Tennessee State Tigers
Big South-OVC
2-10 (0-8 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -42.7
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 12 (#188)
Schedule
record 2–10
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNorth Carolina A&T | FCS | 24-21 | +3 | W |
| 2 | vsNorth Dakota State | FCS | 3-59 | -56 | L |
| 3 | vsAlabama A&M | FCS | 21-23 | -2 | L |
| 5 | vsTennessee Tech | FCS | 8-35 | -27 | L |
| 6 | @Eastern Illinois | FCS | 7-31 | -24 | L |
| 7 | @Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 12-28 | -16 | L |
| 8 | vsHoward | FCS | 24-7 | +17 | W |
| 9 | vsWestern Illinois | FCS | 16-17 | -1 | L |
| 10 | vsLindenwood | FCS | 13-35 | -22 | L |
| 11 | @UT Martin | FCS | 7-26 | -19 | L |
| 12 | vsGardner-Webb | FCS | 14-30 | -16 | L |
| 13 | @Charleston Southern | FCS | 6-7 | -1 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2025 · 35
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Byron McNair | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Jonathan Palmer | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Caleb Mccreary | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 6
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Devaughn Slaughter | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Snap Reed | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Brock Montgomery | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Tyson Edwards | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Anthony Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Amari Southall | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Justin Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | LJ Walker | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Jayden Guy | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Luke Harkless | — | — | — | — |
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 · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Mark Shenouda | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Freddy Perez | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Roman Mathis | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Coby May | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
12.9
PPG Against
26.6
Differential
-13.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- 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 #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
2025
Portal in 12net -3Out 15
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.8 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Brock Montgomery | WR | 3★ | ← Marshall |
| ▲ | James Stewart | EDGE | 3★ | ← Middle Tennessee |
| ▲ | Syncere Safeeullah | CB | 3★ | ← Nebraska |
| ▲ | Caleb McCreary | QB | 3★ | ← Troy |
| ▼ | Karate Brenson | WR | 3★ | → Wake Forest |
| ▼ | Sanders Ellis | LB | 3★ | → Purdue |
| ▼ | Jalen McClendon | CB | 3★ | → Bowling Green |
| ▼ | Cameron Blaylock | DL | 3★ | → UTSA |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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