Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 72-17vs East Tennessee State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#13
Mason Phillips
Freshman quarterback on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 188 lb · Kodak, TN · Northview Academy
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
The story
1 quarterback on Tennessee's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesBuzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 16.7 points in belief.
36.7own fans
20national conversation
Mason Phillips
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush tds (9th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 72–17
18 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
With J. Aguilar — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · J. Merklinger — 118 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 17 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · 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
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2025 – FRESHMAN Redshirted as a true freshman after appearing in one game … Made his collegiate debut late in the fourth quarter vs. ETSU (9/6), recording two rush attempts for 18 yards. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL In-state quarterback prospect who playe...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology