Pro Football Focus grades and snap counts for No. 7 Tennessee at the second bye week
A closer look at the Pro Football Focus grades and snap counts for Tennessee’s offense (minimum 100 snaps) and defense (minimum 50 snaps) at the second by week of the season:
Tennessee’s PFF grades on offense
| Players | Overall Grade | Snap Count |
| Dont’e Thornton | 88.5 | 153 |
| Dylan Sampson | 87.8 | 318 |
| DeSean Bishop | 81.6 | 116 |
| Cooper Mays | 70.3 | 447 |
| Nico Iamaleava | 70.0 | 446 |
| Andrej Karic | 65.5 | 409 |
| Miles Kitselman | 64.6 | 307 |
| Squirrel White | 63.8 | 242 |
| Bru McCoy | 63.1 | 324 |
| Chris Brazzell II | 60.5 | 311 |
| Holden Staes | 60.5 | 192 |
| Javontez Spraggins | 58.1 | 422 |
| Larry Johnson III | 57.9 | 110 |
| Chas Nimrod | 55.2 | 159 |
| Dayne Davis | 54.6 | 227 |
| John Campbell | 49.8 | 286 |
| Lance Heard | 42.8 | 324 |
Sampson is the workhorse in Tennessee’s offense, carrying 144 times for 838 yards and 17 touchdowns this season. His 56-yard run against Alabama on Saturday was his longest of the season. He’s averaging 119.7 yards per game and 5.8 yards per carry, having ran for 100 or more yards in six of the first seven games
Bishop has ran 53 times for 366 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 2 tailback.
Iamaleava has completed 108 of 170 passes (.635) for 1,413 yards and eight touchdowns. He has rushed 53 times for 179 yards and a touchdown.
Thornton leads the receivers with 12 catches for 365 yards and three touchdowns. McCoy has 20 catches for 289 yards and Brazzell has caught 18 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns. White also has 20 receptions for 230 yards.
Kitselman has been the most productive tight end, catching six passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
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Tennessee’s PFF grades on defense
| Player | Overall Grade | Snap Count |
| Joshua Josephs | 90.2 | 193 |
| Jermod McCoy | 84.5 | 364 |
| Tyre West | 83.7 | 121 |
| Will Brooks | 79.2 | 303 |
| James Pearce Jr. | 78.9 | 244 |
| Jakobe Thomas | 77.2 | 136 |
| Elijah Simmons | 73.7 | 109 |
| Kalib Perry | 72.7 | 113 |
| Omarr Norman-Lott | 72.6 | 122 |
| Jalen McMurray | 72.3 | 126 |
| Keenan Pili | 70.4 | 182 |
| Caleb Herring | 67.7 | 59 |
| Omari Thomas | 66.3 | 169 |
| Jeremiah Telander | 66.2 | 227 |
| Jalen Smith | 65.9 | 109 |
| Jordan Matthews | 65.9 | 60 |
| Christian Harrison | 65.3 | 155 |
| Christian Charles | 65.1 | 120 |
| Bryson Eason | 62.8 | 186 |
| Kaleb Beasley | 61.9 | 51 |
| Rickey Gibson III | 61.9 | 322 |
| Dominic Bailey | 61.6 | 230 |
| Daevin Hobbs | 60.7 | 87 |
| Arion Carter | 59.3 | 310 |
| Jayson Jenkins | 57.6 | 75 |
| Boo Carter | 56.75 | 198 |
| Andre Turrentine | 52.3 | 279 |
| Jaxson Moi | 51.0 | 127 |
Brooks leads the defense from his safety spot with a team-high 37.0 tackles so far. He has 19 solo and 18 assist, along with three passes broken up, two interceptions and a forced fumble.
Pearce leads the Vols with 5.5 tackles, a half sack ahead of Josephs. Pearce also has 3.5 sacks and eight quarterback hits.
Norman-Lott has 2.5 sacks while West and Bailey have two each. Carter has 19.0 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and three quarterback hits.
