Vanderbilt Commodores
SEC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #11
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 20.3 (#11)
- SP+ Offense
- 39.9
- SP+ Defense
- 21.4
- SRS
- 16.0
- FPI
- 17.1
- Elo
- 1880
- Talent
- 685
- Recruiting
- 225 (#33)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
8.3p10 6.0 — p90 10.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 7.4% | |
| Make CFP | 26.3% | |
| Quarterfinal | 14.6% | |
| Semifinal | 5.6% | |
| Natl. final | 1.9% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.7% |
Schedule
proj record 8.3–3.7
Schedule
24th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
7th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
40th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAustin Peay | FCS | 50-3* | +46.5 | 100% | — |
| 2 | vsDelaware | -10.9 | 48-7 | +41.1 | 99% | — |
| 3 | vsNC State | +4.8 | 31-20 | +11.1 | 75% | — |
| 4 | @Auburn | +11.6 | 28-22 | +5.6 | 64% | — |
| 5 | @Georgia | +24.1 | 13-32 | -18.8 | 13% | — |
| 6 | vsOle Miss | +24 | 28-29 | -0.7 | 48% | — |
| 7 | vsArkansas | +5.1 | 34-19 | +15.2 | 82% | — |
| 8 | @Kentucky | +1.8 | 30-14 | +15.7 | 83% | — |
| 10 | @Mississippi State | +4.1 | 35-18 | +16.6 | 84% | — |
| 11 | vsAlabama | +14.8 | 29-26 | +3.3 | 58% | — |
| 12 | @Florida | +3.5 | 26-16 | +10.6 | 74% | — |
| 13 | vsTennessee | +15 | 27-26 | +1.1 | 53% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 75
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Diego Pavia | SR | 6'0" | 207 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Blaze Berlowitz | JR | 6'3" | 205 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Whit Muschamp | SO | 6'1" | 190 | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Sedrick Alexander | JR | 5'9" | 200 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Makhilyn Young | SR | 5'10" | 195 | ★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Jamezell Lassiter | SO | 5'8" | 196 | — |
| RB | 4th | Dominic Rezac | SR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| RB | 5th | Gabe Fields | FR | 6'0" | 210 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Junior Sherrill | JR | 5'11" | 188 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Ja'Cory Thomas← Old Dominion | JR | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Richie Hoskins | SR | 6'1" | 196 | — |
| WR | 4th | Cole Adams← Alabama | SO | 5'10" | 183 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Tristen Brown | SO | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| WR | 6th | Kayleb Barnett | FR | 5'8" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Trent Hudson | SR | 6'3" | 180 | — |
| WR | 8th | Joseph McVay | SO | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jayvontay Conner← East Carolina | SO | 6'4" | 231 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Cole Spence | SR | 6'7" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Brycen Coleman | SO | 6'5" | 210 | — |
| TE | 4th | Emmanuel Adebi | SR | 6'5" | 266 | — |
| TE | 5th | Gabe Fisher | JR | 6'1" | 240 | — |
| TE | — | Walter Taylor III← Ball State | JR | 6'5" | 236 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Maurice Veney← Morehouse College | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Chase Mitchell | SR | 6'4" | 320 | ★★ |
| OT | — | Beau Johnson← North Dakota State | SO | 6'6" | 297 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Talan Carter← Jacksonville State | SO | 6'1" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Khordae Sydnor | SR | 6'4" | 266 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Zaylin Wood | SR | 6'0" | 280 | — |
| DL | 4th | Joshua Singh | SR | 6'0" | 285 | — |
| DL | 5th | Jaylon Stone | SR | 6'2" | 288 | — |
| DL | 6th | Glenn Seabrooks III | SO | 6'3" | 340 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Bradley Mann | SR | 6'6" | 288 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Mason Nelson | SR | 6'1" | 310 | ★★ |
| DL | 9th | Hayden Bray | SR | 6'4" | 277 | — |
| DL | 10th | Aaron Bryant | SR | 6'2" | 305 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 11th | Yilanan Ouattara | SR | 6'7" | 311 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Nikhil Jefferson | FR | 6'1" | 325 | — |
| DL | — | Mike Diatta← Oklahoma State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Miles Capers | SR | 6'4" | 235 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Edwin Kolenge← Boston College | JR | 6'3" | 252 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | Brian Allen← Iowa | JR | 6'3" | 264 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 4th | Keanu Koht | SR | 6'4" | 232 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 5th | Mason Carter | SO | 6'5" | 234 | — |
| EDGE | 6th | CJ Jackson← LSU | FR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Bryan Longwell | JR | 6'1" | 227 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Langston Patterson | SR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Nick Rinaldi | SR | 6'3" | 234 | — |
| LB | 4th | Bryce Cowan | SR | 6'4" | 231 | — |
| LB | 5th | Prince Kollie | SR | 6'1" | 227 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Jamison Curtis | SO | 6'1" | 239 | — |
| LB | 7th | Austin Howard | FR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Jailen Ruth | JR | 6'3" | 212 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Martel Hight | JR | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Kolbey Taylor | SR | 6'3" | 190 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Mark Davis | SR | 6'2" | 196 | ★★ |
| CB | 4th | Jordan Matthews | JR | 6'2" | 182 | — |
| CB | 5th | Jaylin Lackey | SO | 6'0" | 198 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Marlon Jones | SR | 6'1" | 188 | — |
| CB | 7th | Cayden Daniels | FR | 6'1" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 8th | Jaylin Davies← Oklahoma State | SR | 5'11" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Cobey Sellers← Texas A&M | FR | 5'11" | 176 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | CJ Heard | SO | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Marlen Sewell | SR | 6'1" | 198 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Ricardo Jones← Clemson | SO | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Dontae Carter | SO | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★★ |
| S | 5th | Carson Lawrence | FR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| S | 6th | Jalen Gilbert | JR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| S | 7th | Vanzale Hinton | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| S | 8th | Payne Daniel | JR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Kaden Schickel← Michigan State | SR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| P | 1st | Nick Haberer | SR | 6'2" | 213 | ★★★ |
| P | — | Tyler Ebel← South Dakota | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Brock Taylor | JR | 6'1" | 161 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Mason Rohmiller | SR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| PK | — | Justin Dewers | FR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
8.3
Exp. Losses
3.7
Toss-ups
3
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
39.997
Off PPA
+0.41100
Pass PPA
+0.5297
Rush PPA
+0.3399
Success
50%97
Explosive
1.4297
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.41 | +0.19 |
| Passing | +0.52 | +0.35 |
| Rushing | +0.33 | +0.02 |
| 1st Down | +0.26 | -0.06 |
| 2nd Down | +0.48 | +0.21 |
| 3rd Down | +0.71 | +0.62 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
39.4
PPG Against
21.9
Differential
+17.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 10-2
- Home
- 7-0
- Away
- 3-2
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 4-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-1
- Avg Margin
- +17.5
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 7-0 | 44.0 | 21.1 |
| Away | 3-2 | 33.0 | 23.0 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 27.0 | 34.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 2-3 | 26.8 | 26.4 |
| Conference | 6-2 | 32.4 | 23.0 |
| Non-conference | 4-1 | 48.2 | 22.6 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 4 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #11 | #9 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #50 | #24 | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 2-10 | 0-8 | #110 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 2-6 | #86 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-10 | 0-8 | #122 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-9 | 0-9 | #121 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #106 | — | — |
| 2018 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #39 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 5-7 | 1-7 | #70 | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #71 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #83 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3-9 | 0-8 | #84 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 4-0 ATS · O4/U0
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 10-3 |
| ATS | 10-283% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-1 |
| As underdog | 4-1 |
| Home | 6-1 |
| Away | 4-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #50 · 18 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★132 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #33 | 225 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | #76 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | #40 | 208 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | #52 | 195 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | #32 | 212 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | #49 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | #52 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | #56 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | #41 | 202 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2017 | #65 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 18net -1Out 19
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.1 / 3.2
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Brian Allen | EDGE | 4★ | ← Iowa |
| ▲ | Ja'Cory Thomas | WR | 4★ | ← Old Dominion |
| ▲ | Jayvontay Conner | TE | 3★ | ← East Carolina |
| ▲ | Beau Johnson | OT | 3★ | ← North Dakota State |
| ▼ | Tre Richardson | WR | 4★ | → Louisville |
| ▼ | Jeremiah Dillon | WR | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Chance Fitzgerald | WR | 4★ | → Austin Peay |
| ▼ | Linus Zunk | EDGE | 3★ | → Washington State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
20 items
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