Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Dillon Bates
Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 229 lb · Ponte Verda Beach, FL · Ponte Vedra
Dillon Bates: LB · Tennessee · #17.
Dillon Bates
Three seasons at Tennessee, two different head coaches: Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against South Carolina — Week 9, 2018.
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
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2016Tennessee9-4HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
2017Tennessee4-8HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2018Tennessee5-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeremy Pruitt
Pass share
42.4%
297 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
58.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Tennessee
- 2018 Tennessee PruittYear 5 · 1 game
- 2017 Tennessee JonesYear 4 · 4 games
- 2016 Tennessee JonesYear 3 · 4 games
- 2015 Tennessee JonesYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Tennessee JonesYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Tennessee in 2014 as a 4-star recruit, No. 96 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Tennessee in the 2014 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 10 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2014
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Ponte Vedra
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coaches2014–2017
Tennessee
Coaching transition mid-career: Butch Jones → Jeremy Pruitt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.