C, Tennessee,...Mays, starting his 20th career game at center, paved the way and protected for a record-setting Tennessee offense in a 66-24 win over Missouri. Mizzou entered the game with the nation's No. 13 total defense (304.1), and Tennessee set a school record with 724 yards of total offense. The 66 points were also the most ever by the Vols in an SEC game, breaking the previous mark of 65 on Nov. 26, 1994. Mays did not allow a sack, a pressure or a QB hit in 75 offensive snaps at center. The Vols rushed for a season-high 264 yards and passed for 460 yards. - SEC Football

rSr/2025

C Cooper Mays, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

11/12/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Hendon Hooker threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score to lead No. 5 Tennessee to a 66-24 victory over Missouri on Saturday. The Volunteers (9-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 5 College Football Playoff) were impressive offensively but had trouble containing a Missouri (4-6, 2-5) attack that has struggled this season. The Tigers rushed for 173 yards, more than any other team against Tennessee this year. Missouri quarterback Brady Cook did the most damage, running for 106 yards and throwing for 200. Tennessee's Jalin Hyatt caught seven passes for 146 yards and a touchdown and Bru McCoy caught nine passes for 111 yards. Hooker threw for 229 yards in the first half (17 of 24) as Tennessee led 28-17 at intermission. Cook had 94 yards passing and 86 rushing for Missouri. His late 40-yard scramble set up a Harrison Mevis field goal as time expired. - Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2023

QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
News Source: Tennessee/AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

11/12/22 - Cedric Tillman, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee WR Cedric Tillman, who missed several games early in the season with an ankle injury, played in the Vols' last two games. He dressed for warmups Saturday, but after being introduced for Senior Day, changed into street clothes. No reason for his absence was given. - AP College Football

rSr/2023

WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

11/01/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season released Tuesday night, four days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs square off on the field. Michigan was fifth, followed by Alabama and unbeaten TCU. Tennessee is No. 1 in the CFP rankings for the first time, starting ahead of a group of teams that have become regulars at the top of the selection committee's top 25. The Volunteers have already beaten the Crimson Tide and LSU, which was ranked 10th.

The committee began its weekly in-person meetings at hotel in Grapevine, Texas, on Monday and revealed the first of six weekly rankings. The final rankings that set the CFP field of four are set for Dec. 4. The 13-person panel is led by a first-time chairman Boo Corrigan, the athletic director of North Carolina State. Only one team that has been No. 1 in the committee's initial rankings has not made the playoff, but only about half the teams in first top four managed to finish there. - AP College Football

rSr/2023

QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/31/22 - Darnell Wright, Sr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 31 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Darnell Wright, OL, Tennessee,...Wright blocked and paved the way for a Tennessee offense that put 422 yards - 127 more than Kentucky's defensive average allowed - as the No. 3 Vols beat the No. 19 Wildcats, 44-6, in Neyland Stadium...Making his 36th career start, saw 68 offensive snaps and did not allow a sack, a pressure or a penalty. He was the highest graded offensive player in the game (91.2) according to Pro Football Focus...The Vols rushed for 177 yards and threw for 245 yards as Kentucky saw a streak of 11 consecutive games allowing 24 or fewer points come to an end...Wright has not allowed a sack in 540 offensive snaps this season, a streak that extends 14 consecutive games dating back to last year. - SEC Football

Sr/2023

OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/30/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee moved into a tie with Ohio State for No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday to set up a 1 vs. 2 matchup next week with top-ranked Georgia. Georgia-Tennessee will be the 25th regular-season game matching the top two teams in the AP poll, and the third straight involving Southeastern Conference teams. Neither the Bulldogs nor the Volunteers have ever played in a 1-2 game in the regular season. Georgia remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving 30 first-place votes and 1,528 points.

The Volunteers moved up a spot, receiving 18 first-place votes and 1,500 points to match Ohio State. The Buckeyes received 15 first-place votes. The last time there was a tie at No. 2 in the AP poll was Nov. 14, 2004, between Auburn and Oklahoma behind No. 1 Southern California. On Saturday, Tennessee routed Kentucky 44-6 and Ohio State won 44-31 at Penn State. Tennessee has not been ranked this high since it was No. 2 in 2001, a season the Vols finished fourth. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 TCU and No. 8 Oregon held their spots in the rankings. USC moved up a spot to ninth and No. 10 UCLA gave the Pac-12 three teams in the top-10 for the first time since November 2016. The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season will be released Tuesday night. - AP College Football

rSr/2023

QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/29/22 - *Jalin Hyatt, Jr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Jalin Hyatt caught five passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 3 Tennessee to a 44-6 victory over No. 19 Kentucky Saturday night. Hyatt broke the school record for touchdown receptions in a season with 14 en route to setting up the Volunteers (8-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) for their showdown with No. 1 Georgia next Saturday. Tennessee is off to its best start since winning the national championship in 1998.

The Wildcats (5-3, 2-3) struggled in the border rivalry battle. Will Levis, projected as one of the top quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL draft, had limited success while being intercepted three times. The Kentucky offense had just 1 of 6 third-down conversions in the first half and finished with 2 of 13. Levis had 16 completions for 98 yards. Tennessee's Hendon Hooker completed 19 of 25 passes for 245 yards and three scores. Hooker also ran for a TD. The Vols led 27-6 at halftime. Hyatt had three receptions for 91 yards, two of them were for touchdowns. - Tennessee/AP College Football

Jr/2023

WR *Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
News Source: Tennessee/AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/24/22 - Jerome Carvin, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 24 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jerome Carvin, OG, Tennessee,...Carvin pass blocked and paved the way for a historic Tennessee scoring effort as the Vols beat UT Martin, 65-24, on Homecoming...Played 48 snaps and did not allow a sack or a hit as the Vols rolled up 696 yards of total offense, representing the second-most yards in single-game school history and the most since a school record 718 vs. Troy on Nov. 3, 2012...Carvin and the Vols scored 65 points - their most in a game since Sept. 23, 2000, and they put up 52 points in the first half, a modern era school record...Carvin, the starting left guard, made his 37th career start, and he has not allowed a sack in 20 straight games dating back to last season. - SEC Football

rSr/2023

OG Jerome Carvin, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/22/22 - Princeton Fant, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tight end Princeton Fant ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead No. 3 Tennessee to a 65-24 victory over UT Martin Saturday. The Volunteers (7-0) used the win over the FCS No. 14 Skyhawks (4-3) to prepare for upcoming Southeastern Conference battles with Kentucky and Georgia. Besides running for scores of 1 and 11 yards, Fant took a lateral from Joe Milton and hit Jalin Hyatt for a 66-yard TD to give the Vols their 52-7 halftime lead. Fant also dropped a wide-open pass that would have been a touchdown. Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, a Heisman Trophy candidate, completed 18 of 24 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns. Hooker took the rest of the day off late in the first half. Hyatt caught seven passes for 174 yards and two scores. UT Martin quarterback Dresser Winn threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns. - Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2023

FB Princeton Fant, Tennessee
News Source: Tennessee/AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/17/22 - *Jalin Hyatt, Jr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 17 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee,...Hyatt delivered arguably the greatest wide receiver performance in school history as No. 6/8 Tennessee downed No. 3/1 Alabama, 52-49, as time expired for the Vols first victory in the series since 2006...He caught six passes for 207 yards and a school-record and SEC-record-tying five touchdowns. Hyatt became the fifth player in SEC history to catch five or more touchdowns in a game and the first since Alabama's DeVonta Smith vs. Ole Miss in 2019...Hyatt's 207 receiving yards ranked sixth in Vol single-game history and were the most by a UT player in an SEC contest since Denarius Moore had 228 vs. South Carolina on Oct. 30, 2010.

He was the first FBS player to have 200-plus receiving yards and five or more touchdowns since Smith in that 2019 Ole Miss game. Hyatt also tied the single-game program record for points with 30, a mark that evened with Gene McEver who had 30 points vs. South Carolina in Dec. 7, 1929...Hyatt caught touchdown passes of 36-, 11-, 60-, 78- and 13-yards. He had two huge ones in the fourth quarter with the 78-yarder and then the game-tying 13-yard score with 3:26 remaining the game that culminated a 75-yard drive...Hyatt became the first player to register three or more touchdowns and 100 receiving yards or more against Alabama in the Nick Saban era...He was the first FBS player with five or more receiving touchdowns vs. an AP top-five team since NC State's Terry Holt did so vs. No. 3 Florida State on Nov. 8, 1997. - SEC Football

Jr/2023

WR *Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/17/22 - Chase McGrath, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 17 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chase McGrath, PK, Tennessee,...McGrath connected on his only field goal attempt of the night on the biggest stage, making a 40-yarder as time expired to give No. 6/8 Tennessee its first victory over No. 3/1 Alabama since 2006 by a score of 52-49...The kick was Tennessee's first game-winner as time expired since Michael Palardy hit a 19-yard try to defeat No. 11 South Carolina on Oct. 19, 2013...It was McGrath's first game-winning field since a 43-yard make against Texas as a true freshman at Southern Cal on Sept. 16, 2017...From 40 yards or less, McGrath is 16-of-17 for his Tennessee career, including 10 makes in a row. - SEC Football

rSr/2023

K Chase McGrath, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/17/22 - Darnell Wright, Sr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 17 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee,...Wright, making his 35th career start on the offensive line, neutralized a dominant Alabama front as No. 6/8 Tennessee beat the Crimson Tide, 52-49, on Saturday for the Vols' first victory in the series since 2006...Protected and paved the way for a Tennessee offense that racked up 567 total yards against an Alabama defense that was first in the SEC allowing only 250.8 yards per game (+316.2)...Wright, a 2023 NFL Draft prospect, played all 70 offensive snaps at right tackle and did not allow a sack or pressure as the Vols also rushed for 182 yards in the victory...He was the highest graded offensive lineman in the contest according to Pro Football Focus...Wright and Tennessee averaged a stellar 8.1 yards per play, the most allowed by Alabama since 8.85 vs. Texas A&M on Sept. 14, 2013...Wright has not allowed a sack in now 12 straight games. - SEC Football

Sr/2023

OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/17/22 - *Jalin Hyatt, Jr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Jalin Hyatt's five touchdown receptions for Tennessee against Alabama were the most since the Crimson Tide's DeVonta Smith had the same number against Mississippi in 2019. Only 13 players since 2000 have had five or more TD catches in a game, according to Sportradar. All but one of Hyatt's catches went for TDs and he finished with a career-high 207 yards. - AP College Football

Jr/2023