Cooper Mays
6′4″ · 310 lb · Knoxville, TN · Knoxville Catholic
Cooper Mays: OL · Tennessee · #63.
Cooper Mays
All-America (SI) in 2024 made it three straight seasons on the honors list.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Tennessee in the news
- Tennessee names starting QB
Sports Illustrated Oct 21 - SEC fines Tennessee $500K for field storming
Bleacher Report Oct 19 - Alabama center Racin Delgatty ruled out for Tennessee game
- Smokey statue damaged at Neyland Stadium
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14
Where to follow him
Awards
A four-star recruit at offensive line for Tennessee -- now a real, honored All-American.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
The unit he anchors ranks 25th nationally in line yards this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Tennessee has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Cade Mays went on to the NFL out of this room (2022).
Selector Grid · 2024
Five seasons at Tennessee
- 2024 Tennessee HeupelYear 5 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-AmericaAll-conference
- 2023 Tennessee HeupelYear 4 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2022 Tennessee HeupelYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 Tennessee HeupelYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Tennessee PruittYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Tennessee in 2020 as a 4-star recruit, No. 310 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Tennessee in the 2020 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
an All-American season (2024) — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Knoxville Catholic
2022
- All-SEC
2023
- All-SECsecond
2024
- All-America3 selectors
- All-SECfirst
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
3 selectors honored him
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.