Donovan Haslam
Donovan Haslam is an offensive lineman at Tennessee, from Perry, GA, who has not played in Tennessee's 8 games this season.
Where Haslam comes from
- Perry, GA
- Perry
- About 250 miles from Neyland Stadium
- Recruit in the 2022 class; signed with Austin Peay.
Where Haslam fits
Tennessee lists 18 offensive linemen this season.
The team’s line is 21st in the country in stuff rate allowed this season (a team number).
Tennessee is 6-2, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: vs Kentucky, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Also from Perry, GA
What’s being said
- Donovan Haslam out for Tennessee football at South Carolina with upper-body injuryOn3 · Oct 24
- Donovan Haslam injury update, Tennessee football guard out vs South CarolinaYahoo Sports · Oct 24
- Tennessee loses OL Donovan Haslam to injury against South CarolinaSports Illustrated · Oct 24
Donovan Haslam arrives at Tennessee with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
Tennessee fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Latest stories
In the game threads
vs Texas, Sep 26As a browns fan. Please let haslam see arch isn't it. Unless one of the homeless speaks to you.Tennessee fan, r/CFB game threadWhere to follow
Awards
Donovan Haslam plays offensive line for Tennessee.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
The unit he anchors ranks 21st nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Tennessee has produced 8 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Cooper Mays was one of them, an All-American.
Two seasons, two schools
- 2026 Tennessee HeupelYear 2 · Games –
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalWest Virginia to Tennessee
- 2025 West Virginia RodriguezYear 1 · Games –
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portalAustin Peay to West Virginia
- High school PerryPerry, GA · Class of 2022Signed with Austin Peay.Also from Perry: Maurice Hayes (Georgia), Traveon Wright (Purdue), Kory Pettigrew (Auburn) and 2 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Austin Peay to West Virginia, Apr 22, 2025.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Tennessee, Jan 17, 2026.
2022
- Signed with Austin PeayOut of Perry
2025
- Transferred to West Virginiafrom Austin Peay
2026
- Transferred to Tennesseefrom West Virginia
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Rich Rodriguez and Josh Heupel.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee