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Jersey Number 53
Daevin Hobbs
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Concord, N.C.
- High School:
- Jay M. Robinson
Bio
First name is pronounced DAY-vin
CAREER HONORS
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor RollCAREER
Former five-star recruit who is in his third season, poised to make a major impact in the defensive interior … Has seen increased time every year and played a vital role in the rotation in 2024 … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2023 and was limited in spring practice after recovering from an upper body injury … Played in 23 career games with no starts.2025 – JUNIOR
Did not see action in season-opener vs. Syracuse (8/30) due to injury.2024 – SOPHOMORE
Member of the defensive tackle rotation on Tennessee’s elite defense … Saw action in all 13 games and played 209 total defensive snaps … Logged 20 total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack at defensive tackle … Made CFP debut at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21) and posted one assisted tackle … Played a season-high 32 snaps and made three tackles in win vs. UTEP (11/23), including a career-best 1.5 TFLs and half a sack ... Had two solo tackles in 20 defensive snaps at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Made two tackles in 19 snaps in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Had one of his most productive games as a Vol in win vs. Kentucky (11/2), racking up a career-high four tackles while adding a QB hurry ... Played 22 snaps and finished with one tackle and one QB hurry in win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19) ... Recorded half a sack and a QB hurry at Arkansas (10/5) ... Posted one tackle in 11 defensive snaps in road win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) ... Played 13 defensive snaps and had half a TFL in win over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Logged 16 defensive snaps and made two tackles in season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/31).2023 – FRESHMAN
A reserve interior defensive lineman in his true freshman season … Played in 11 games with no starts … Tallied 14 tackles and one tackle for loss on the year … Saw action on 18 snaps in win vs. No. 17 Iowa in Citrus Bowl (1/1) … Had two tackles and half a TFL in regular-season finale vs. rival Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Made two tackles and half a TFL while playing 25 snaps in win vs. UConn (11/4) ... Had a pair of tackles in road win at Kentucky (10/28) ... Saw action on four defensive snaps at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21) ... Played a career-high 31 defensive snaps and finished with two tackles in win vs. UTSA (9/23) ... Logged three tackles in 23 defensive snaps during win over Austin Peay (9/9) ... Tallied three solo tackles in 24 defensive snaps in his collegiate debut vs. Virginia (9/2).HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Highly-touted defensive lineman out of Jay M. Robinson High School in Concord, North Carolina ... A five-star prospect by On3 and four stars by 247Sports and ESPN … Considered the No. 4 defensive lineman in the country by On3 and 247Sports … Ranked the top prospect in North Carolina by 247Sports and Rivals … One of the top 30 overall recruits in the country by On3 … Played significant snaps on offense and defense for his high school, seeing time on the defensive line and at tight end … Logged 22 tackles with 10 tackles for loss and three sacks over the course of his senior season … Hauled in 13 catches for 283 yards and five touchdowns and finished the year with 10 total touchdowns (five rushing, five receiving) in 2022 … Totaled 39 tackles, 20.5 TFLs, eight sacks and one forced fumble his junior season, picking up Class 2A All-State honors … Also starred on the basketball court for Robinson High, leading the Bulldogs to a 2021 Class 2A state championship while averaging 14.7 points per game … Committed to the Vols in November 2022 … Chose Tennessee over offers from 25 other Division I schools, including six SEC schools … Coached by Darius Robinson … Full name is Daevin Jaykel Hobbs … Son of Dennis and Adrianne Hobbs … Majoring in sport management … X handle is @DaevinH … Instagram handle is @daevinhobbs.FB | Kelsey Pope Press Conference (9.9.25)
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