Jadon Perlotte
Jadon Perlotte
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee | 19 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 72–17
vs East Tennessee State
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
How he plays
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #8
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kwantel Raines’s 2021 season.
Matches Kwantel on
Differs from Kwantel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kwantel Raines's freshman season at Temple (2021).
Matches Kwantel on
Differs from Kwantel on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #8880
Peaked at #8880 this season.
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Athletic, instinctive linebacker who has earned a role in the rotation as a true freshman ... Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 as one of the nation’s top prospects out of Buford (Ga.) HS ... Has 13 tackles, one TFL and two fumble recover...