2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs is on trial in Tennessee's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.57
recruiting national rank
Tennessee fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20vs No. 1 Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-10vs No. 6 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 24-27 at South Carolina, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 6 games with play by play.
How Tennessee’s defense played that day
South Carolina’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback. Third quarter, up 10-7. Ended Auburn’s drive (int).
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Ratings of the games shown run from -0 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
36%4 hurries11 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
4 seasons under Josh Heupel — 33-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
37.5%
207 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
242 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #395 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #57 of 60 SEC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Josh Heupel.
