Pro Football Focus grades and snap counts for No. 7 Tennessee at the second bye week

A closer look at the Pro Football Focus grades and snap counts for Tennessee’s offense (minimum 100 snaps) and defense (minimum 50 snaps) at the second by week of the season:

Tennessee’s PFF grades on offense

PlayersOverall GradeSnap CountDont’e Thornton88.5153Dylan Sampson87.8318DeSean Bishop81.6116Cooper Mays70.3447Nico Iamaleava70.0446Andrej Karic65.5409Miles Kitselman64.6307Squirrel White63.8242Bru McCoy63.1324Chris Brazzell II60.5311Holden Staes60.5192Javontez Spraggins58.1422Larry Johnson III57.9110Chas Nimrod55.2159Dayne Davis54.6227John Campbell49.8286Lance Heard42.8324Tennessee Offense PFF Grades (Minimum 100 snaps)

Sampson is the workhorse in Tennessee’s offense, carrying 144 times for 838 yards and 17 touchdowns this season. His 56-yard run against Alabama on Saturday was his longest of the season. He’s averaging 119.7 yards per game and 5.8 yards per carry, having ran for 100 or more yards in six of the first seven games

Bishop has ran 53 times for 366 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 2 tailback. 

Iamaleava has completed 108 of 170 passes (.635) for 1,413 yards and eight touchdowns. He has rushed 53 times for 179 yards and a touchdown.

Thornton leads the receivers with 12 catches for 365 yards and three touchdowns. McCoy has 20 catches for 289 yards and Brazzell has caught 18 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns. White also has 20 receptions for 230 yards. 

Kitselman has been the most productive tight end, catching six passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns. 

Tennessee’s PFF grades on defense

PlayerOverall GradeSnap CountJoshua Josephs90.2193Jermod McCoy84.5364Tyre West83.7121Will Brooks79.2303James Pearce Jr.78.9244Jakobe Thomas77.2136Elijah Simmons73.7109Kalib Perry72.7113Omarr Norman-Lott72.6122Jalen McMurray72.3126Keenan Pili70.4182Caleb Herring67.759Omari Thomas66.3169Jeremiah Telander66.2227Jalen Smith65.9109Jordan Matthews65.960Christian Harrison65.3155Christian Charles65.1120Bryson Eason62.8186Kaleb Beasley61.951Rickey Gibson III61.9322Dominic Bailey61.6230Daevin Hobbs60.787Arion Carter59.3310Jayson Jenkins57.675Boo Carter56.75198Andre Turrentine52.3279Jaxson Moi51.0127Tennessee Defense PFF Grades (Minimum 50 snaps)

Brooks leads the defense from his safety spot with a team-high 37.0 tackles so far. He has 19 solo and 18 assist, along with three passes broken up, two interceptions and a forced fumble. 

Pearce leads the Vols with 5.5 tackles, a half sack ahead of Josephs. Pearce also has 3.5 sacks and eight quarterback hits.

Norman-Lott has 2.5 sacks while West and Bailey have two each. Carter has 19.0 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks and three quarterback hits.

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