#38

Solon Page III

Senior linebacker for Tennessee. 2022: 27 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Tennessee · Sr. · #38

6′2″ · 228 lb · Atlanta, GA

CFB Index 27 · #456 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceTennessee 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 590 nationally · Signed with Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Tennessee. 2022: 27 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tennessee, 73 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Kell

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#590 national

CFB

College

Tennessee

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

2 coaches

2019–2020

Jeremy Pruitt

Tennessee

2021–2022

Josh Heupel

Tennessee

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Tennessee8-5HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2020Tennessee3-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

27Below cohort / limited sample #456 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2755 · 61st pct

3.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Solo tackles#1413 / 2755 · 47th pct

Tackles#1443 / 2755 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

27 · #456 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #456 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Tennessee	27	15	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Tennessee	38	13	2.5	0.0	2	1	--
2020	Tennessee	1	--	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Tennessee	7	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		73	33	6.0	1.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 52–49

vs Alabama

2 TOT

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With H. Hooker — 385 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.3 · 56 rush yds (14 car) · J. Hyatt — 6 rec · 207 yds · 5 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 59-10vs Ball State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 34-27@ Pittsburgh	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 63-6vs Akron	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 38-33vs Florida	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 40-13@ LSU	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 52-49vs Alabama	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 65-24vs UT Martin	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 13-27@ Georgia	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 66-24vs Missouri	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 38-63@ South Carolina	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 13	W 56-0@ Vanderbilt	4	3	1.0	0.0	—
Total		27	15	3.0	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Solon Page III

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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