Tennessee State Tigers
Big South-OVC
9-4 (6-2 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -24.3
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 29 (#164)
Schedule
record 9–4
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMississippi Valley State | FCS | 41-21 | +20 | W |
| 2 | @North Dakota State | FCS | 3-52 | -49 | L |
| 3 | NArkansas-Pine Bluff | FCS | 41-28 | +13 | W |
| 4 | @Tennessee Tech | FCS | 14-24 | -10 | L |
| 5 | vsCharleston Southern | FCS | 13-9 | +4 | W |
| 6 | @Lindenwood | FCS | 24-20 | +4 | W |
| 7 | vsEastern Illinois | FCS | 41-17 | +24 | W |
| 8 | @Howard | FCS | 27-14 | +13 | W |
| 10 | vsUT Martin | FCS | 21-28 | -7 | L |
| 11 | @Western Illinois | FCS | 45-20 | +25 | W |
| 12 | @Gardner-Webb | FCS | 23-20 | +3 | W |
| 13 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | FCS | 28-21 | +7 | W |
| 14 | @Montana | FCS | 27-41 | -14 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2024 · 31
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Draylen Ellis | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Tevin Carter | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | George Hamsley | JR | 6'5" | 220 | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | CJ Evans Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Jaden McGill | SR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Jordan Gant | JR | 5'10" | 205 | — |
| RB | 4th | Craig Cunningham | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Jalen Rouse | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Karate Brenson | SR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Jalal Dean | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Dayron Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Da'Shon Davis | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Gerard Bullock Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Jason Hoath Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Exavious Reed | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Kheagian Heckaman | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | — | Chris Walker | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | — | Sanders Ellis | SO | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| LB | — | Keandre Booker | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Ahmad Nelson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Micah Gay | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | — | Jalen McClendon | SR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| DB | — | Boogie Trotter | SR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| DB | — | Spencer Roof | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Jordan Helton | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Malik Ganaway | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Brandon Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Tyler Jones | SR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Mark Shenouda | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | James Lowery | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Jackson Foster | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
26.8
PPG Against
24.2
Differential
+2.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 9-4
- Home
- 4-1
- Away
- 4-3
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 3-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-1
- Avg Margin
- +2.5
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-1 | 28.8 | 19.2 |
| Away | 4-3 | 23.3 | 27.3 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 41.0 | 28.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 6-2 | 26.1 | 19.9 |
| Non-conference | 3-2 | 27.8 | 31.2 |
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
3-2 SU · 5-0 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2024 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-4 |
| ATS | 8-3-273% |
| Over / Under | 6-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-1 |
| As underdog | 6-2 |
| Home | 3-0 |
| Away | 5-2 |
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
2024
Portal in 11net +4Out 7
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.8 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Camron Douglas | DL | 3★ | ← Tennessee |
| ▲ | Exavious Reed | TE | 3★ | ← Southern Miss |
| ▲ | Tevin Carter | QB | 3★ | ← Memphis |
| ▲ | CJ Evans Jr. | RB | 3★ | ← Austin Peay |
| ▼ | Monroe Beard III | LB | 3★ | → Marshall |
| ▼ | Bryce Phillips | CB | 3★ | → San Diego State |
| ▼ | Jeremiah Josephs | CB | 3★ | → — |
| ▼ | Jashon Watkins | CB | 3★ | → Massachusetts |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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