Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Jadon Perlotte
Sophomore linebacker for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 214 lb · Buford, GA · Buford
CFB Index 17 · #543 of 583 LBsHigh 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
3
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Jadon Perlotte
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Tennessee. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Buford
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 10-5 over that span.
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
17 · #543 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #543 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #72 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
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
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 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
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kwantel Raines’s 2021 season.
64%match
Matches Kwantel on
Sack rate
Differs from Kwantel on
Class year (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kwantel Raines's freshman season at Temple (2021).
Matches Kwantel on
TFL rate
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Kwantel on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Athletic, instinctive linebacker who earned a role in the rotation as a true freshman … Will be competing for an increased role as a part of UT’s deep and talented linebacker room in 2026 ... Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 as one of th...
The linebacker corps · Tennessee
- Amare Campbell103 tackles · 2025
- #13Edwin Spillman81 tackles · 2025
- #22Jeremiah Telander80 tackles · 2025
- #7Arion Carter75 tackles · 2025
- #27Jadon Perlotte19 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology