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Jersey Number 5
Daevin Hobbs
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 290
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Concord, N.C.
- High School:
- Jay M. Robinson
First name is pronounced DAY-vin
CAREER HONORS
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor RollCAREER
Former five-star recruit who is in his third season and has made a significant impact in the defensive interior since returning from an injury in fall camp … 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 … Has totaled 62 tackles (25 solo), 6.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, five QB hurries, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in his career ... Played in 30 career games.2025 – JUNIOR
Played the final seven games of the regular season and totaled 28 tackles with 3.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two pass breakups ... Posted two tackles in the regular season finale vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29) ... Made three tackles and tied career highs with 1.5 TFLs and one sack in road win at Florida (11/22) ... Led the Vols with a career-best nine tackles against New Mexico State (11/15) and logged the first two PBUs of his career to go along with a QB hurry ... Had five tackles vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1), including a half-sack ... Posted two solo stops and one QB hurry in road win at Kentucky (10/25) ... Logged two tackles at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) ... Made an impact in his season debut vs. Arkansas (10/11) with five total tackles, including a solo strip sack that was also his first-career forced fumble ... Sustained a lower body injury during fall camp and missed the first five games of the season.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 | John Henderson College Football Hall of Fame Induction
Wednesday, December 10
FB | Josh Heupel Signing Day Press Conference (12.3.25)
Wednesday, December 03
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Vanderbilt (11.29.25)
Saturday, November 29
FB | Aguilar, Bishop, Farooq Postgame vs. Vanderbilt (11.29.25)
Saturday, November 29
