Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#9
Joakim Dodson
Freshman wide receiver on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 197 lb · Memphis, TN · Baylor School
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 614 nationally · Signed with Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 37.4 points in belief.
-0.7own fans
36.7national conversation
Joakim Dodson
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Tennessee.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Baylor School
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
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
1 NO · 20 YDS · 20 AVG
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
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 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
Background
pronounced JOE-kim CAREER Second-year, in-state wide receiver who can play all positions on the perimeter … A dynamic playmaker in the return game as well as proven by his electrifying touchdown to close the 2025 season … Enrolled at Tennessee in June 2025 and went through his first spring practi...
The receiver room · Tennessee
- #14Braylon Staley837 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Mike Matthews813 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Radarious Jackson90 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Joakim Dodson38 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Travis Smith Jr.29 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology