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THIS WEEK
MTSU @ FIU0
MOST @ DEL0
USA @ MRSH0
NMSU @ SHSU0
JMU @ APP0
LIB @ KENN0
ECU @ MEM0
DUKE @ UVA0
MASS @ CONN0
ARMY @ TLSA0
AF @ WYO0
NCSU @ STAN0
M-OH @ CMU0
ODU @ LT0
USC @ WIS0
HAW @ NIU0
MSU @ UCLA0
WVU @ TCU0
VT @ CLEM0
PITT @ MIA0
BYU @ UCF0
BAY @ KU0
OU @ MSST0
ISU @ ARIZ0
IOWA @ MINN0
BGSU @ BUF0
EMU @ OHIO0
MISS @ TEX0
BC @ GT0
VAN @ UK0
AKR @ KENT0
SAC @ BALL0
CAL @ SMU0
TENN @ SC0
KSU @ ASU0
TA&M @ ALA0
UL @ USM0
HOU @ UTAH0
TTU @ CIN0
IU @ MICH0
ULM @ TROY0
RUTG @ NU0
UTSA @ TULN0
WMU @ TOL0
RICE @ FAU0
ORE @ ILL0
COLO @ OKST0
SYR @ UNC0
LSU @ AUB0
UNT @ NAVY0
SJSU @ NEV0
BOIS @ WSU0
SDSU @ CSU0
GAST @ ARST0
USU @ TXST0
NDSU @ UNM0
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
TENNESSEE
SOUTH CAROLINA
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
SAT 00:00 ET|WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP1|O/UCOLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
#18AP
11FPI
TENNSECTENNESSEE
2-0
91
94
27
35%
69
91
0.0
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HOME
—AP
21FPI
SCSECSOUTH CAROLINA
2-0
90
36
79
69%
61
91
0.0
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IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS
DATA BASISNOTHING ON THIS TAB IS MEASURED YET · 2026 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
MEASURED0 OF 12 GAMES
Real 2026 data. It accumulates weekly and replaces carried figures metric by metric, on the schedules below.
CARRIED14 ROOMS
What each roster did last season, applied player by player. Transfers name the school.
PROGRAM PRIOR2 STAFFS
The programme's own prior identity — or, where the staff is new, the coach's career fingerprint with its sample.
PRESEASON FACT6 PER TEAM
Talent, recruiting, vacated usage, portal and coach status. Preseason inputs.
ABSENT2 CLASSES
Current season luck and situational splits. Shown absent with the reason, never estimated.
FLIPS TO MEASUREDABSENTNOT MEASURED. This asks how many weeks into a season each number becomes trustworthy, which is a within-season question. The back-test measures relationships between one season and the next, so it cannot answer it.
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
TENN72CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
68
PROE
79
TEMPO
69
EXPLOSIVE68p
68
PROE79p
79
TEMPO69p
69
SC52CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
48
PROE
47
TEMPO
61
EXPLOSIVE48p
48
PROE47p
47
TEMPO61p
61
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
TENNRECORD MATCHES
8-4ACTUALvs8.3-3.7FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.3 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-2
POINT MARGIN / GAME+12.0
TENNESSEE won 8 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 8.3. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
SCRECORD UNDERSTATES
4-8ACTUALvs6.2-5.8FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-2.2 W
ONE SCORE RECORD0-2
POINT MARGIN / GAME+0.6
SOUTH CAROLINA won 4 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 6.2. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERTENNESSEESOUTH CAROLINA2026 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
VACATED USAGE — AND DID THE ROSTER REFILL ITOPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
VACATED USAGE BY ROOMLEFT OPEN, LARGEST FIRST
QB98%Joey AguilarQB · 92% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJake MerklingerQB · 6% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
DL70%Dominic BaileyDL · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONBryson EasonDL · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONCaleb HerringPORTAL · SOUTH CAROLINA · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION9 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB62%Colton HoodDRAFTED · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONAndre TurrentineDB · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJalen McMurrayDB · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION6 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB45%Star ThomasRB · 28% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONPeyton LewisPORTAL · VIRGINIA · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
WR/TE42%Chris Brazzell IIDRAFTED · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMiles KitselmanTE · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJack Van DorselaerTE · 5% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL23%Lance HeardOL · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB10%Ben BoltonLB · 7% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION3 FURTHER DEPARTURES
SHARE OF LAST SEASON'S ROOM PARTICIPATION THAT DEPARTED, LARGEST FIRST · OPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
PORTAL & CLASS INTAKE — WHO CAME INHEADCOUNT, NOT A PROJECTION
QBFaizon Brandon · SIGNEE ★5PARTIAL
DLChaz Coleman · PORTAL ★5 · PENN STATEXavier Gilliam · PORTAL ★4 · PENN STATECarter Gooden · SIGNEE ★47 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
DBKayin Lee · PORTAL ★3 · AUBURNJamyan Theodore · SIGNEE ★3Javonte Smith · SIGNEE ★31 MORE ARRIVALREFILLED
RBNONE THIS CYCLEOPEN
WR/TETK Keys · SIGNEE ★5Tyreek King · SIGNEE ★4Luca Wolf · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
OLGabriel Osenda · SIGNEE ★4Kamari Blair · SIGNEE ★4PARTIAL
LBTJ White · SIGNEE ★4Brayden Rouse · SIGNEE ★4INTACT
PORTAL AND SIGNING-CLASS ARRIVALS AT EACH ROOM THAT LOST VOLUME · A HEADCOUNT, NEVER A USAGE PROJECTION
CARRIED GRADES & TEAM FACTS — THIS ROSTER, TODAYCARRIED FROM 2025, RE-HOMED PLAYER BY PLAYER · TENNESSEE
CARRIED COMPOSITE
53.287 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
68.497 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
45.160 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB6666932243 OF 4 GRADED
RB6666657465 OF 6 GRADED
WR/TE767687682315 OF 23 GRADED
OL717181731812 OF 18 GRADED
DL696986552216 OF 22 GRADED
LB59597475118 OF 11 GRADED
DB555575382114 OF 21 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE91st91
BLUE-CHIP RATIO47%88
RECRUITING CLASS#8 · 16/32 BC95
CLASS RANK TREND+6 · 3 CYCLES62
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-5 · 21 IN / 29 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 6th YR—
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
SCSHANE BEAMER6TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
6262
PACE
2424
PASS RATE
6363
EXPLOSIVENESS
8787
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6060
HAVOC
6666
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
TENNJOSH HEUPEL6TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
6969
PACE
9292
PASS RATE
3535
EXPLOSIVENESS
3030
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
4949
HAVOC
9191
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
POSITION GROUPS — WHERE THE VOLUME LIVESTENN OFFENSESC OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBTENNESSEE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
25OF 138
TAL
93
PERF
66
RET
22
NATIONAL
12OF 136
RET
41
FULL DEFENSESOUTH CAROLINA DEFENSE
TENN QUARTERBACKSn=478% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
FAIZON BRANDONQBTRUE FR
521ST YR—100★5—
GEORGE MACINTYREQBRET
501ST YR1594★4—
RYAN STAUBQBPORTAL · COLORADO
453RD YR4945★3-13
MASON PHILLIPSQBRET
321ST YR——UNR—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
SC DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 49 PLAYERS39% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
6032%53%
LINEBACKERSLB
4888%44%
SECONDARYDB
6366%35%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLTENNESSEE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
11OF 138
TAL
81
PERF
71
RET
73
DL
32OF 138
DL RET
32
LB
67OF 138
LB RET
88
FRONT-7SOUTH CAROLINA DEFENSE
TENN OFFENSIVE LINEn=1827% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JESSE PERRYOLRET
822ND YR—74★3+25 2025
DAVID SANDERS JR.OLRET
762ND YR—100★5-3 2025
DONOVAN HASLAMOLPORTAL · WEST VIRGINIA
664TH YR—64★3+41 2025
WENDELL MOE JR.OLRET
554TH YR—85★3+23 2025
ORY WILLIAMSOLPORTAL · LSU
552ND YR—64★3—
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PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
SC FRONT-7n=26 · 2 ROOMS46% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
KELBY COLLINSDLPORTAL · ALABAMA
604TH YR7185★3+8
TROY PIKESDTRET
563RD YR7445★3-12
GABRIEL BROWNLOW-DINDYDLRET
544TH YR6489★3-42
TOMIWA DUROJAIYEDLPORTAL · ILLINOIS
534TH YR8298★4-3
NOAH CLARKDLTRUE FR
521ST YR289★4—
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THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBTENNESSEE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
16OF 138
TAL
65
PERF
66
RET
74
DL
32OF 138
DL RET
32
LB
67OF 138
LB RET
88
FRONT-7SOUTH CAROLINA DEFENSE
TENN RUNNING BACKSn=626% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
DESEAN BISHOPRBRET
873RD YR9255★3+29
HUNTER BARNESRBRET
494TH YR26—UNR-38
JUSTIN BAKERRBRET
482ND YR2879★3+34
DAUNE MORRISRBRET
482ND YR4486★4-40
JAVIN GORDONRBPORTAL · TULANE
462ND YR7264★3-44
SHOW ALL 6
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
SC FRONT-72 ROOMS · 26 PLAYERS43% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.556032%53%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.454888%44%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TETENNESSEE OFFENSE
NATIONAL
3OF 138
TAL
87
PERF
76
RET
68
DB
18OF 138
DB RET
66
SECONDARYSOUTH CAROLINA DEFENSE
TENN PASS CATCHERSn=2332% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
BRAYLON STALEYWRRET
662ND YR8696★4+14
ETHAN DAVISTERET
653RD YR6395★4+30
MIKE MATTHEWSWRRET
653RD YR9097★4-2
DASAAHN BRAMETERET
522ND YR—97★4—
TK KEYSWRTRUE FR
521ST YR—100★5—
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PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
SC SECONDARYn=23 · 1 ROOM34% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
VICARI SWAINDBRET
823RD YR8693★4-9
PEYTON WILLIAMSDBRET
634TH YR8481★3+47
JUDGE COLLIERDBRET
514TH YR9463★3-20
J'ZAVIEN CURRENCEDBTRUE FR
501ST YR698★4—
KOSCI BARNESDBTRUE FR
491ST YR291★4—
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THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
RETURNINGPORTAL — PRIOR SCHOOL AND PORTAL STARS NAMEDLAST YR ≈ — RATES FROM HIS LAST MEASURED SEASON, NOT THE PROJECTED ROLEDEPARTEDVS COH = PRODUCTION vs OWN RECRUITING COHORT MEDIAN · CURVE = AHEAD / ON / BEHIND AT ±8 · PT% IS HIS SHARE OF HIS OWN ROOM · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TEAM QUALITYHOUSE GRADE + REFERENCES
METRIC
TENN
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SC
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
53.3
54.0
— OFFENSE
61.8
65.0
— DEFENSE
44.8
43.0
SP+ OVERALL
20.2
16.9
FPI
17.9
14.7
ELO
1729
1763
TALENT
886
863
PRODUCTION
91
83
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−3
+4
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.47
0.53
SCOUT TEAM GRADE DECOMPOSES INTO OFFENSE AND DEFENSE, EACH BUILT FROM THE POSITION ROOM GRADES ABOVE · ROOM WEIGHTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST UNIT EPA, NOT ASSUMED · SPECIAL TEAMS ARE NOT IN IT YET
FIVE FACTORS2025 · NATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
TENN
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SC
OFF EFFICIENCY
97
16
DEF EFFICIENCY
18
48
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
57
80
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
91
83
FINISHING DRIVES
86
5
FIELD POSITION
69
94
TURNOVER MARGIN
85
63
THE FIVE FACTORS ARE CORRELATED, NOT FIVE INDEPENDENT DIALS · TURNOVER MARGIN IS THE LEAST STABLE OF THEM YEAR OVER YEAR
TEAM IDENTITYTENDENCIES THAT SET VOLUME
METRIC
TENN
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
SC
PASS RATE
36.2%
44.4%
PACE
26.1s
26.7s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
65.7%
59.6%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
42.4%
61.5%
PLAYS / GAME
69.0
67.5
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
2.9%
5.9%
EVERY ROW HERE IS COUNTED FROM PLAY BY PLAY · NONE OF IT IS A QUALITY RATING — FURTHER RIGHT IS MORE OF THE THING, NOT BETTER · SCHEME DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EVERY PERCENTILE READS HIGH-IS-GOOD · CELL SHADE = FBS PERCENTILE OF THE VALUE · DOTS PLOT BOTH TEAMS ON ONE 0–100 TRACK (GOLD = TENN, ORANGE = SC) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2026, GARBAGE-TIME FILTERED
≈ MARKS AN ESTIMATED VALUE · A CARRIED FIGURE IS WHAT A PLAYER DID LAST SEASON · PORTAL MARKS PARTICIPATION EARNED AT THE NAMED SCHOOL
VACATED VOLUME IS STATED AS OPEN AND NEVER ASSIGNED TO A SUCCESSOR · SPREAD, TOTAL, ML AND IMPLIED TOTALS ARE CONSENSUS MARKET FIGURES · NO PROJECTIONS ON THIS PAGE