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No. 15 Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3: Pro Football Focus grades, snap counts

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Snap counts and grades from Pro Football Focus following No. 15 Tennessee’s 69-3 win over Chattanooga to open the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium:

Offense

Player	Overall Grade	Snap Count	Pass	Pass Block	Run	Run Block
RB Dylan Sampson	89.7	28	88.5	49.5	86.0	60.0
QB Nico Iamaleava	87.3	54	91.2	–	47.1	60.0
WR Dont’e Thornton	85.2	17	82.3	–	–	60.3
WR Trey Weary	84.4	17	82.2	–	–	61.5
OL Cooper Mays	79.4	54	–	81.8	–	75.3
RB DeSean Bishop	75.7	15	68.8	67.9	75.4	–
WR Bru McCoy	75.6	41	73.7	–	63.2	60.7
TE Ethan Davis	75.4	18	78.9	67.5	–	54.6
OL Andrej Karic	73.6	43	–	74.7	–	74.2
OL Javontez Spraggins	72.2	44	–	82.8	–	71.0
QB Gaston Moore	72.2	23	71.6	–	–	60.0
RB Khalifa Keith	71.6	17	56.8	70.1	70.4	60.0
TE Holden Staes	68.5	25	69.1	64.5	–	59.3
OL Larry Johnson III	67.9	32	–	63.0	–	67.7
OL Lance Heard	65.9	45	–	78.0	–	59.6
WR Chris Brazzell II	65.4	54	64.8	–	–	61.9
OL John Campbell Jr.	64.4	37	–	60.2	–	64.5
OL William Satterwhite	64.3	23	–	78.2	–	60.9
OL Dayne Davis	63.0	25	–	78.7	–	57.1
WR Nathan Leacock	62.5	26	61.8	–	–	62.4
RB Cameron Seldon	62.4	25	56.3	74.2	63.5	60.0
OL Bennett Warren	61.4	17	–	74.1	–	59.0
OL Vysen Lang	61.0	17	–	74.1	–	59.3
OL Jackson Lampley	60.0	44	–	82.7	–	54.7
WR Kaleb Webb	59.7	33	59.4	–	–	62.1
WR Chas Nimrod	59.4	24	59.2	–	–	61.0
OL Ayden Bussell	59.1	17	–	74.0	–	57.6
RB Peyton Lewis	58.3	9	56.5	–	58.9	–
WR Dayton Sneed	57.4	26	57.0	–	–	61.7
WR Squirrel White	57.0	44	56.7	–	–	60.0
OL Jesse Perry	55.8	32	–	76.0	–	51.1
TE Cole Harrison	55.5	17	55.7	–	–	53.3
OL Shamurad Umarov	55.4	23	–	34.1	–	57.3
OL Brian Grant	53.0	17	–	74.0	–	51.2
TE Miles Kitselman	48.3	25	52.1	64.5	–	55.7
QB Jake Merklinger	48.0	17	52.5	–	53.1	60.0
TE Charlie Browder	42.0	9	37.4	–	–	57.6

Pro Football Focus Offensive Grades for Tennessee vs. Chattanooga

Nico Iamaleava was done after the first half, after completing 22 of 28 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns while leading Tennessee to a 45-0 lead at halftime. Iamaleava set a new Tennessee program record for passing yards in a half.

Gaston Moore started the third quarter, going 7-for-12 for 69 yards with one interception. Freshman Jake Merklinger completed all four of his attempts for 31 yards.

Dylan Sampson led Tennessee on the ground with 12 rushes for 124 yards and three touchdowns. DeSean Bishop had five carries for 60 yards and a touchdown, Cameron Seldon ran seven times for 47 yards, Khalifa Keith had 10 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown and Peyton Lewis carried four times for 14 yards.

Bru McCoy led Tennessee in receptions (6) and targets (7). Dont’e Thornton caught three passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Brazzell III caught five passes for 59 yards.

Tennessee had 718 yards of total offense, just seven yards shy of setting a program record. The Vols had 724 yards of total offense while putting up 66 points against Missouri in November 2022.

Defense

Player	Overall Grade	Snap Count	Run Defense	Tackle	Pass Rush	Coverage
DL Tyre West	88.3	16	86.8	73.7	66.0	–
LB Keenan Pili	82.8	15	76.6	76.3	–	71.0
LB Jalen Smith	75.3	24	81.6	79.4	59.5	62.7
DL Omari Thomas	74.0	15	55.4	22.1	88.6	–
CB Jordan Matthews	73.0	23	61.5	73.5	–	73.0
LB Kalib Perry	72.1	27	68.9	–	63.1	64.1
CB Jermod McCoy	71.8	28	61.2	76.2	–	72.1
LB Jeremiah Telander	71.8	25	83.5	57.3	58.9	57.2
DL Joshua Josephs	71.5	15	72.5	73.0	58.5	60.2
DB Jakobe Thomas	71.5	19	53.4	53.1	–	78.6
DB Edrees Farooq	70.6	11	72.2	79.7	–	60.6
DL Omarr Norman-Lott	70.1	14	65.9	72.6	67.9	–
DL Carson Gentle	68.4	8	67.2	71.1	59.8	–
DL Elijah Simmons	67.9	14	68.2	34.3	58.1	–
DL Jaxson Moi	67.0	16	68.2	–	58.2	–
DL Jordan Ross	66.9	8	66.5	71.1	58.5	–
DB Christian Charles	66.1	20	60.0	76.2	–	66.1
DB Jalen McMurray	65.8	32	63.3	73.5	–	65.2
LB Grier Short	64.7	7	63.9	73.6	–	–
DL Jamal Wallace	64.6	8	64.0	70.8	59.1	–
DL Jayson Jenkins	64.6	13	66.1	–	57.3	–
DB Marcus Goree	63.9	6	63.8	74.2	–	60.0
DL Daevin Hobbs	63.6	16	64.8	72.6	57.8	–
DB Will Brooks	63.1	27	69.7	83.5	–	57.4
DB John Slaughter	62.7	12	61.1	–	–	61.5
LB Eli Purcell	62.7	7	60.7	–	–	61.1
DL Caleb Herring	61.9	20	65.0	71.5	55.9	–
DL Isaiah Inge	61.4	4	60.8	–	59.8	–
DL Mike Bethea	61.4	4	60.8	–	59.8	–
DL Kellen Lindstrom	61.3	4	60.7	23.8	–	–
DB Montrell Bandy	61.1	4	60.0	–	–	60.0
DB Colin Brazzell	60.2	3	60.0	–	–	–
DB Jackson Matthews	60.1	1	–	–	–	60.0
DL James Pearce Jr.	60.1	10	60.3	–	58.0	60.0
DB Christian Harrison	60.1	23	70.2	28.0	56.7	55.7
DB Steele Katina	60.0	1	60.0	–	–	–
DL Tyree Weathersby	59.9	8	60.3	–	58.5	–
DB Boo Carter	59.8	30	68.4	77.6	60.0	52.0
DL Bryson Eason	58.6	15	59.6	28.3	57.6	–
DB Kaleb Beasley	58.3	26	63.3	76.7	–	56.0
LB Ryan Scott	56.6	8	56.1	–	–	60.0
DB Andre Turrentine	54.8	27	68.1	27.5	59.5	47.2
DL Nathan Robinson	53.7	8	55.2	–	59.1	–
DL Dominic Bailey	53.7	16	52.9	28.0	56.8	60.0
DL Tim Ames	53.3	4	55.4	–	–	–
LB Arion Carter	50.6	21	60.1	37.5	–	48.1
DL Joshua Helsdon	42.7	8	45.3	–	59.8	–

Pro Football Focus Defensive Grades for Tennessee vs. Chattanooga

Will Brooks led Tennessee’s defense with five total tackles. Jeremiah Telander and Arion Carter had four.

Six different players had three tackles and nine players had two tackles. Tyre West had one sack, two tackles for loss, one quarterback hit and one forced fumble. Jordan Matthews had two basses broken up. Boo Carter had two quarterback hits.

Joshua Josephs recovered a fumble in the first quarter and defensive end Jordan Ross blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Chattanooga was held to just 227 total yards and went 1-for-14 on third down. The Mocs rushed 35 times for 74 yards and completed 13 of 24 passes for 153 yards.

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