On Saturday, Tennessee opened up the season with a 49-13 win over Virginia in Nashville.
Despite the slow start, the Vols effortlessly pummeled the Cavaliers to begin the year at 1-0.
Let's dive into the PFF snap counts and game grades at each position.
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OFFENSE
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Offensive notes
- Joe Milton played all but 12 snaps at quarterback and logged a 78.3 grade
- Jaylen Wright's productive day landed him with a grade of 82.1
- The trio of backs finished with very similar snap counts
- The offensive line rotation at tackle was led by John Campbell Jr., then Jeremiah Crawford, then Gerald Mincey
- Mincey's grade of 73.5 led the offensive line
DEFENSE
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Defensive notes
- Wesley Walker led the defense in snaps at 45, Jaylen McCollough logged 44
- Kamal Hadden's grade of 80.3 led the secondary
- James Pearce Jr. led the team with an 87.8 rating, Tyler Baron was second with 87.2
- Roman Harrison led the defensive line in snaps at 32
- Aaron Beasley played easily the most snaps in the linebacker room with 43
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