University of Tennessee Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Aguilar, Joey
TE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballRB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLS
/ FootballLS
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDL
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballPK
/ FootballPK
/ FootballDL
/ FootballP/PK
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballP
/ FootballDL
/ Football
Jersey Number 6
Joey Aguilar
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Antioch, Calif.
- High School:
- Freedom
- Prev School:
- Diablo Valley CC/App State
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch ListManning Award Star of the Week (vs. Syracuse, 9/2)
2024 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2023 Cure Bowl MVP
2023 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team
CAREER
Veteran graduate transfer quarterback who was named Tennessee’s starter on Aug. 17, 2025 after winning the job in fall camp … In his fifth season of college football after transferring from UCLA and a record-breaking two years at Appalachian State … Spent the spring at UCLA before enrolling at Tennessee in June 2025, arrived in Knoxville in May … Originally began his career at City College of San Francisco and then transferred to Diablo Valley Community College in Pleasant Hill, California … Shattered six single-season records at App State … Played in 28 FBS games with 27 starts (15-12 record) ... Compiled 8,144 yards of total offense at the FBS level … In 28 FBS games, completed 574-of-945 passes (60.7 percent) for 7,666 yards and 65 touchdowns with 26 interceptions … Has rushed for 478 yards on 151 attempts with six rushing scores … Thrown for over 200 yards in all 27 starts of his career with seven 300-yard games and one 400- yard game … In two years at App State, produced 22 touchdown passes to either tie the game or give his team the lead … Ranks fifth in career touchdown passes (56) and fifth in passing yards (6,760) at App State … Is the FBS active career leader in total offense per game (290.9, minimum 2,500 yards) and passing yards per game (273.8, minimum 5,000 yards) … Earned his undergraduate degree in communication studies from App State in May 2025.2025 - SENIOR (FIFTH YEAR)
Showcased his playmaking ability in SEC debut vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13), completing 24 of 36 passes for 371 yards and tying a career high with four touchdowns while adding another score on the ground ... His 371 passing yards tied Peyton Manning (10/12/96) for the most ever by a UT player in a game against Georgia ... Three of his four passing TDs against the Bulldogs were 32 yards or longer, including 56-yard and 72-yard connections with Chris Brazzell II ... Posted the third-most consecutive completions in a game by a Tennessee quarterback with his 14-of-14 start against the Bulldogs ... Per ESPN Insights, Aguilar is the first SEC quarterback to go 14-of-14 (or better) in any quarter over the last 20 seasons (2006-25) ... Was extremely efficient in just one half of work in his Neyland Stadium debut vs. ETSU (9/6), leading UT to 48 first-half points while completing 23-of-31 pass attempts for 288 yards and two touchdowns, including a 53-yarder to Mike Matthews in the second quarter ... Impressed in his Tennessee debut, leading the Vols to 493 yards of total offense in a 45-26 victory over Syracuse (8/30) in the Aflac Kickoff Game ... Was 16-28 for 247 yards and three touchdowns through the air against the Orange, including a 73- yard deep ball for a score to Braylon Staley early in the second quarter, marking the third longest completion of his career and the longest completion by an SEC player in Week 1 ... Added 34 yards on six carries to finish with 281 yards of total offense for the game.2024 - SENIOR (APP STATE)
An All-Sun Belt honorable mention selection in his second straight year as the starting quarterback … Started all 11 games … Finished with 3,003 passing yards and 23 touchdowns on 390 attempts, with an average of 273.0 passing yards per game … Also rushed for 207 yards on 59 attempts with two scores … Had a career-high 424 yards on 32 completions against ECU (9/14), while also throwing two touchdown passes … Finished that contest against the Pirates with 452 yards of total offense … Tied his career high of four touchdown passes in a game against Old Dominion and was 13-of-24 for 212 yards through the air (11/2) … Notched 300-yard total offense games against ETSU (345 on 8/31), ECU (452 on 9/14), Marshall (348 on 10/5), Georgia State (307 on 10/26) and Georgia Southern (304 on 11/30) … Logged a career-long 83-yard touchdown pass against ETSU (8/31).2023 - JUNIOR (APP STATE)
The 2023 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year in his first year as the starting quarterback … Played in all 14 games and started the final 13 … Broke App State’s single-season record for touchdown passes in the regular-season finale (finished at 33), broke the school’s single-season passing yardage record in the Sun Belt Championship Game (finished at 3,757) and set a school record with 4,002 yards of total offense … Threw 33 touchdown passes in the regular season, ending that 12-game span trailing only LSU Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels and Oregon’s Bo Nix on the list of FBS passing touchdown leaders … His 15 touchdown passes to either tie a game or give his team a lead led the country ... Completed 294-of-461 passes (64 percent) to average 268.4 passing yards per game and totaled 36 touchdowns through the air for the season … Also rushed for 249 yards on 81 attempts with three rushing scores … Fired the third-most single-season TD passes (33) in Sun Belt history … Earned Cure Bowl MVP honors by scoring on a 9-yard touchdown and throwing for 211 yards (including 147 in the first half) in a 13-9 victory against Miami (Ohio) (12/16) played in a downpour … After replacing the injured starter in the first half of the season opener vs. Gardner-Webb (9/2), threw a 32-yard TD pass on his first FBS play and finished the game with four TD passes while completing 11-of-13 throws for 174 yards … Made first career start at No. 17 UNC and had two TD passes while throwing for 275 yards in a two-overtime loss … Earned Davey O’Brien Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week recognition following his 318-yard, three-touchdown performance in the win against previously unbeaten James Madison (11/18), a win that ended with a touchdown pass in overtime … Had multiple TD passes in all but two regular season games, with four TDs apiece against Gardner-Webb, Southern Miss and Georgia Southern.2021-22 - JUNIOR COLLEGE (DIABLO VALLEY)
Played two seasons at Diablo Valley Community College in central California, northeast of San Francisco … In 2022, completed 126-of-197 passes (64.0 percent) for 1,446 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions in six games … Also rushed 65 times for 358 yards (59.7 yards per game) … Threw for more than 300 yards in two games and at least 242 yards in four of six games … In 10 games in 2021, completed 102-of-182 passes (56.0 percent) for 1,546 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions … Added 261 rushing yards with two scores.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
In final two prep seasons at Freedom High School, threw for 5,575 yards with 59 touchdowns and 14 interceptions … Threw 32 touchdown passes as a senior, when he passed for 3,074 yards … First-team All-Bay 6 two years in a row … Played for coach Gavin Cribb at Diablo Valley and Zach Sims at Freedom … Earned his undergraduate degree in communication studies from App State in May 2025 ... Parents are Jose and Lydia Aguilar … X handle is @Jooey16_ and Instagram handle is @joeyaguilar_4FB | 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
