South Carolina · L 24-27
6 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 above.
“That's so right. If he stops and tries to adjust, Redmond bowls him over for a DPI”
Tennessee fan, r/CFB game thread · at South Carolina, Oct 24
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
Ty Redmond’s Confidence Is Growing as Tennessee Prepares for Arkansas
Sports Illustrated Oct 6
Ty Redmond
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons in the Tennessee secondary to date. The first career honor came in 2025: All-SEC. On tape: 7 tackles against Auburn, Week 5, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 9 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Ty Redmond’s Confidence Is Growing as Tennessee Prepares for Arkansas
Sports Illustrated Oct 6 · 1 outlet
from 9 outlets
Ty Redmond’s Confidence Is Growing as Tennessee Prepares for Arkansas
Sports Illustrated Oct 6 · 1 outlet
On3Tennessee practice intel: Ty Redmond returns to practice field as intensity continues to ramp upAug 11
Chattanooga Times Free PressTy Redmond sensing banner year with Vols: ‘It’s time to be that guy’Aug 27Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedChattanooga Times Free Press
Knoxville News Sentinel
University of Tennessee AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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Last game (Wk 8): 3 pass breakups, 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-20vs No. 1 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs Auburn | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-10vs No. 6 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 35 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 9 |
Oct. 24 · L 24-27 at South Carolina, play by play
6 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass. Second quarter, up 21-17. Ended South Carolina’s drive (half).
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 9 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Tennessee’s defense played that day
South Carolina’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10. His pbu came with Tennessee up 4.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
26%9 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL35 tackles · 9 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #3 of 57 SEC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
SEC Freshman Player of the Week
