Tennessee State Tigers
Big South-OVC
5-6 (4-3 conf)
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- —
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 89
- Recruiting
- 13 (#170)
Schedule
record 5–6
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Grambling | FCS | 10-16 | -6 | L |
| 2 | @Jackson State | FCS | 16-38 | -22 | L |
| 3 | vsKentucky State | FCS | 41-7 | +34 | W |
| 4 | @Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 14-47 | -33 | L |
| 5 | @Austin Peay | FCS | 24-22 | +2 | W |
| 7 | vsTennessee Tech | FCS | 20-13 | +7 | W |
| 8 | @Eastern Illinois | FCS | 28-0 | +28 | W |
| 9 | vsMurray State | FCS | 27-21 | +6 | W |
| 10 | @UT Martin | FCS | 20-41 | -21 | L |
| 11 | vsAustin Peay | FCS | 7-36 | -29 | L |
| 12 | @Mississippi State | +10.5 | 10-55 | -45 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2021 · 32
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Deveon Bryant | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Chayil Garnett | — | — | — | — |
| QB | — | Geremy Hickbottom | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Devon Starling | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Tre Boone III | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Jalen Rouse | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Dayron Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Cam Wyche | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Zaire Thornton | SR | 6'2" | 190 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Josh Truehart | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Chris Walker | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Tadarrius Patterson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Davoan Hawkins | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Raymond Horton | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Cameron Stewart | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Emmanuel Baez | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Detoye Adewole | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | James Green | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Maurice Mcdonald | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Terry Straughter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Michael Crawford | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Kenyon Andrews | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Ahmad Nelson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Rodell Rahmaan | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Jahsun Bryant | — | — | — | ★★ |
Defensive Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Jalen McClendon | SR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| DB | 1st | Kenyon Garlington | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Marcellious Lockett | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Jordan Helton | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Josh Green | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Kaleb Mosley | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | James Lowery | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
19.7
PPG Against
26.9
Differential
-7.2
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 5-6
- Home
- 3-1
- Away
- 2-5
- Conference
- 4-3
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-1
- Avg Margin
- -7.2
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-1 | 23.8 | 19.3 |
| Away | 2-5 | 17.4 | 31.3 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 4-3 | 20.0 | 25.7 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 19.3 | 29.0 |
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
2-3 SU · 0-1 ATS · O1/U0
Betting Profile
2021 · 1 w/ line
| Straight up | 4-6 |
| ATS | 0-10% |
| Over / Under | 1-0 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-0 |
| As underdog | 0-1 |
| Home | 0-0 |
| Away | 0-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #167 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★15 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2014 | #153 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #162
Talent composite88.8 #162 / 224
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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