PFF Deep Dive: Tennessee
Utilizing Pro Football Focus grades and advanced stats, we take a deep dive look at Iowa and their next opponent, which is Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando on January 1.
Players that are injured, opting out, or transferring will be noted and crossed out.
Tennessee Offense – Starters with Season Grades
LT John Campbell 60.2 – game time decision
LG Ollie Lane 57.8
C Cooper Mays 60.0
RG Jackson Lampley 62.7
RT Gerald Mincey 60.7 – game time decision
TE Jacob Warren 59.4
WR Chas Nimrod 60.5
WR Squirrel White 69.0
WR Ramel Keyton 59.9
RB Dylan Sampson 81.8
QB Nico Iamaleava 64.2
Tennessee Offense – Reserves with Season Grades
QB Joe Milton 77.6 – opting out
RB Jaylen Wright 91.0 – opting out
RG Javontez Spraggins 67.7 – out due to injury
LT Jeremiah Crawford 49.2
RT Dayne Davis 60.4
TE McCallan Castles 65.6
WR Kaleb Webb 60.2
OG Andrej Karic 59.0
WR Dont’e Thornton 66.5
WR Bru McCoy 69.8 – out due to injury
RB Jabari Small 66.1 – opting out
Tennessee Defense – Starters with Season Grades
DE Dominic Bailey 56.9
DT Kurott Garland 56.5
DT Omari Thomas 62.0
OLB James Pearce 85.5
MLB Elijah Herring 49.0
WLB Aaron Beasley 69.8
STAR Jourdan Thomas 66.8
CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally 72.6
CB Ricky Gibson 65.2
S Jaylen McCollough 83.4
S Andre Turrentine 50.0
Tennessee Defense – Reserves with Season Grades
DE Tyler Baron 77.9 – transferring
CB Doneiko Slaughter 55.4 – transferring
S Tamarion McDonald 76.3 – transferring
S Wesley Walker 70.5 – transferring
CB Kamal Hadden 85.7
OLB Roman Harrison 61.3
DT Bryson Eason 50.4
DT Omarr Norman-Lott 71.6
S Will Brooks 64.0
OLB Joshua Josephs 79.9
LB Kalib Perry 72.2
DE Tyre West 60.5
DT Elijah Simmons 71.9
CB Warren Burrell 68.0 – transferring
LB Arion Carter 44.3 – out due to injury
Tennessee Special Teams – Starters with Season Grades
P Jackson Ross 76.0 – Averaging 42.8 yards per punt with 3 touchbacks and 18 punts downed inside the 20.
K Charles Campbell 80.4 – 18/23 FGs with a long of 49 yards.
KO Josh Turbyville 80.3 – Averaging 62.4 yards per kickoff with 54/75 touchbacks.
PR Dee Williams 71.5 – Averaging 14.7 yards per punt return with 1 TD.
KR Dee Williams 60.6 – Averaging 21.4 yards per punt return.
Tennessee Receiver Targets, Catches, Yards & Drops
WR Squirrel White – 93 targets with 64 catches (68.8%) for 764 yards (11.9 ypc) and 2 TDs with 7 drops.
WR Ramel Keyton – 57 targets with 32 catches (56.1%) for 587 yards (18.3 ypc) and 6 TDs with 3 drops.
TE McCallan Castles – 31 targets with 21 catches (67.7%) for 265 yards (12.6 ypc) and 4 TDs with 2 drops.
WR Chas Nimrod – 26 targets with 17 catches (65.4%) for 178 yards (10.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop.
WR Kaleb Webb – 26 targets with 14 catches (53.8%) for 148 yards (10.6 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops.
WR Dont’e Thornton – 22 targets with 13 catches (59.1%) for 224 yards (17.2 ypc) and 1 TD with 3 drops.
RB Dylan Sampson – 21 targets with 17 catches (81.0%) for 175 yards (10.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops.
TE Jacob Warren – 20 targets with 15 catches (75.0%) for 182 yards (12.1 ypc) and 4 TDs with 1 drop.
Tennessee Yards After Catch (YAC)
WR Squirrel White 428 YAC, 6.7 per catch
WR Ramel Keyton 202 YAC, 6.3 per catch
RB Dylan Sampson 195 YAC, 11.5 per catch
TE McCallan Castles 143 YAC, 6.8 per catch
WR Dont’e Thornton 105 YAC, 8.1 per catch
TE Jacob Warren 77 YAC, 5.1 per catch
WR Kaleb Webb 52 YAC, 3.7 per catch
WR Chas Nimrod 52 YAC, 3.1 per catch
Tennessee OL Pass Blocking Grades
LT John Campbell 72.8 – 11 pressures allowed, 1 sack
LG Ollie Lane 70.3 – 11 pressures allowed, 2 sacks
C Cooper Mays 66.1 – 9 pressures allowed, 0 sacks
LG Andrej Karic 64.8 – 2 pressures allowed, 1 sack
RT Dayne Davis 61.4 – 5 pressures allowed, 1 sack
RG Jackson Lampley 60.8 – 3 pressures allowed, 1 sack
RT Gerald Mincey 59.3 – 16 pressures allowed, 2 sacks
LT Jeremiah Crawford 48.6 – 14 pressures allowed, 2 sacks
Tennessee OL Run Blocking Grades
RG Jackson Lampley 61.8
C Cooper Mays 61.4
RT Gerald Mincey 59.7
LG Andrej Karic 57.8
RT Dayne Davis 57.7
LG Ollie Lane 53.3
LT Jeremiah Crawford 51.6
LT John Campbell 50.7
Tennessee Run Game
RB Dylan Sampson has 86 carries for 471 yards (5.5 ypc) and 7 TDs.
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Tennessee Pass Rush
OLB James Pearce 46 pressures with 11 sacks, 11 QB hits, and 24 QB hurries (92.0 pass rush grade)
DT Omarr Norman-Lott 17 pressures with 5 sacks, 4 QB hits, and 8 QB hurries (68.0 pass rush grade)
DT Bryson Eason 14 pressures with 1 sack, 3 QB hits, and 10 QB hurries (69.2 pass rush grade)
OLB Roman Harrison 13 pressures with 0 sacks, 3 QB hits, and 10 QB hurries (64.8 pass rush grade)
OLB Joshua Josephs 12 pressures with 3 sacks, 3 QB hits, and 6 QB hurries (78.1 pass rush grade)
DE Tyre West 12 pressures with 2 sacks, 0 QB hits, and 10 QB hurries (68.5 pass rush grade)
LB Aaron Beasley 11 pressures with 3 sacks, 4 QB hits, and 4 QB hurries (67.7 pass rush grade)
DE Dominic Bailey 10 pressures with 1 sack, 1 QB hit, and 8 QB hurries (54.8 pass rush grade)
DT Kurott Garland 10 pressures with 2 sacks, 3 QB hits, and 5 QB hurries (62.5 pass rush grade)
Tennessee Pass Coverage
CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally has given up 31 completions on 48 targets (64.6%) for 405 yards (13.1 ypc) and 1 TD with 2 PBUs and 1 INT (71.9 coverage grade)
MLB Elijah Herring has given up 36 completions on 41 targets (87.8%) for 369 yards (10.3 ypc) and 2 TDs with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (47.0 coverage grade)
WLB Aaron Beasley has given up 31 completions on 41 targets (75.6%) for 202 yards (6.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 PBU and 1 INT (69.4 coverage grade)
CB Kamal Hadden has given up 12 completions on 33 targets (36.4%) for 96 yards (8.0 ypc) and 0 TDs with 6 PBUs and 2 INTs (90.4 coverage grade)
S Jaylen McCollough has given up 11 completions on 20 targets (55.0%) for 127 yards (11.5 ypc) and 2 TDs with 2 PBUs and 3 INTs (85.5 coverage grade)
S Jourdan Thomas has given up 8 completions on 11 targets (72.7%) for 56 yards (7.0 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (60.3 coverage grade)
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava
This will be the first start for true freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who was a five-star prospect in the Class of 2023.
In limited duty this season, Iamaleava is 16/26 passing (61.5%) for 163 yards (6.3 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs. He also has 5 carries for 44 yards (8.8 ypc) and 0 TDs on the ground.
With a clean pocket, Iamaleava is 14/20 passing (70.0%) for 121 yards (6.1 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Under pressure, Iamaleava is 2/6 passing (33.3%) for 42 yards (7.0 ypa) with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.
When blitzed, Iamaleava is 1/6 passing (16.7%) for 14 yards (2.3 ypa) with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.
When not blitzed, Iamaleava is 15/20 passing (75.0%) for 149 yards (7.5 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Play Action
Tennessee has used play action on 63.3% of Iamaleava’s drop backs this season.
Using play action, Iamaleava is 10/17 passing (58.8%) for 85 yards (5.0 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Without play action, Iamaleava is 6/9 passing (66.7%) for 78 yards (8.7 ypa) with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.
Screen Game
Tennessee has thrown screen passes on 26.7% of Iamaleava’s drop backs this season.
On screen passes, Iamaleava is 6/8 passing (75.0%) for 43 yards (5.4 ypa) with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.
On non-screen passes, Iamaleava is 10/18 passing (55.6%) for 120 yards (6.7 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Passing Chart
Below is Iamaleava’s passing chart for the 2023 season to date.
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Tennessee NCAA Stats & Rankings
Team Stats – Through games 12/26/2023RankValueTotal Offense16453.5Rushing Offense12202.6Passing Offense46250.9Team Passing Efficiency43144.16Scoring Offense4031.5Total Defense40348.7Rushing Defense24113.8Passing Yards Allowed77234.9Team Passing Efficiency Defense77135.55Scoring Defense3722.0Turnover MarginT-350.253rd Down Conversion Pct380.4324th Down Conversion Pct1210.3123rd Down Conversion Pct Defense580.3854th Down Conversion Pct Defense20.227Red Zone OffenseT-720.837Red Zone DefenseT-1030.875Net Punting2041.42Punt Returns1314.67Kickoff Returns7319.53First Downs Offense60259First Downs DefenseT-42233Fewest Penalties Per Game1288.17Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game12671.08Time of Possession130 24:02Credit: NCAA.org
Tennessee vs. Iowa Advanced Stats
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