Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 48-24vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 |
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Hunter Salmon
Senior tight end for Tennessee. 2023: 2 catches, 21 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 249 lb · Vestavia Hills, AL
Tennessee 2023 alumnus
The story
4 tight end for Tennessee. 2023: 2 catches, 21 receiving yards.
- Transferred from Merrimack to Massachusetts in 2021.
Hunter Salmon
Hunter Salmon arrived at Massachusetts from Merrimack. The receipt on tape: 21 rec yds, 2 receptions against Vanderbilt, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 41 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Josh Heupel — 27-12 over that span.
2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 21.0 YDS/g, 10.5 YPR, 0.0 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 · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology