East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Southern
7-5 (5-3 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -22.4
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 7–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @App State | -8.1 | 10-38 | -28 | L |
| 2 | vsUVA Wise | FCS | 61-0 | +61 | W |
| 3 | vsNorth Dakota State | FCS | 35-38 | -3 | L |
| 4 | @Elon | FCS | 34-14 | +20 | W |
| 5 | @The Citadel | FCS | 34-17 | +17 | W |
| 6 | vsChattanooga | FCS | 10-17 | -7 | L |
| 7 | vsSamford | FCS | 31-28 | +3 | W |
| 9 | @Wofford | FCS | 24-7 | +17 | W |
| 10 | @Mercer | FCS | 31-37 | -6 | L |
| 11 | vsWestern Carolina | FCS | 24-21 | +3 | W |
| 12 | vsFurman | FCS | 21-24 | -3 | L |
| 13 | @VMI | FCS | 16-9 | +7 | W |
Quarterbacks · 4
2024 · 45
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jaylen King | JR | 6'4" | 215 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Gino English | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Baylor Hayes | FR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| QB | 4th | Steven Johnson | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Bryson Irby | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Devontae Houston | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Trey Foster | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Adrian Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Devin Ingram | FR | 5'8" | 180 | — |
| RB | 6th | Ezra Sexton | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | AJ Johnson | SR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Khamran Laborn | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Ephraim Floyd | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Hakeem Meggett | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Karim Page | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Xavier Gaillardetz | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Cameron Lewis | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Justin Franklin | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Parker Self | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Travien Watson | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jonathan Burns | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Brendan LeBlanc | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jaylen George | JR | 6'3" | 285 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Brandon Wilson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 4th | Willie Harris | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Dailen Howard | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | William McRainey | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Ray Coney | JR | 6'2" | 240 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Teddy Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Ty Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Nicholas Hunter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Eric Reuss | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Di'Andre Davis | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Cody Goatley | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 9th | Dre Delinois | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Elijah Taylor | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Cameron Sims | — | — | — | ★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Jayvon Henderson | JR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| DB | 1st | Chris Hope | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jimmy Bowdry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Ryan Barrett | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Mike Jenkins | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Jaden Woods | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Nate Brackett | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Ewan Johnson | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
27.6
PPG Against
20.8
Differential
+6.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 4-2
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-4
- Avg Margin
- +6.8
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 30.3 | 21.3 |
| Away | 4-2 | 24.8 | 20.3 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 5-3 | 23.9 | 20.0 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 35.0 | 22.5 |
Season History · last 11
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 11-2 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5-6 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2-9 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 1-3 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2024 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 6-5 |
| ATS | 5-5-150% |
| Over / Under | 3-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-5 |
| As underdog | 3-0 |
| Home | 1-4 |
| Away | 4-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #176 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★8 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #161 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | #176 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | #160 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #168 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #184 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #219 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #190 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #164 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | #159 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2024
Portal in 6net +3Out 3
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.8 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Devontae Houston | RB | 3★ | ← UConn |
| ▲ | Derrell Bailey Jr. | IOL | 3★ | ← South Florida |
| ▲ | Seth Williams | IOL | 3★ | ← App State |
| ▲ | Jaden Woods | S | 2★ | ← Akron |
| ▼ | Sheldon Arnold II | S | 3★ | → UCF |
| ▼ | Tommy Winton III | WR | 3★ | → Tennessee |
| ▼ | Job Kralik | WR | 3★ | → Weber State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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