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2017 Tennessee advanced statistical profile

Updated on 1/3/18

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Tennessee Volunteers (SEC East)

2017 Schedule & Results
Record: 4-8 | Second-order wins (diff.): 3.6 (-0.4) | S&P+ Rk: 107
Date Opponent Opp. S&P+ Rk Score W-L Win
Expectancy
Adj. Scoring
Margin
Percentile
Performance
Off.
Percentile
Def.
Percentile
4-Sep vs. Georgia Tech 73 42-41 W 23% -6.7 35% 78% 9%
9-Sep Indiana State N/A 42-7 W 100% 39.1 92% 82% 95%
16-Sep at Florida 86 20-26 L 19% -8.1 30% 43% 37%
23-Sep Massachusetts 84 17-13 W 75% 6.3 65% 30% 81%
30-Sep Georgia 3 0-41 L 0% -47.1 7% 2% 22%
14-Oct South Carolina 60 9-15 L 23% -6.9 34% 8% 85%
21-Oct at Alabama 1 7-45 L 0% -46.6 7% 1% 9%
28-Oct at Kentucky 90 26-29 L 33% -3.9 38% 63% 26%
4-Nov Southern Miss 40 24-10 W 81% 8.2 71% 33% 85%
11-Nov at Missouri 35 17-50 L 0% -37.6 7% 8% 9%
18-Nov LSU 21 10-30 L 3% -16.9 20% 9% 55%
25-Nov Vanderbilt 80 24-42 L 0% -26.9 9% 30% 8%
Category Offense Rk Defense Rk
S&P+ 20.9 118 28.3 68
Points Per Game 19.8 118 29.1 70
Five Factors
Offense Defense
Category Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
EFFICIENCY Success Rate 39.1% 101 46.7% 115 40.3%
EXPLOSIVENESS IsoPPP 1.12 89 1.02 9 1.17
FIELD POSITION Avg. FP 29.8 62 29.4 63 29.6
FINISHING DRIVES Pts. Per Trip in 40 3.87 114 5.26 126 4.42
TURNOVER MARGIN EXPECTED -0.8 74 Turnover Luck (PPG):
-0.91
ACTUAL -3 85
Rushing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Rushing S&P+ 99.9 71 89.0 104 100.0
Rushing Success Rate 40.7% 86 52.3% 130 42.2%
Rushing IsoPPP 0.85 87 0.83 29 0.92
Adj. Line Yards 95.5 99 87.8 109 100.0
Opportunity Rate 37.8% 73 46.5% 127 38.5%
Power Success Rate 74.1% 28 75.4% 109 67.7%
Stuff Rate 24.6% 125 15.0% 119 19.3%

Individual Rushing Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Rushes Yards TD Yards/
Carry
Hlt Yds/
Opp.
Opp.
Rate
Fumbles
(Lost)
John Kelly RB 5'9, 205 JR 189 778 9 4.1 5.2 30.2% 1 (1)
Ty Chandler RB 5'11, 195 FR 71 305 2 4.3 3.4 42.3% 0 (0)
Jarrett Guarantano QB 6'4, 200 FR 40 151 1 3.8 2.0 47.5% 3 (0)
Carlin Fils-aime RB 5'11, 183 SO 31 215 2 6.9 6.3 45.2% 1 (1)
Will McBride QB 6'1, 195 FR 12 103 0 8.6 7.0 58.3% 2 (1)
Tim Jordan RB 5'11, 196 FR 11 52 0 4.7 2.3 54.5% 2 (0)
Quinten Dormady QB 6'4, 222 JR 8 32 0 4.0 2.7 50.0% 3 (2)
Trey Coleman RB 5'11, 214 FR 4 9 0 2.3 0.7 25.0% 0 (0)
Tyler Byrd WR 6'0, 195 SO 2 19 0 9.5 7.5 50.0% 0 (0)
NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns.
Passing
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing S&P+ 99.9 67 110.4 27 100.0
Passing Success Rate 37.4% 100 38.0% 43 40.3%
Passing IsoPPP 1.44 65 1.44 62 1.48
Adj. Sack Rate 72.3 112 102 66 100

Individual Passing Stats

Player Ht, Wt Year Comp Att Yards TD INT Comp
Rate
Sacks Sack Rate Yards/
Att.
Jarrett Guarantano 6'4, 200 FR 86 139 997 4 2 61.9% 26 15.8% 4.9
Quinten Dormady 6'4, 222 JR 76 137 925 6 6 55.5% 3 2.1% 6.5
Will McBride 6'1, 195 FR 17 40 152 1 2 42.5% 6 13.0% 2.6

Individual Receiving Stats

Player Pos. Ht, Wt Year Targets Catches Yards TD Yds/
Catch
Yds/
Target
Catch Rate Success Rate Target
Rate
Brandon Johnson WR 6'2, 193 SO 55 37 482 1 13.0 8.8 67.3% 50.9% 18.5%
John Kelly RB 5'9, 205 JR 47 37 299 0 8.1 6.4 78.7% 34.0% 15.8%
Marquez Callaway WR 6'2, 199 SO 38 24 406 5 16.9 10.7 63.2% 52.6% 12.8%
Ethan Wolf TE 6'6, 258 SR 37 24 246 3 10.3 6.7 64.9% 48.6% 12.4%
Josh Palmer WR 6'2, 198 FR 30 9 98 0 10.9 3.3 30.0% 30.0% 10.1%
Jeff George WR 6'6, 198 SR 15 9 180 1 20.0 12.0 60.0% 53.3% 5.0%
Tyler Byrd WR 6'0, 195 SO 15 3 27 1 9.0 1.8 20.0% 20.0% 5.0%
Josh Smith WR 6'1, 206 SR 14 5 43 0 8.6 3.1 35.7% 28.6% 4.7%
Ty Chandler RB 5'11, 195 FR 12 10 108 0 10.8 9.0 83.3% 66.7% 4.0%
Tim Jordan RB 5'11, 196 FR 9 8 65 0 8.1 7.2 88.9% 44.4% 3.0%
Jauan Jennings WR 6'3, 209 JR 6 3 17 0 5.7 2.8 50.0% 33.3% 2.0%
Jordan Murphy WR 5'11, 170 FR 5 1 12 0 12.0 2.4 20.0% 20.0% 1.7%
Austin Pope TE 6'4, 230 FR 5 2 9 0 4.5 1.8 40.0% 20.0% 1.7%
Eli Wolf TE 6'4, 224 SO 3 3 48 0 16.0 16.0 100.0% 100.0% 1.0%
Carlin Fils-aime RB 5'11, 183 SO 2 2 18 0 9.0 9.0 100.0% 50.0% 0.7%
Darrell Taylor DL 6'4, 254 SO 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Standard Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Standard Downs S&P+ 101.2 64 96.8 79 100.0
Standard Downs Success Rate 45.1% 85 53.7% 126 46.5%
Standard Downs IsoPPP 1.01 88 0.92 9 1.07
SD Line Yards per Carry 2.70 98 3.59 128 2.92
SD Sack Rate 6.8% 96 6.0% 44 5.3%
Passing Downs
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk Nat'l Avg.
Passing Downs S&P+ 96.0 79 102.3 63 100.0
Passing Downs Success Rate 27.8% 99 29.7% 63 30.7%
Passing Downs IsoPPP 1.45 93 1.49 66 1.53
PD Line Yards per Carry 2.86 104 4.00 124 3.22
PD Sack Rate 11.4% 114 9.5% 27 7.8%
Situational
Offense Defense
Avg. Rk Avg. Rk
Q1 S&P+ 103.4 62 115.7 29
Q2 S&P+ 93.0 99 101.2 66
Q3 S&P+ 83.0 119 106.5 45
Q4 S&P+ 93.9 96 81.3 126
1st Down S&P+ 101.1 63 99.8 67
2nd Down S&P+ 94.2 92 98.3 74
3rd Down S&P+ 82.6 120 95.6 86
Offensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 61.0% 51 60.0%
Pass Downs Run Rate 35.2% 58 35.3%
Adj. Pace +2.2 109 +0.0
% of Solo Tackles 71.4% 91 73.8%
Defensive Footprint
Team Rk Nat'l Average
Std. Downs Run Rate 69.1% 5 59.9%
Pass. Downs Run Rate 41.7% 11 35.0%
Overall Havoc Rate 13.5% 107 16.0%
DL Havoc Rate 4.8% 64 4.9%
LB Havoc Rate 3.8% 85 4.4%
DB Havoc Rate 4.8% 116 6.5%
PD to INC 29.6% 106 33.9%
Individual Defensive Stats
Name Pos Ht, Wt Year Tackles TFL (Sacks) Run Stuffs* Int (PBU) FF Succ. Rate**
Daniel Bituli LB 6'3, 235 SO 67.0 3 (0) 7 1 (2) 1 53.9%
Micah Abernathy DB 6'0, 203 JR 64.0 1 (0) 4 0 (2) 0 73.7%
Nigel Warrior DB 6'0, 194 SO 63.0 3 (1) 6 1 (3) 3 68.6%
Quart'e Sapp LB 6'2, 222 SO 58.5 4 (0) 11 0 (2) 0 45.3%
Rashaan Gaulden DB 6'1, 193 JR 52.0 3.5 (0) 9 1 (5) 3 53.2%
Colton Jumper LB 6'2, 229 SR 40.0 9.5 (4.5) 9 0 (1) 0 38.9%
Emmanuel Moseley DB 5'11, 184 SR 33.5 2 (0) 2 1 (7) 0 57.9%
Kendal Vickers DL 6'3, 295 SR 32.5 7 (1.5) 13 0 (0) 2 24.5%
Justin Martin DB 6'1, 196 SR 32.0 0.5 (0) 1 1 (1) 1 80.0%
Kyle Phillips DL 6'4, 263 JR 26.5 4.5 (2) 10 0 (2) 0 40.0%
Reginald McKenzie Jr. DL 6'3, 320 JR 26.0 3.5 (2) 4 0 (1) 0 25.7%
Darrell Taylor DL 6'4, 254 SO 21.0 4 (3) 3 0 (2) 2 33.3%
Elliott Berry LB 5'11, 206 SR 20.0 2 (1.5) 2 0 (4) 0 36.0%
Jonathan Kongbo DL 6'6, 264 JR 19.0 2.5 (2.5) 5 0 (0) 0 37.9%
Shy Tuttle DL 6'2, 308 JR 18.0 2.5 (0) 7 0 (0) 0 18.5%
Cortez McDowell LB 6'0, 228 SR 18.0 1.5 (0) 3 0 (0) 0 60.9%
Shawn Shamburger DB 6'0, 191 FR 16.5 1 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 76.5%
Alexis Johnson DL 6'4, 300 JR 11.0 2 (2) 2 0 (0) 0 28.6%
Shaq Wiggins DB 5'10, 169 SR 9.0 0 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 80.0%
Theo Jackson DB 6'1, 178 FR 7.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 50.0%
Todd Kelly Jr. DB 5'11, 200 SR 6.0 0 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 66.7%
Dillon Bates LB 6'3, 224 JR 5.0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 100.0%
D.J. Henderson WR 6'1, 183 JR 5.0 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
Will Ignont LB 6'1, 228 FR 4.0 1 (0) 2 0 (0) 0 33.3%
Deandre Johnson DL 6'4, 258 FR 3.5 2 (1) 0 0 (0) 2 0.0%

* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.

** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.

Special Teams

Rating Rank
Special Teams S&P+ 0.5 26
Category Rate Rank
FG Value (per kick) 0.00 69
Punt Success Rate 70.0% 17
Kickoff Success Rate 86.3% 17
Punt Return Success Rate 35.7% 101
Kick Return Success Rate 43.8% 70
Place-Kicker Ht, Wt Year PAT FG Pct
Aaron Medley 6'2, 203 SR 25-25 6-8 75.0%
Brent Cimaglia 6'1, 193 FR 3-3 8-13 61.5%
Punter Ht, Wt Year Punts Avg TB FC I20 FC/I20
Ratio
Trevor Daniel 6'1, 227 SR 70 47.5 5 15 21 51.4%
Kicker Ht, Wt Year Kickoffs Avg TB TB% OOB Fair
Catches
Onside
Att
Onside
Success
Aaron Medley 6'2, 203 SR 41 64.5 29 70.7% 0 1 1 0
Brent Cimaglia 6'1, 193 FR 10 63.6 4 40.0% 0 0 0 0
Punt Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Marquez Callaway 6'2, 199 SO 13 8.4 0 13 2 (2)
Emmanuel Moseley 5'11, 184 SR 1 3.0 0 1 0 (0)
Kick Returner Ht, Wt Year Returns Avg. TD Fair Catch Fumbles (Lost)
Ty Chandler 5'11, 195 FR 17 24.5 1 0 0 (0)
Marquez Callaway 6'2, 199 SO 6 8.2 0 0 0 (0)
Evan Berry 5'11, 205 SR 4 35.8 0 0 0 (0)
Tackler Pos Ht, Wt Year ST Tackles PR Avg KR Avg
D.J. Henderson WR 6'1, 183 JR 5.0 3.7 32.0
Micah Abernathy DB 6'0, 203 JR 5.0 10.8
Dillon Bates LB 6'3, 224 JR 4.5 5.0 20.0
Theo Jackson DB 6'1, 178 FR 3.5 25.5
Marquill Osborne DB 5'11, 188 SO 3.0 10.0 14.0

Stats via SportSource Analytics