Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-9vs Kennesaw State | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 1 | 42 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Total | 29 | 234 | 7.4 | 2 | 47 |
#17
Daune Morris
Sophomore running back for Tennessee. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Chattanooga, TN · Oakland
The numbers
234
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 98 rush yds, 1 TD, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Tennessee. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 37.5 points in belief.
32.5own fans
70national conversation
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Daune Morris
Second year in the Tennessee backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 116 rush yds, 9 rec yds against Kennesaw State — Week 3, 2026.
234 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 29 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Oakland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Daune Morris's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
20 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.61(01:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 47 yards gain to the GT 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:30, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29(11:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush right for 42 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:17, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ranvier kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
- Week 2 · Georgia Tech · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +2.11(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UT 37 (#13 S.Riley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Furman · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.22(07:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TENN45 (#3 A.Burrell; #19 R.Earl), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.19(05:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 12 yards gain to the KSU05 (#0 P.Fisher; #13 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.11(11:53) Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU42 (#31 K.Russell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.10(13:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 8 yards gain to the TENN41 (#0 P.Fisher; #13 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.07(10:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 0 yards to the UT 37 (#2 E.Lightsey; #92 C.Speakman)
- Week 3 · Kennesaw State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.98(01:17) Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU33 (#28 K.Moss), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.86(05:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Morris rush left for 16 yards gain to the GT 33 (#13 S.Riley), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +116 rushing yards, +1 rushing TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Josh Heupel — 11-5 over that span.
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee3-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (98th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 68.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 98.0 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 78.0 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
35.9%
74 pass / 132 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
80 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #121
Peaked at #121 this season.
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Dynamic running back who enters his second season in 2026 … Competed for a spot in the rotation as a true freshman and handled punt and kickoff return duties late in the season ... Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 and participated in…
The backfield · Tennessee
- #18DeSean Bishop1,076 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Javin Gordon516 rushing yards · 2025
- #17Daune Morris133 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Justin Baker43 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Hunter Barnes2 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology