TJ Metcalf
Tennessee Volunteers
91
Elite

TJ Metcalf

Tennessee VolunteersContender
FSDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Michigan
Projected Starter

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TJ Metcalf is the projected starter at FS for Tennessee Volunteers.

Senior · #1 · 6'1", 205 lbs

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Depth at FS · Tennessee Volunteers

  1. 1191TJ MetcalfStarter
  2. 24285DJ Burks

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Pinson Valley, ranked #542 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 58 tackles, 1 INT, 4 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #542 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile90th
Birmingham, AL
Jersey
#1
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Michigan

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—5814

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8842
National Rank
#542
High School
Pinson Valley
Hometown
Pinson, AL

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 90th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 90% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WARKTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Oct 3WAUBTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-14

Sep 26LTEXTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-17

Sep 19WKENNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-9

Sep 12WGTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-24

Sep 5WFURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-9

TJ Metcalf's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

58 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement67%
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