Draft Scout Tennessee Player News, College Football: Tennessee

2024 CFB/2025-2028 NFL Draft Scout

- Draft Scout Front Page Draft Scout Top 12 NFL Prospect Teams for 2025 (Based on NFL Team Preseason Scouting Grades)

- #1 Oregon (17 players in Top 350 Overall) - #2 Michigan (14) - #3 Ohio State (14) - #4 Georgia (13) - #5 Texas (11) - #6 Notre Dame (11) - #7 Penn State (10) - #8 Iowa (10) - #9 Mississippi (9) - #10 Florida State (9) - #11 Virginia Tech (9) - #12 Miami (9) - 2024-2028 CFB 5* Star Recruits - 2024-2028 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 - End of 2023 Season Risers - End of 2023 Season Fallers - CFB Player News & Notes - 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-

2023 CFB/2024-2027 NFL 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 - Josh Buchanan's 2024 Top 100 Small School Prospects - 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

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

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

10/16/22 - *Jalin Hyatt, Jr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 16 WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JALIN HYATT, TENNESSEE, Junior, Wide Receiver, Irmo, SC/Dutch Fork,...Jalin Hyatt set a Tennessee single-game record with five receiving touchdowns as the sixth-ranked Volunteers defeated third-ranked Alabama, 52-49. Hyatt, who had six receptions for 207 yards, also tied a Southeastern Conference single-game mark with his six scores, which were 36, 11, 60, 78 and 13 yards. It was Tennessee's first victory over Alabama since 2006. Notes: Jalin Hyatt is the eighth Tennessee player, and second this season (Hendon Hooker, Sept. 25) to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors since the award started in 2004. - Walter Camp Football Foundation

Jr/2023

WR *Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
News Source: Walter Camp Football Foundation
Share/Comment: Here

10/16/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee moved to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State after knocking off Alabama. The Crimson Tide was one of five unbeaten teams to fall during a wild weekend and dropped three places to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. Alabama swapped places with the Vols after losing to them 52-49 on a field goal as time expired Saturday. Georgia remained No. 1 and received 31 first-place votes and Ohio State had 17 first-place votes.

The Vols received 15 first-place votes and have their best ranking since starting the 2005 season at No. 3. The last time Tennessee was ranked this highly in the second half of the season was 2001, reaching the top 10 in late October and headed into the SEC championship at No. 2. No. 4 Michigan moved up a spot Sunday, switching places with No. 5 Clemson after the Wolverines blew out now-No. 16 Penn State. No. 7 Mississippi moved up two spots and No. 8 TCU, No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Oregon all moved into the top 10. - AP College Football

rSr/2023

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

10/15/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

After 15 years of being a rival to Alabama in name only, Tennessee snapped a humbling losing streak, stamped itself a championship contender and celebrated in spectacular fashion. Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 6 Tennessee a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday. As soon as the kick knuckle-balled through the uprights, some of the more than 100,000 fans stormed the field to join the party as the Volunteers (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) ended a 15-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide (6-1, 3-1). Fireworks went off over Neyland Stadium and it glowed orange as the song "Dixieland Delight" by the band Alabama - a Crimson Tide favorite - blared over the stadium speakers. And it didn't take long for the goal posts to go down. "This is college football at its absolute best," Vols coach Josh Heupel said. Hendon Hooker drove the Vols 45 yards in 18 seconds to set up the winner. Jalin Hyatt caught six passes for 207 yards and a Tennessee-record five touchdowns.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, a game-time decision because of a sprained right shoulder two weeks ago, completed 35 passes for 455 yards and two TDs. Hyatt's fifth TD catch tied it at 49 with 3:26 left in the fourth. Young drove the Tide into the Tennessee territory in the final minute, but Alabama stalled at the 33 with three straight incomplete passes. Will Reichard's 50-yard field goal attempt for the lead was wide way right. With only 21 seconds left, overtime seemed likely, but Hooker wasn't done and did the Heisman Trophy winner one better. Hooker completed two passes for 45 yards, the second a 27-yard strike to Bru McCoy that gave Tennessee a chance for a makeable field goal - and McGrath came through to give the Volunteers its biggest victory in years. Tennessee had not beaten a top-10 teams since 2006 against Georgia. That was also the last time the Vols beat Alabama. - Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2023

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

10/10/22 - Jaylen McCollough, rSr/2024, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee starting safety and captain Jaylen McCollough has been arrested for aggravated felony assault, putting his status for Saturday's game against No. 3 Alabama in question for the sixth-ranked Volunteers. Coach Josh Heupel said the team learned about McCollough's arrest on Sunday night. The Volunteers (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) host Alabama (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday. "As they gather information, we'll have a conversation based on the facts of it and then go from there," Heupel said. This is the third arrest for the Vols since mid-August, and the other two players were kicked off the team.

Linebacker William Mohan, a Michigan transfer, was arrested on a charge of felony aggravated domestic assault, and offensive lineman Savion Herring was arrested for domestic assault. McCollough is a four-year starter for Tennessee and is tied for fourth with 23 tackles. He had seven in a 40-13 win over then-No. 25 LSU on Saturday. The 21-year-old safety was arrested on Sunday. An arrest warrant obtained by Knox News shows police responding around 3:30 p.m. to an apartment complex where they found a man missing teeth with his mouth bloody and swollen. - AP College Football

rSr/2024

SS Jaylen McCollough, Tennessee
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

10/10/22 - Byron Young, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

OCT 10 SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Byron Young, DE, Tennessee,...Young was dominant as No. 8 Tennessee shut down No. 25 LSU by a score of 40-13, representing the Vols' largest margin of victory on the road vs. a ranked opponent since defeating No. 12 Alabama 41-14 in Birmingham on Oct. 14, 1995...He collected a career-best 2.5 sacks and tied his career high with 2.5 tackles for loss, while finishing with five total tackles and five total QB pressures according to Pro Football Focus...Young's 2.5 sacks were the most by an SEC player this week and tied for the most by any SEC player in a game all season (Anderson, Alabama; Domenick, Arkansas)...The 2.5 sacks were also the most by a Vol in a game since 2020...Young and the Vols limited the Tigers to a season-low 55 yards rushing. - SEC Football

rSr/2023

OLB Byron Young, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

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

OCT 10 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chase McGrath, PK, Tennessee,...McGrath drilled 4-of-5 field goals and converted all four of his extra points in a stellar special teams effort as No. 8 Tennessee beat No. 25 LSU for the first time since 2005 by a score of 40-13...The four made field goals tied for the fifth-most in a game in school history and the most by a Vol since 2015. McGrath connected on three first-half field goals that allowed the Vols to seize momentum, including a 32-yard field goal as time expired in the first half...He made a pair of 32-yarders, a 35-yarder and a 38-yarder...His 16 total points was one shy of a school single-game record for points by a kicker...McGrath is now 8-of-10 on field goals on the year and 28-of-28 on PATs. - SEC Football

rSr/2023

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

10/08/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Hendon Hooker passed for two touchdowns, Jabari Small ran for 127 yards and two scores, and No. 8 Tennessee punished No. 25 LSU for its mistakes and risk-taking in a resounding 40-13 victory over the Tigers on Saturday. A morning kickoff lured LSU fans to Tigers Stadium considerably earlier than usual - and many were gone by the end of the third quarter, when Tennessee led 37-7. The Volunteers (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) matched their best start to a season since 2016 with balance on offense, sound defense that corralled dual-threat LSU QB Jayden Daniels, and opportunistic special teams play. Hooker passed for 239 yards, with scoring passes of 45 and 14 yards to Jalin Hyatt. The fleet-footed QB also accounted for 56 of Tennessee's 264 yards on the ground. Bru McCoy caught seven passes for 140 yards, drawing howls of "Bruuuuuuu!" from a sizeable contingent of fans in Volunteer orange. Those fans' repeated singing of "Good ol' Rocky Top" echoed throughout LSU's Death Valley by game's end.

Tennessee sacked Daniels five times with defensive lineman Byron Young accounting for half of that total. LSU's combination of early special teams failures and costly fourth-down risks helped Tennessee build an early double-digit lead. Jack Bech had the opening kickoff bounce off his chest and straight to Tennessee's Will Brooks at the Tigers' 27-yard line. Five plays later, Small ran for a 1-yard score. Minutes later, the Vols' offense was back on the LSU 26 after Dee Williams' 58-yard punt return. LSU (4-2, 2-1) held Tennessee to Chase McGrath's 35-yard field goal, but missed a chance to trim its deficit when coach Brian Kelly kept the offense on the field on fourth and 4 from the UT 14. A quick pass to Kayshon Boutte near the right sideline came up inches short. Leading 13-0, Tennessee thwarted LSU on fourth and 1 near midfield, stopping Josh Williams' run. On the next play, Hooker's deep throw down the right sideline hit Hyatt in stride to make it 20-0. Hooker's 32-yard pass to McCoy to set up a short McGrath kick that made it 23-7 at the half. - Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2023

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

10/04/22 - Cedric Tillman, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel confirmed wide receiver Cedric Tillman had surgery on his injured ankle, but did not rule him out for the LSU game. "Cedric did have surgery. It just gave him the opportunity to speed up the recovery process," Heupel said Monday at his weekly press conference. "We'll see where he's at . He was limited but moving around a little bit today. We'll continue to see how it unfolds this week and see where we're at." Last week, Heupel said he was "hopeful" that Tillman would "be available when we go down there" to LSU. On Monday, Heupel put conditions on that availability. "(Tillman) has got to be a functional player and play at the level that we expect him to and what he wants to play at too," Heupel said. Tillman suffered the injury in a win over Akron in Week 3. Without him, the Vols got career-best performances from Bru McCoy and Ramel Keyton in a 38-33 win over Florida. McCoy had 102 yards receiving and one TD. Keyton had 69 yards receiving, including a 43-yard catch in a 99-yard touchdown drive that turned the game. - Knoxville News Sentinel

rSr/2023

WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
News Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
Share/Comment: Here

09/26/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

SEPT 26 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee,...Hooker played perhaps the best game of his career, accounting for 461 yards of total offense and three touchdowns as No. 11 Tennessee beat No. 20 Florida, 38-33...It was the Vols' first win over the Gators since 2016. With his top wide receiver out, Hooker carried the load, completing 22-of-28 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He also rushed for 112 yards on 13 carries with one score...It was his highest rushing yard total at Tennessee. It also represented the most passing yards by a UT QB vs. Florida since Peyton Manning threw for 353 yards on Sept. 20, 1997.

Hooker became the second QB in UT history and the first since Joshua Dobbs vs. Georgia on Oct. 10, 2015, to register a 300-yard passing and 100-yard rushing game...In the victory, Hooker extended his school-record streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception to 212, which is the ninth-longest streak in SEC history. He surpassed Alabama's Jalen Hurts and Florida's Time Tebow to enter the top 10 on Saturday...With the Vols trailing, Hooker led Tennessee on an epic, 12-play, 99-yard drive in the final minutes of the second quarter. He fired a touchdown pass with seven seconds left that put the Vols ahead for good. Hooker eclipsed 300 yards passing for the fourth time in a Tennessee uniform. He averaged a stellar 11.24 yards per play on Saturday. - SEC Football

rSr/2023

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

09/26/22 - Javontez Spraggins, rSr/2025, Tennessee + More +

SEPT 26 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Javontez Spraggins, OG, Tennessee,...Spraggins paved the way for a Tennessee offense that accumulated 576 total offensive yards as the No. 11 Vols topped No. 20 Florida, 38-33, for their first win in the series since 2016...In his 17th career start, Spraggins played all 70 plays and did not allow a sack, a hit, or a pressure...The right guard blocked for a Vol offense that rushed for 227 yards, passed for 349 yards and averaged 8.2 yards per play, marking the fourth-highest average in the Josh Heupel era...The 576 yards of total offense for the Vols was their highest output vs. Florida in the series history. For the season, Spraggins has not allowed a sack or QB hit in 264 offensive snaps. - SEC Football

rSr/2025

OG Javontez Spraggins, Tennessee
News Source: SEC Football
Share/Comment: Here

09/26/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +

SEPT 25 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: HENDON HOOKER, TENNESSEE, RS Senior, Quarterback, Greensboro, NC/Dudley,...Hendon Hooker accounted for 461 yards (349 passing, 112 rushing) and three touchdowns as 11th-ranked Tennessee defeated 20th-ranked Florida, 38-33. Hooker completed 22-of-28 passes and two touchdowns, while rushing for one more score and 112 yards as the Volunteers improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2016. Notes: Hendon Hooker is the seventh Tennessee player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004) and the first since former linebacker Darrell Taylor (Nov. 10, 2018). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

rSr/2023