Week 1 · 2025
Tennessee at Illinois
Tue 12/30/2025 05:30 PMNissan StadiumIllinois pregame43% — Pregame win probability: 43% for Illinois. Tennessee favored, and lost — Illinois won.Neutral site
32°Cloudy8 mph WNW · 47% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Tennessee
28
8–5
Illinois
30
9–4
Attendance
52,815
reported
Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.
TENNQuarterbacks2 blue chips4
- —No recruiting profile foundQB6Joey Aguilar ← UCLA3yr3,565 Pass yds24 TD10 Int67.3 Cmp%101 Rush yds
- 44-star recruitQB4Jake Merklinger2yr173 Pass yds2 TD0 Int54.2 Cmp%16 Rush yds
- 44-star recruitQB12George MacIntyre1yr69 Pass yds0 TD0 Int77.8 Cmp%
- —No recruiting profile foundQB13Mason Phillips1yr18 Rush yds
ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip4
- 44-star recruitQB9Luke Altmyer5yr3,007 Pass yds22 TD5 Int67.4 Cmp%242 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB5Ethan Hampton ← Northern Illinois5yr27 Pass yds0 TD1 Int75.0 Cmp%
- 33-star recruitQB10Trey Petty2yr
- 33-star recruitQB2Carson Boyd1yr
TENNOffensive line8 blue chips16
- 55-star recruitOL53Lance Heard3yr
- 55-star recruitOL70David Sanders Jr.1yr
- 44-star recruitOL56Sam Pendleton ← Notre Dame3yr
- 44-star recruitOL74Shamurad Umarov3yr
- 44-star recruitOL50Max Anderson2yr
- 44-star recruitOL50William Satterwhite II2yr
- 44-star recruitOL68Bennett Warren2yr
- 44-star recruitOL58Nic Moore1yr
- 33-star recruitOL77Brian Grant4yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Wendell Moe Jr. ← Arizona4yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Gage Ginther2yr
- 33-star recruitOL51Jeremias Heard2yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Jesse Perry2yr
- 33-star recruitOL55Antoni Ogumoro1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL69Gus Hill4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL59Charlie Powell III1yr
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips16
- 22-star recruitDE49Harrysson Ngassa2yr
- 33-star recruitDL90James Thompson Jr. ← Wisconsin6yr40 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna2yr20 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL13Tomiwa Durojaiye ← Florida State4yr16 Tackles4.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL92Curt Neal ← Wisconsin4yr16 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL96Eli Coenen ← Bemidji State1yr12 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell3yr11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL92Gentle Hunt4yr9 Tackles1.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL45Jeremiah Warren3yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL—Carter Hewitt ← Northern Iowa4yrcareer 5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John2yr
- 33-star recruitDL91Cameron Brooks1yr
- 33-star recruitDL95Isaiah White1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL93Henry Engel3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo2yr
- 33-star recruitDT94Angelo McCullom2yr19 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
TENNDefensive line13 blue chips23
- 55-star recruitDE29Jordan Ross2yr24 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDE39Caleb Herring3yr15 Tackles6.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDE5Kellen Lindstrom2yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL19Joshua Josephs4yr33 Tackles5.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL20Bryson Eason6yr31 Tackles4.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL5Daevin Hobbs3yr30 Tackles3.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL90Dominic Bailey6yr27 Tackles6.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL18Tyree Weathersby3yr25 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL42Tyre West4yr23 Tackles7.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL19Nathan Robinson3yr14 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL51Jaxson Moi4yr11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL9Mariyon Dye1yr8 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL17Ethan Utley1yr5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL47Isaiah Campbell1yr4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL44Christian Gass1yr3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL99Charles House III1yr3 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL35Carson Gentle2yr3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL55Mike Bethea II2yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL92Herb Gray2yr1 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL96Isaiah Inge2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL87Joshua Helsdon4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDT99Jamal Wallace2yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDT97Josh Schell ← Grand Valley State1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
ILLOffensive lineNo blue chips19
- 33-star recruitOL73Josh Gesky5yr
- 33-star recruitOL64Josh Kreutz5yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Brandon Henderson3yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Ayden Knapik ← Idaho3yr
- 33-star recruitOL55TJ McMillen3yr
- 33-star recruitOL66Brandon Hansen2yr
- 33-star recruitOL74Zafir Stewart2yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Eddie Tuerk2yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Dylan Frechette1yr
- 33-star recruitOL56JJ Hirdes1yr
- 33-star recruitOL68Michael McDonough1yr
- 33-star recruitOL54Griffin Rousseau1yr
- 22-star recruitOL58Melvin Priestly3yr
- 22-star recruitOL68Tyler McMillan ← Southeast Missouri State2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL74J.C. Davis4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL65Dezmond Schuster3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL57Zach Barrett2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL63Kellen Francis2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL71Nathan Knapik ← Idaho1yr
TENNBacks & tight ends5 blue chips12
- 33-star recruitRB18DeSean Bishop3yr182 Car1,076 Rush yds16 TD5.9 Rush avg15 Rec135 Rec yds9.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB9Star Thomas ← Duke4yr104 Car596 Rush yds7 TD5.7 Rush avg11 Rec116 Rec yds10.5 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitRB2Peyton Lewis2yr70 Car290 Rush yds7 TD4.1 Rush avg4 Rec42 Rec yds10.5 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitRB17Daune Morris1yr35 Car133 Rush yds1 TD3.8 Rush avg1 Rec4 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB2Justin Baker1yr14 Car43 Rush yds0 TD3.1 Rush avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB24Hunter Barnes4yr1 Car2 Rush yds0 TD2.0 Rush avg
- 44-star recruitTE0Ethan Davis3yr21 Rec257 Rec yds2 TD12.2 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE87Miles Kitselman4yr26 Rec253 Rec yds2 TD9.7 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE7DaSaahn Brame1yr6 Rec63 Rec yds0 TD10.5 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE88Jack Van Dorselaer1yr5 Rec23 Rec yds1 TD4.6 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE80Cole Harrison2yr1 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD17.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE40Seamus Meagher1yr
ILLLinebackers2 blue chips17
- 33-star recruitLB28Dylan Rosiek5yr53 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB45Malachi Hood4yr44 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB17Gabe Jacas4yr44 Tackles13.5 TFL11.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz4yr30 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB3Alec Bryant5yr26 Tackles3.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB0Jojo Hayden3yr25 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB39Kenenna Odeluga5yr22 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB9Leon Lowery Jr. ← Wisconsin6yr20 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown2yr11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB26Ismael Kante1yr8 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB42Luke Zardzin5yr5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB33Grant Beerman1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB48Carter Smith2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin3yr
- 33-star recruitLB47Easton Baker2yr
- 33-star recruitLB34Erik Gayle1yr
- 33-star recruitLB38Jack Paris1yr
TENNLinebackers6 blue chips12
- —No recruiting profile foundLB13Edwin Spillman2yr81 Tackles3.5 TFL2.5 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB22Jeremiah Telander3yr80 Tackles6.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
- 44-star recruitLB7Arion Carter3yr75 Tackles6.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB12Jaedon Harmon1yr19 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB27Jadon Perlotte1yr19 Tackles2.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB33Ben Bolton4yr18 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB11Jordan Burns2yr8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB0Brenden Anes1yr5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB50Ryan Scott2yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB6Emmanuel Okoye3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB57Grier Short2yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB39Jayden Loftin1yr
ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips20
- 44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine2yr131 Car614 Rush yds4 TD4.7 Rush avg10 Rec55 Rec yds5.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery4yr75 Car382 Rush yds3 TD5.1 Rush avg9 Rec54 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson4yr9 Car41 Rush yds1 TD4.6 Rush avg3 Rec12 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB20John Forster1yr
- 33-star recruitRB22Cedric Wyche II1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB25Aaron Ball2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement ← West Virginia2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB22Petey Olaleye2yr
- 33-star recruitTE14Cole Rusk5yr19 Rec217 Rec yds1 TD11.4 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin3yr16 Rec188 Rec yds2 TD11.8 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE85Tanner Arkin5yr13 Rec114 Rec yds2 TD8.8 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE88Davin Stoffel ← South Dakota State2yr1 Rec24 Rec yds0 TD24.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE86Christian Abney ← Ball State3yr1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE89Clayton Leonard4yr
- 33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger2yr
- 33-star recruitTE16Logan Farrell1yr
- 33-star recruitTE84Grant Smith1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE33Jake Furtney2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE39Trey Peters1yr
TENNReceivers4 blue chips16
- 33-star recruitWR17Chris Brazzell II4yr62 Rec1,017 Rec yds9 TD16.4 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR14Braylon Staley2yr68 Rec837 Rec yds6 TD12.3 Rec avg
- 55-star recruitWR4Mike Matthews2yr53 Rec813 Rec yds4 TD15.3 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR3Radarious Jackson1yr9 Rec90 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR22Braylon Harmon2yr1 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD41.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR9Joakim Dodson1yr2 Rec38 Rec yds0 TD19.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR1Travis Smith Jr.1yr3 Rec29 Rec yds0 TD9.7 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3Tommy Winton III4yr3 Rec26 Rec yds0 TD8.7 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR8Trey Weary3yr1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR36Nathan Roberts3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR26Carson Whitehead3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR29Jack-Henry Jakobik2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR81Amari Jefferson ← Alabama2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR39Malcolm Kinzer2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR88Deon Hardin1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR35Ben Petermann1yr
ILLDefensive backs1 blue chip23
- —No recruiting profile foundCB7Kaleb Patterson3yr16 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Matthew Bailey4yr76 Tackles2 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB10Miles Scott4yr64 Tackles4 PD3 Int
- 33-star recruitDB5Torrie Cox Jr.5yr50 Tackles3 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB16Tanner Heckel2yr36 Tackles2 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB6Juice Clarke3yr30 Tackles7 PD
- 33-star recruitDB0Mac Resetich3yr19 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB20Tyler Strain5yr9 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB1Xavier Scott4yr6 Tackles2 PD
- 33-star recruitDB19Tyson Rooks4yr5 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB14Andre Lovett Jr.1yr3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB35Grayson Griffin4yr3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB21Ben Clawson4yr2 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB26Amar Reynolds2yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB29TJ Griffin4yr
- 33-star recruitDB13Tysean Griffin2yr
- 33-star recruitDB32Tywan Cox1yr
- 33-star recruitDB2RJ Jones III1yr
- 33-star recruitDB13Xanai Scott1yr
- 33-star recruitDB25Des Straughton1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB—Donovan Turner1yr
- 44-star recruitS24Saboor Karriem3yr21 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitS25Vernon Woodward III2yr
TENNDefensive backs6 blue chips21
- 44-star recruitCB9Rickey Gibson III3yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundCB14Colin Brazzell2yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB15Edrees Farooq2yr76 Tackles3 PD2 Int
- 44-star recruitDB2Andre Turrentine5yr67 Tackles1 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB6Jalen McMurray5yr56 Tackles5 PD
- 44-star recruitDB8Colton Hood ← Colorado3yr50 Tackles8 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB4Ty Redmond1yr43 Tackles11 PD3 Int
- 44-star recruitDB6Boo Carter2yr26 Tackles3 PD
- 44-star recruitDB10Kaleb Beasley2yr24 Tackles1 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB0William Wright6yr14 Tackles1 PD1 Int
- 44-star recruitDB3Tre Poteat III1yr12 Tackles2 PD
- 33-star recruitDB23Sidney Walton1yr7 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB25Tim Merritt1yr4 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB37Montrell Bandy4yr2 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB24Dylan Lewis1yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB3Jermod McCoy3yrcareer 75 Tackles14 PD6 Int
- 33-star recruitDB4Jourdan Thomas4yrcareer 28 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB43Jackson Mathews2yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB38Andre Stewart3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB41Steele Katina2yr
- 33-star recruitS8Marcus Goree Jr.2yr1 Tackles0 PD
ILLReceivers1 blue chip13
- 33-star recruitWR80Hank Beatty4yr70 Rec864 Rec yds3 TD12.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon3yr35 Rec548 Rec yds5 TD15.7 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement ← West Virginia4yr36 Rec454 Rec yds3 TD12.6 Rec avg
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR0Justin Bowick ← Ball State4yr22 Rec265 Rec yds5 TD12.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR2Ashton Hollins4yr4 Rec108 Rec yds1 TD27.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR88Malik Elzy3yr7 Rec84 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR1Mario Sanders2yr2 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD16.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR7Alexander Capka-Jones3yr2 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD15.5 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR28Karson Kaiser1yr
- 33-star recruitWR6Jershaun Newton1yr
- 33-star recruitWR11Brayden Trimble1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR87Tyler McClure3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR18Michael Bartolotta2yr
TENNKickersNo blue chips3
- —No recruiting profile foundPK94Josh Turbyville4yr0 FG0 FGA0 Long3 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK30Max Gilbert3yr14 FG19 FGA53 Long106 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK93Grady Dangerfield1yr
ILLKickersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitPK24David Olano3yr20 FG23 FGA47 Long104 Pts
- 33-star recruitPK27Lucas Osada ← North Carolina2yrcareer 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
TENNPuntersNo blue chips1
- 22-star recruitP98Jackson Ross3yr39 Punts44.0 Avg20 In 20
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
- 22-star recruitP40Keelan Crimmins ← Purdue3yr36 Punts43.9 Avg9 In 20
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau ← Texas State2yrcareer 24 Punts35.4 Avg6 In 20
Previous meetings vs. Team
No other meetings in the seasons currently loaded.
Previous 2 meetings vs. Bret Bielema
Tennessee 1–1 vs Bret Bielema
- 2015 · wk 5Arkansas 24 @ Tennessee 20
- 2007 · wk 1Wisconsin 17 @ Tennessee 21
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