Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
Jadon Perlotte is a linebacker at Tennessee who has played in 1 of Tennessee's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 5.
Tennessee is 6-2, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 10).
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Tennessee. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 56-9
vs Furman
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 14-7 over that span.
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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
3 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #72 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Two seasons at Tennessee
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Tennessee HeupelYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Tennessee HeupelYear 1 · 8 games
- High school BufordBuford, GA · Class of 2025Four-star, No. 417 in the 2025 class. Signed with Tennessee.Also from Buford: KJ Bolden (Georgia), Dylan Raiola (Oregon), Justice Haynes (Georgia Tech) and 29 more.
2025 8 games
- Signed with TennesseeFour-star, out of Buford