Tennessee is 6-2, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 10).
Ethan Utley is on trial in Tennessee's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.219
recruiting national rank
Tennessee fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
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 once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 3 · 2026
W 42-9
1 tackle · 1 pass breakup · 1 hurry
Dominant 33-point win at home against Kennesaw State.
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 14-7 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
2026 is in progress.
