Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Tennessee is 6-2, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 10).
A play of his this season
Fifth year in the Tennessee backfield. On tape: 63 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Kennesaw State, Week 3, 2026.
75 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 11 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 38 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Total | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 38 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
W 42-9
63 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 33-point win at home against Kennesaw State.
With F. Brandon — 178 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.4 · 47 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · D. Morris — 116 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.78H.Barnes rush right for 38 yards gain (C.Miller), out of bounds
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46H.Barnes rush middle for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 1 · Furman · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −1.07H.Barnes rush middle for 0 yards (M.Dobbins)
- Week 1 · Furman · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −0.93H.Barnes rush middle for 1 yard gain (M.Dobbins)
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −0.54H.Barnes rush right for 1 yard gain (K.Jones)
- Week 1 · Furman · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.29H.Barnes rush middle for 6 yards gain (J.Okolo)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.28H.Barnes rush right for 12 yards gain (L.Evans; C.Miller). C.Miller injured on the play
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −0.18H.Barnes rush middle for 2 yards gain (J.Greaves Jr.; U.Nwoha)
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −0.16H.Barnes rush middle for 3 yards gain (A.Thomas; J.Crawford)
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.11H.Barnes rush middle for 4 yards gain (A.Thomas; K.Moss)
Teams and coaches
5 seasons under Josh Heupel — 44-16 over that span.
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee6-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 37.5 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.5 TD/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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
11 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Tennessee
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Tennessee HeupelYear 5 · 2 games
- 2025 Tennessee HeupelYear 4 · 1 game
- 2024 Tennessee HeupelYear 3 · 1 game
- 2023 Tennessee HeupelYear 2 · 1 game
- 2022 Tennessee HeupelYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Memphis SchoolMemphis, TN
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Tennessee
Played every college season under Josh Heupel.