Tennessee State Tigers
Big South-OVC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
Ratings
2026
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- —
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 13 (#227)
Schedule
2026
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Georgia | +24.1 | — | — | — | — |
Quarterbacks · 4
2026 · 37
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Byron McNair | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Jonathan Palmer | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Caleb Mccreary | — | — | — | — |
| QB | — | Marcelis Tate← South Florida | SO | 6'2" | 207 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Kendric Rhymes | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Zack Simmons-Brown | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Taveon Porter | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Lelan Wilhoite | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Trevor Pearson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Tysean Jefferson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Tre Berry← Minnesota | FR | 5'10" | 200 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Snap Reed | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Brock Montgomery | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Tyson Edwards | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Anthony Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Amari Southall | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Justin Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | LJ Walker | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Jayden Guy | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Luke Harkless | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Carlos Orr-Gillespie← Utah State | FR | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Connor Ruth | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Jason Hoath Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Christian Jones | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT | — | Stephon Shivers | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Justin Logan← Arkansas | FR | 6'2" | 232 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Jelani Willis | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Micah Gay | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Brent Rowe | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Caleb Reid | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Joshua Malone | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Syncere Safeeullah | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Brendan Hale | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Byron Davis | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Freddy Perez | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Roman Mathis | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Coby May | — | — | — | — |
Projected Leaders
2026 proj
| Pass Yds | McNair1,083·Palmer700·Mccreary638 |
| Rush Yds | Simmons-Brown399·Wilhoite206·Pearson205 |
| Rec Yds | Reed400·Edwards261·Montgomery241 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
12.9
PPG Against
26.6
Differential
-13.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 2-10
- Home
- 2-6
- Away
- 0-4
- Conference
- 0-8
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-3
- Avg Margin
- -13.7
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-6 | 15.4 | 28.4 |
| Away | 0-4 | 8.0 | 23.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 0-8 | 10.4 | 26.1 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 18.0 | 27.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-10 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 9-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-5 | 2-4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4-7 | 2-3 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5-6 | 4-3 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4-5 | 3-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6-5 | 2-5 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7-4 | 4-3 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4-6 | 1-6 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-6 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 1-4 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 2-10 |
| ATS | 4-833% |
| Over / Under | 2-10 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-2 |
| As underdog | 4-6 |
| Home | 2-6 |
| Away | 2-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #174 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★15 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #227 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #188 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | #164 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | #170 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #175 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | #183 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #157 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | #169 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | #133 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | #228 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 4net -6Out 10
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Justin Logan | LB | 3★ | ← Arkansas |
| ▲ | Carlos Orr-Gillespie | WR | 3★ | ← Utah State |
| ▲ | Marcelis Tate | QB | 3★ | ← South Florida |
| ▲ | Tre Berry | RB | 3★ | ← Minnesota |
| ▼ | Veguer Jean-Jumeau | OT | 3★ | → Boston College |
| ▼ | Darius Neals | IOL | 3★ | → Kennesaw State |
| ▼ | Mark Shenouda | P | 3★ | → Missouri |
| ▼ | Jase Hoath | TE | 3★ | → UL Monroe |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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