Pro Football Focus grades, snap counts from No. 10 Tennessee’s win over UTEP

Pro Football Focus grades and snap counts from No. 10 Tennessee’s 56-0 Senior Day win over UTEP on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium:

Tennessee Offense

Nico Iamaleava completed 17 of 23 passes for 209 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes. He ran seven times for 36 yards, including a long of 29 on the first touchdown drive of the second half.

PlayerOverall PFF GradeSnap CountAndrej Karic82.650Max Anderson82.220Cameron Seldon80.412Dylan Sampson79.238Cooper Mays78.252Khalifa Keith77.88Larry Johnson III76.923Dayne Davis76.632Jesse Perry76.320Ethan Davis75.026Gaston Moore72.712Miles Kitselman72.630John Campbell Jr.72.520Jackson Lampley71.332Bru McCoy71.245Charlie Browder70.912Nico Iamalaeva68.852Lance Heard68.841Brian Grant67.58Javontez Spraggins66.028Chris Brazzell65.84Ayden Bussell65.714Titus Rohrer65.08Peyton Lewis63.614Mike Matthews62.436Holden Staes60.622Bennett Warren59.28Shamurad Umarov58.412Braylon Staley58.28Dont’e Thornton57.737Chas Nimrod57.112Kaleb Webb56.08Squirrel White53.740Navy Shuler47.18Tennessee’s Offensive Pro Football Focus Grades, Snap Counts

Dylan Sampson ran 11 times for 77 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 25 yards. Sampson’s touchdown run was his 22nd of the season and gave him 132 total points on the season, both new Tennessee single-season records. Freshman Peyton Lewis ran seven times for 46 yards and two touchdowns.

Bru McCoy caught two passes for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Tight ends were productive all afternoon with Miles Kitselman catching two passes for 34 yards, Holden Staes catching two passes for 30 yards and Ethan Davis caught two passes for 19 yards and a touchdown.

Squirrel White caught two passes for 15 yards and a touchdown and freshman Mike Matthews had one catch for 25 yards.

Tennessee Defense

PlayerOverall PFF GradeSnap CountBryson Eason91.425James Pearce Jr.89.227Rickey Gibson87.648Jayson Jenkins83.328Kalib Perry83.132Joshua Josephs82.824Jordan Burns77.54Jermod McCoy77.343Jalen Smith76.124Arion Carter75.136Ryan Scott73.44Carson Gentle73.44Jalen McMurray72.638Ben Bolton72.310Christian Harrison69.738Jordan Matthews65.818Jakobe Thomas65.820Tim Amet65.64Eli Purcell65.514Boo Carter65.038Omari Thomas64.120Kaleb Beasley63.55Andre Turrentine60.745Daevin Hobbs60.432Elijah Simmons59.121Edrees Farooq58.211Kellen Lindstrom57.34WIll Brooks57.142Christian Charles55.823Nathan Robinson55.77Caleb Herring55.723Tyree Weathersby51.87Jaxson Moi51.124John Slaughter50.911Jamal Wallace50.77Omarr Norman-Lott50.66Jeremiah Telander47.828Joshua Helsdon47.74Dominic Bailey47.220Tyre West35.717Tennessee’s Defensive Pro Football Focus Grades, Snap Counts

Boo Carter had a team-high six tackles for Tennessee, including five solo and 0.5 tackles for loss. The Vols had 14 total tackles for loss from 11 different Tennessee players.

James Pearce had 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, to go with four tackles. Joshua Jospehs had 2.0 tackles for loss and Daevin Hobbs, Kalib Perry and Jalen Smith and 1.5 TFLs each.

Jermod McCoy picked off UTEP in the end zone in the first quarter and the Vols later forced a fumble that turned into a touchdown. Carter also set up two touchdowns with punts returns of 38 and 18 yards.

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