University of Tennessee Athletics
2025 Football Roster
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Turrentine, Andre

Jersey Number 2
Andre Turrentine
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Ensworth
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
Bio
CAREER
Highly-touted Nashville native and starting safety who returned to his home state after spending his true freshman campaign at Ohio State … An important leadership piece of the defense, in his third year with the program and second as a starter … Thrust into starting action during the final three games of 2023 … Enrolled at Tennessee in June 2022 after a solid 2022 spring at Ohio State … Signed with the Buckeyes after a standout prep career at Ensworth School ... For his entire career, totaled 81 tackles, four tackles for loss, two interceptions and six pass breakups ... Played in 44 career games (40 at UT, 4 at OSU) and has made 19 career starts (all at UT).2025 – RS-SENIOR
In his 40th game with the Vols, recorded a career-best 10 tackles in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13 ... Collected five total tackles in season-opening victory over Syracuse (8/30).2024 – RS-JUNIOR
A veteran presence and starter at safety for all 13 games ... Tallied 37 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception and three pass breakups … Recorded three tackles in victory at Vanderbilt (11/30) in regular-season finale ... Made two tackles with one TFL in a shutout win over UTEP (11/23) ... Registered three tackles at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Finished UT’s win over Mississippi State (11/9) with four total tackles ... Had one interception, one PBU and one tackle in UT’s 28-18 win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Made his 10th career start in victory vs. No. 7 Alabama (10/19), totaling four tackles ... Set a career-best with six tackles in win vs. Florida (10/12), including one half tackle for loss ... Notched four tackles on the road at Arkansas (10/5) ... Recorded five tackles with one PBU in road win over No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) ... Had one PBU in Tennessee's shutout win over Kent State (9/14) as the defense held the Golden Flashes to just 112 yards of total offense ... Started at safety and made two total tackles in UT’s season-opening victory over Chattanooga (8/31).2023 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Played in 11 games with three starts, totaling 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and two pass breakups … Started the final three games of the year ... Stepped up in a huge way in the Citrus Bowl shutout win of No. 17 Iowa (1/1) with three tackles, a pass breakup and his first career interception … His pick came on Iowa’s second drive of the game in the endzone and prevented a go-ahead touchdown as he dove in front of a receiver … Started at safety in regular-season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25), tallying two solo tackles in the victory ... Made his first-career start, getting the nod at safety vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Tied a career-high with four tackles, including a TFL against the Bulldogs ... Notched four tackles and a career-high 1.5 TFLs in 34 defensive snaps in win over UConn (11/4) ... Tied a career high with four tackles and recorded his first-career QB hurry that resulted in an interception by Warren Burrell in the fourth quarter in win vs. UTSA (9/23) ... Played 20 defensive snaps at safety and tallied a solo tackle in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2).2022 – RS-FRESHMAN
Played all 13 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor … Finished the year with 11 tackles (seven solo and four assisted) … Made a solo tackle on the final play of the game in UT’s 66-24 win over Missouri (11/12) ... Saw action on 11 defensive snaps vs. No. 19 Kentucky (10/29) and made one assisted tackle ... Recorded a career-high tying four total tackles in Homecoming win over UT Martin (10/22) and saw action on a season-high 56 defensive snaps ... Played 22 defensive snaps at safety and made one solo tackle in the victory over Akron (9/17) ... Made his Tennessee debut in the season opener against Ball State (9/1) and recorded four total tackles, the first of his collegiate career.2021 – FRESHMAN (OHIO STATE)
Played in four games as a reserve defensive back and mostly on special teams … Earned a redshirt as a true freshman and did not record a tackle … Played 10 snaps against Maryland (10/9) … Also played on special teams against Akron (9/25), Michigan State (11/20) and in the Rose Bowl vs. Utah (1/1) … Enrolled at Ohio State in June 2021.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
A consensus four-star prospect out of the Nashville area by way of Ensworth School … Ranked the No. 4 overall player in the state of Tennessee by the 247Sports Composite and the No. 9 safety in the country … Rivals.com tabbed him the No. 5 player in the state … Both 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ranked him among the top 200 overall prospects in America … Had 73 total tackles in 2019 as a junior while leading Ensworth to the Division II-AAA state semifinals for head coach Roc Batten … A two-way player, who added 248 receiving yards and two touchdowns, averaging nearly 25 yards per catch … Full name is Andre Bishop Turrentine … Born in Metairie, La. … Son of Jajuan and Antonio Turrentine … Has three brothers, Antonio Jr., James and Alijah, and one sister, Katche … Majoring in communication studies … Twitter handle is @KingATIII and Instagram handle is @returnofdos.FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. UAB (9.20.25)
Saturday, September 20
FB | Aguilar, Matthews Postgame vs. UAB (9.20.25)
Saturday, September 20
FB | Beasley, Lewis, McMurray Postgame vs. UAB (9.20.25)
Saturday, September 20
FB | Joshua Josephs Media Availability (9.16.25)
Tuesday, September 16