Facts & Figures: Barnett, Dobbs Among The Nation's Best

Nov. 29, 2016

Derek Barnett

CATEGORY	BARNETT	SEC RANK	NCAA RANK
2016 Sacks	12.0	1st	T-5th
2016 Sacks (SEC Only)	12.0	1st	N/A
Career Sacks	32.0	2nd	2nd
2016 TFL	18.0	1st	T-13th
2016 TFL (SEC Only)	15.0	1st	N/A
Career TFL	51.0	1st	1st

Tennessee junior defensive end Derek Barnett recorded the 32nd sack of his career against Vanderbilt on Nov. 26, tying the Tennessee program record set by Reggie White.
He is the only player in SEC history with at least 10.0 sacks three seasons.
Has recorded 29.0 of his 32.0 career sacks and 42.0 of his 51.0 career tackles for loss in SEC play.
Has recorded a sack in nine-straight SEC games, dating back to 2015.
Leads the SEC in both sacks (12.0) and tackles for loss (18.0). All 12.0 of his sacks have been in conference play and his 15.0 tackles for loss against SEC opponents also lead the league.
Is tied with Pittsburgh's Ejuan Price for fifth in the NCAA with 12.0 sacks this season and ranks second among active NCAA FBS players with 32.0 career sacks.
His 18.0 tackles for loss this season ties him with UCLA's Takkarist McKinley 13th in the nation.
With 51.0 career tackles for loss, is tied with Pittsburgh's Ejuan Price for the most among active NCAA FBS players and is tied with Reggie White for second-most in Tennessee history. Leonard Little (53.0) is the only Vol with more tackles for loss.
His 12.0 sacks in 2016 is tied with John Henderson's 2000 total for the third-best single-season sack mark in UT history.

Joshua Dobbs

CATEGORY	DOBBS	SEC RANK	NCAA RANK
Total Offense/Game	280.7	4th	27th
Points Resonsible For	216	1st	12th
Rushing Yards (QB)	713	3rd	10th
Rushing TDs (QB)	9	4th	T-9th
Passing Yards/Game	221.2	4th	55th
Pass Efficiency	152.6	1st	20th
Passing TDs	26	1st	T-17th
Completion Pct.	63.3	3rd	29th

In SEC games only, he ranked second in passing average per game (248.2), first in pass efficiency (151.5) and first in total offense (316.9).
Completed 60 percent of his passes in 7 of 12 games.
In the last four games, he completed 86 percent (69 of 86) of his passes for 969 yards with 11 TDs and one INT.
Has 18 career multi-touchdown passing games including eight in 2016. Had at least three touchdown passes in three of the last four games (11 total) and at least three touchdown passes in six of 12 games.
Has accounted for 83 touchdowns in his career, trailing only Peyton Manning (101) for the most in school history. Has accounted for 36 (26 passing, nine rushing, one receiving) of the team's 58 touchdowns through 12 games including 12 over the last three games (eight passing, four rushing).
Threw for a single-season career-high 2,655 yards, the most by a Vols QB since Tyler Bray in 2012.
His 6,847 career passing yards are the fifth-most in school history.
Ranks fifth in school history with 52 career touchdown passes and his 26 TD passes through 12 games are the sixth-most in school history.
Has 8,951 career yards of total offense, trailing only Peyton Manning (11,020) and Casey Clausen (9,577) in school history.
Has a single-season career-high 3,368 yards of total offense and is only the fourth player in school history with a 3,000-yard season, joining Peyton Manning, Tyler Bray and Erik Ainge. Dobbs and Manning are the only two players in school history with at least 2,950 yards of total offense in two different seasons.
Rushed for a single-season school-record 713 yards, surpassing his previous school record of 671 rushing yards in 2015.
Has six career 100-yard rushing games including a career-high three through 12 games.
Owns four of the top five single-game rushing yard marks by a quarterback including his record 190 yards vs. Missouri.
Has most rushing touchdowns by a QB in school history with 29. Needs one rushing touchdown to become only the third QB in SEC history with 15 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in multiple seasons.

Josh Malone

Has a career-high 10 receiving touchdowns, tied for the fifth-most in a season in school history and tied for the second-most among all SEC receivers.
His 10 receiving touchdowns are the most by a Vol since 2006 (Robert Meachem, 11).
Has a touchdown reception in four-straight games (five total).
Has three career 100-yard receiving games including two this season.
Has at least four receptions in six of 12 games and at least 80 yards in five of 12 games.
Ranks sixth in SEC receiving yards per game (71.0 avg.)

Alvin Kamara

Played in only 10 games due to injuries.
Ranks third SEC with a career-high 13 touchdowns (nine rushing, four receiving).
Has at least two touchdowns in three straight games and at least one touchdown in five consecutive games (9 total during the five-game stretch).
Averaging a team-high 111.1 all-purpose yards per game.
Ranks third in the SEC with a 10.2 punt return average.
Led the SEC with 12 TDs in conference play and ranked 3rd with 136.4 all-purpose yards per game.

Team Notes

Tennessee leads the SEC in total attendance (98,297 avg.) and ranks fourth among SEC teams in average home attendance (100,968 avg.).
Finished with an 8-4 regular season record for the second-consecutive season, tied for the top regular season mark by a Vols team since 2007 (9-3).
Will play in a bowl game for the third consecutive season, the first time for UT since 2002-04. Looking to win bowl games in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1994-96.
10 of 12 opponents played are bowl-eligible.
Played against Sun Belt Conference Champion (Appalachian State), ACC Coastal Division Champion (Virginia Tech), MAC East Division Champion (Ohio), SEC East Division Champion (Florida) and SEC West Division Champion and finished 4-1 in those games.
Rank 2nd among SEC teams in the last 18 games with a 14-4 mark. Alabama leads with 18-0 record and Florida, Arkansas and Georgia are tied for third with 12-6 records.
Finished with a 6-1 home record, the best record at home since 2007 (7-0).
Only five players have started all 12 games (Derek Barnett, Joshua Dobbs, Brett Kendrick, Josh Malone, Kendal Vickers).
26 players have played in all 12 games (Barnett, Bates, Elliott Berry, Buchanan, Bynum, Byrd, Daniel, Dobbs, Gaulden, Henry, Jennings, Jacob Johnson, Jumper, Kendrick, Kongbo, Lovingood, Malone, Medford, Medley, Mixon, Moseley, Robertson, Vereen, Vickers, Warrior, Ethan Wolf).
17 players that started a game for the Vols have missed a game due to injury.
Started 7 different offensive line combinations in 12 games.
Started 10 different starting lineups in the secondary due to injuries.
Five players are out for the season (Shy Tuttle, Kahlil McKenzie, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Quart'e Sapp and Evan Berry), all on defense.
Baylen Buchanan and Nigel Warrior are the only true freshman to start a game in 2016.

LAST 4 GAMES OFFENSIVELY

Game	Points	Total Yards	Rushing Yards	Total TDs	Rush TDs	Plays of 20+ Yards	Plays of 50+ Yards
vs. Tennessee Tech	55	471	177	7	3	7	1
vs. Kentucky	49	599	376	7	4	11	1
vs. Missouri	63	609	386	9	5	10	2
at Vanderbilt	34	516	176	4	2	6	0
TOTALS	201	2,195	1,115	27	14	34	4
AVERAGE	50.2	548.7	278.7	6.7	3.5	8.5	1.0

MOST POINTS IN TENNESSEE HISTORY IN A 4-GAME STRETCH

Year	Points	Opponents
1914	237	Carson-Newman, King, Clemson, Louisville
1913	234	Carson-Newman, Athens, Maryville, Sewanee
1993	210	South Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
1912	207	King, Maryville, Tenn. Med. School, Sewanee
1915	202	Carson-Newman, Tusculum, Clemson, Centre
2016	201	Tennessee Tech, Kentucky, Missouri, Vanderbilt
1951	201	Tennessee Tech, North Carolina, Washington & Lee, Ole Miss

OFFFENSIVE/SCORING NOTES FROM LAST 4 GAMES

Averaged 50.2 points in the last four games with 27 touchdowns. The 27 touchdowns scored were more than five FBS teams scored all season.
The 201 points scored are the most in a four-game stretch since 1993 and tied for the sixth-most in school history.
Two TDs came via punt return and interception
Of the 27 offensive touchdowns scored, 14 came in five plays or less, 12 were in 2 minutes or less and eight were scored in less than a minute.

ADDITIONAL OFFENSIVE NOTES

The Vols scored 58 touchdowns in 12 games, four shy of the single-season school record (62, 1993).
Rank second in SEC and 26th in the nation in scoring offense (36.2 avg.). Have scored 435 points, 36 shy of the single-season school record (471, 1993).
Scored 49 or more points in at least three games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1995-96.
The Vols scored 40 or more points in three-straight games for the first time since 1995.
The Vols scored 30 or more points in eight of 12 games, 40-plus points in four of 12 games and 50-plus points twice.
The 63 points scored vs. Missouri were most vs. SEC opponent since 2000 (vs. Arkansas, 63-20).
The nine touchdowns vs. Missouri were most by a SEC team in conference play this season.
Produced at least 400 yards of total offense in 7 of 12 games, 450-plus yards of offense in six of 12 games, 500-plus yards of offense in four of 12 games and 600 or more yards in two of 12 games.
Rank second in the SEC and 28th in the country in Red Zone offense (88.9 pct.).
Have failed to score in the red zone in only 2 games this season (Florida, Vanderbilt).
Rank 8th in the SEC in rushing offense (203.2 avg.), one of eight SEC teams to average more than 200 yards rushing a game.
Scored 11 rushing touchdowns in the last three games.
Have scored a rushing touchdown in a school record 27 straight games.
Rank first in SEC and 21st in the country in passing efficiency (151.3). Rank 5th in SEC in passing offense (234.1 avg.)
Rank second in the SEC in total offense (465.4) in conference games only.
Averaged 10.2 yards per play against Kentucky, the most for a SEC team in conference play this season.
91.2 completion percentage vs. Vanderbilt was most by a SEC team in conference play this season.
Have thrown only one interception in the last four games (101 attempts, 11 TDs).
Jauan Jennings has a career-high seven touchdowns for the season.
John Kelly has averaged 6.7 yards per rush with 560 yards on 83 carries.
Brett Kendrick is the only offensive lineman to start all 12 games.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

Tennessee ranks 11th in the SEC and 109th in the NCAA in total defense (459.7 yards per game).
Ranked second in the SEC and tied for the 10th in the NCAA with 12 fumbles recovered.
Ranked ninth in the SEC and 73rd in the NCAA in scoring defense (29.2 avg.)
Ranked third in the SEC and 10th in the NCAA with 93 tackles for loss.
Ranked fifth in the SEC and 48th in the NCAA with 27 sacks.
Ranked fourth in the SEC and 20th in the NCAA with 23 takeaways.
Ranked sixth in the SEC in third down conversions (38.4 pct.).
Allowed 10 touchdowns in 17 red zone trips the last 3 games. Opponents failed to score in the red zone in five different games.
Registered 16 sacks, 46 tackles for loss, 22 QB hits and 19 passes defensed in last 5 games.
Had at least three sacks five of 12 games.
Have recorded an interception in four-straight games.
Opponents scored touchdowns on only 60 percent of red zone drives (29-48).
Todd Kelly Jr. leads team with 67 tackles while Micah Abernathy ranks second with 66. Both Kelly and Abernathy had a team-high two interceptions.
Two players, Derek Barnett (18.0) and Corey Vereen (10.5), finished with 10 or more tackles for loss.
Eight different players recorded sacks for the Vols: five defensive linemen, two defensive backs and one linebacker.
Barnett led the team with 12 QB hits while Jonathan Kongbo produced the second-most at five.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Tennessee ranks second in the SEC and 11th in the NCAA in kickoff return average (24.9 avg.).
Ranks 4th among SEC teams in punt return average (11.4 avg.) and 18th in the NCAA.
Have made 10 of 15 field goals attempts.
One of five SEC teams not to attempt an onside kick.