@Vol_Football Defensive Line Coach
Knoxville, TN
Joined June 2012
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Excited for the next 4 Years with my babies @milan_garner @sydneyg04 #HappyCollegeDecisonDay #UTK2026 #GirlDad #VFL
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Xavier has been named one of the 12 semifinalists for the @lombardi_award
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#GBO 🍊
Chasing Greatness!!
Xavier has been named one of the 12 semifinalists for the @lombardi_award
read more → 1tn.co/3WNpZRf
#GBO 🍊
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BREAKING: Class of 2027 CB Preston Glasco has Committed to Tennessee, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’3 185 CB from Loganville, GA chose the Vols over Alabama and Georgia
“I’m home, GBO 🍊”
on3.com/rivals/preston-glasc…
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Arion has been named an NFF National Scholar Athlete and a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy – college football's premier scholar-athlete award.
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@NFFNetwork | #GBO 🍊
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leading by example
Arion has been named a @WittenCMOY semifinalist
read more → 1tn.co/486XS1T
#GBO 🍊
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From one NFF National Scholar-Athlete to another. 🤝
What a moment for Arion and everyone who has been a part of his journey.
@NFFNetwork | #GBO 🍊
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Xavier and DeSean have each earned multiple midseason All-America team honors
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#GBO 🍊
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NEW: On3 College Football Midseason All-America Team🇺🇸
on3.com/news/2026-midseason-…
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A famous rapper once said…
“X GON’ GIVE IT TO YA”
Our @PFN365 highest-graded DTs through 7 weeks:
Xavier Gilliam, Tennessee: 95.7
Xavier Lewis, North Carolina: 92.7
Eriq George, Bowling Green: 88.7
Santana Hopper, Colorado: 88.2
Nick James, Pittsburgh: 87.8
Deuce Geralds, LSU: 87.8
Donta Simpson, Missouri: 87.2
Rashard Perry, Syracuse: 87.1
Anthony Holmes Jr., Texas Tech: 86.8
Riley Sunram, Minnesota: 86.7
Josh Hough, Cincinnati: 84.8
Hero Kanu, Texas: 84.4
Zach Lohavichan, Wake Forest: 84.3
Traevon Mitchell, Baylor: 84.1
Stephiylan Green, LSU: 83.9
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Our @PFN365 highest-graded DTs through 7 weeks:
Xavier Gilliam, Tennessee: 95.7
Xavier Lewis, North Carolina: 92.7
Eriq George, Bowling Green: 88.7
Santana Hopper, Colorado: 88.2
Nick James, Pittsburgh: 87.8
Deuce Geralds, LSU: 87.8
Donta Simpson, Missouri: 87.2
Rashard Perry, Syracuse: 87.1
Anthony Holmes Jr., Texas Tech: 86.8
Riley Sunram, Minnesota: 86.7
Josh Hough, Cincinnati: 84.8
Hero Kanu, Texas: 84.4
Zach Lohavichan, Wake Forest: 84.3
Traevon Mitchell, Baylor: 84.1
Stephiylan Green, LSU: 83.9
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weekly @SEC honors
Defensive Lineman OTW » Tyree Weathersby
Special Teams POTW » Cooper Ranvier
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#GBO 🍊
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Our @PFN365 highest-graded defensive lines through 7 weeks:
Tennessee: 94.2
LSU: 94.0
Indiana: 93.6
New Mexico: 90.7
ECU: 90.6
Michigan: 87.6
Texas: 87.5
FIU: 87.3
Syracuse: 86.6
Minnesota: 85.7
Alabama: 85.6
Virginia Tech: 85.5
Georgia State: 84.3
Notre Dame: 84.2
Duke: 84.1
Oklahoma: 83.9
SMU: 83.4
Baylor: 83.0
Missouri: 82.3
Kansas State: 82.3
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Tennessee DL Tyree Weathersby (6-5, 270) is a big, strong athlete who is putting it all together in year four (8.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks).
The Vols front-7 is loaded led by Weathersby and Xavier Gilliam (who looks like a top-20 draft pick).
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Our @PFN365 highest-graded secondaries through 7 weeks:
Tennessee: 91.1
Oklahoma: 91.0
Utah: 90.7
BYU: 89.3
Ohio State: 89.2
LSU: 88.7
Texas: 88.6
Notre Dame: 88.6
Penn State: 88.3
Kansas State: 88.1
New Mexico: 87.7
Nebraska: 87.1
Wisconsin: 86.7
Oregon: 86.6
North Carolina: 86.3
Missouri: 85.4
TCU: 85.3
Sam Houston: 85.1
Virginia: 84.9
Georgia: 84.1
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Tennessee defense national ranking (plus SEC)
1st sacks*
2nd explosive pass allowed*
3rd def efficiency
3rd tackles/loss*
3rd 4th-down defense*
7th fewest explosive plays*
8th pass defense
9th scoring defense*
10th takeaways
11th Opp pass rating*
15th total defense
*1st in SEC