Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Total | 3 | 43 | 15.0 | 2 | 25 |
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Ethan Davis
Junior tight end for Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 247 lb · Atlanta, GA · Collins Hill
CFB Index 35 · #128 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Tennessee for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
43
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 2 TD · 14.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2023.
In Their Words
143 windows · 2026 fan posts
ethan×121.7morning×203.7missed×97.4saturday×49.2davis×35.8fall×22.6now×13.5
“Ive said Ethan davis can be our best TE in a long time if he just stays healthy”
youtube/Tennessee Football Volquest | On3 · fan post, verbatim
Ethan Davis
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent four seasons in the Tennessee receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 26 rec yds, 2 receptions against Georgia Tech, Week 2, 2026.
43 REC YDS · 3 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds vs Vanderbilt.Vanderbilt · L 24-452025
2023
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Collins Hill
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Josh Heupel — 29-12 over that span.
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 21.5 YDS/g, 15.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
1 rec · 17 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre Watson’s 2024 season.
74%match
Matches Tre on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Tre on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Williams's junior season at Ohio (2025).
81%match
All-MAC
Matches Mason on
TD rate
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Ethan Davis
Background
CAREER HONORS 2026 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List 2026 Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team (Athlon | Phil Steele) 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Athletic tight end with big-play ability who enters his fourth season with the pr...
The tight end room · Tennessee
- Ethan Davis257 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Dasaahn Brame63 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Trent Thomas34 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Cole Harrison17 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Drake Martinez3 games · 2025
1 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology