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Jersey Number 18
DeSean Bishop
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Karns
CAREER HONORS
2025 Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist2025 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Explosive, bruising starting running back who hails from Knoxville and is a great success story … A returning All-SEC player and 1,000-yard rusher … Produced one of the most prolific careers in Tennessee high school history for nearby Karns High School before joining the Vols – his only major offer … A former walk-on who earned a scholarship beginning in the spring of 2025 … Did not see action and redshirted as a true freshman after sustaining an injury during 2023 preseason camp ... Including the 2026 season, has two years of eligibility remaining ... Logged 256 carries for 1,531 rushing yards (6.0 avg) and 19 rushing touchdowns in his career to go along with 15 receptions for 135 yards ... Owns four career 100-yard rushing games ... 942 of his 1,531 yards have come after contact with 47 missed tackles forced … Played in 23 career games with 13 starts.2025 – RS-SOPHOMORE
A second-team All-SEC running back and Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist in his first year as a starter … Started all 13 games … Rushed for 1,076 yards on 182 carries and 16 touchdowns to go along with 15 receptions for 135 yards … Ranked first on the team in all-purpose yardage with 1,211 and 93.2 per game … Became the third straight UT starting running back in as many seasons to crack the 1,000-yard mark … Ranked fourth in the SEC in total rushing yards (1,076), fifth in rushing yards per game (82.8) and tied for second in rushing touchdowns (16) … Tied for sixth nationally in rushing scores and ranked fourth in UT single-season history in the category … His 5.9 yards per carry ranked fourth in the SEC … Logged three 100-yard rushing games and 649 of his 1,076 yards came after contact … Forced 32 missed tackles on the year according to PFF … Eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in the Music City Bowl against Illinois (12/30), finishing with 93 yards on 19 carries and two rushing scores, which was his sixth multi-touchdown game of the year … Had two rushing scores vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29), finishing the game with 20 attempts for 97 yards on the ground ... Posted his third 100-yard rushing performance of the year in road win at Florida (11/22), helping UT snap a 10-game losing streak in Gainesville ... Had a career-high 24 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in win over the Gators ... Totaled 80 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries against New Mexico State (11/15) ... Also tied a career-best with four receptions for 26 yards in UT’s Homecoming win over the Aggies ... Logged 12 carries for 38 yards and also posted career bests with four receptions for 51 yards vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) ... Tallied 14 carries for 48 yards and found the end zone twice in road win at Kentucky (10/25) … Posted his second straight and third career 100-yard rushing performance, finishing with 14 carries for 123 yards and two touchdowns at No. 6 Alabama (10/18), including a 44-yard dash to the end zone on UT’s opening drive of the second half ... Led an impressive UT rushing attack in win over Arkansas (10/11), carrying the ball 14 times for a career-high 146 yards and a touchdown ... Had five rushes of 15 or more yards and averaged an incredible 10.4 yards per carry against the Razorbacks ... Finished with 11 rushing attempts for 72 yards, including the eventual game-winning 25-yard rushing touchdown on the first play of overtime at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Had nine carries for 59 yards (6.6 avg) and two rushing touchdowns in 56-24 win over UAB (9/20) ... Started and carried the ball 15 times for 54 yards in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) ... Made the most of limited carries in blowout victory over ETSU (9/6), rushing for 68 yards on just three attempts for an average of 22.7 yards per rush, including a 50-yard run on the game’s first play from scrimmage ... Made his first-career start in season-opening victory vs. Syracuse (8/30) and showcased his well-rounded game with 126 yards from scrimmage ... Tallied 11 carries for 82 yards (7.5 avg) and a touchdown while also hauling in two passes for 44 yards against the Orange.2024 – RS-FRESHMAN
Served as the Volunteers’ backup running back and responded with an outstanding debut season … Played in nine games and missed three contests (Mississippi State, Georgia, UTEP) with a lower-body injury … A then-walk-on who led the team and finished third in the SEC in average yards per carry at 6.15 … That tally ranked sixth among FBS freshmen with over 70 carries … Finished the year second on the squad in rushing overall with 455 yards on 74 carries with three touchdowns … After missing three straight games due to injury, returned to action in regular-season finale at Vanderbilt (11/30) and was extremely productive in the win, finishing with 13 carries for 61 yards ... Averaged 7.2 yards per carry in win vs. No. 7 Alabama (10/19), totaling five carries for 36 yards ... Had seven carries for 24 yards in win vs. Florida (10/12) ... Posted a career-high 16 carries and finished with 65 rushing yards in road win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) ... Continued his impressive start to the year with a game and career-high 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries in win over Kent State (9/14) ... Averaged 17.1 yards per attempt against the Golden Flashes and had TD runs of 53 and 57 yards on consecutive carries in the first half ... Rushed 10 times for 42 yards (4.2 avg) in win over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Shined in his collegiate debut, finishing with 60 rushing yards and a touchdown on just five carries, averaging 12.0 yards per attempt, while also adding one catch for 10 yards in season-opening win over Chattanooga (8/31) ... Had two carries of 20-plus yards against the Mocs, including a 22-yarder in the third quarter for his first career touchdown.
2023 – FRESHMAN
Did not play in any games and earned a redshirt.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Explosive, playmaking running back who produced one of the most prolific careers in Tennessee high school history for nearby Karns High School … Rated a three-star prospect by all major recruiting services and tabbed the No. 16 player from Tennessee by On3 … The No. 45 running back in the country according to On3 and ranked No. 82 at his position by the 247Sport Composite industry-generated rankings … Racked up 8,347 rushing yards and 102 rushing touchdowns over the course of his high school career, ranking second and third all-time in Tennessee high school football history, respectively, according to the TSSAA online record book … Back-to-back Tennessee Titans 5A Mr. Football award winner after compiling more than 6,000 all-purpose yards between his junior and senior seasons … Amassed 2,413 rushing yards on 317 attempts with 30 touchdowns his senior year … Represented his hometown in the Rivalry Showcase Knoxville vs. East Tennessee all-star game in December 2022 … Exploded as a junior in 2021, carrying the ball 441 times for 3,179 yards and 34 touchdowns, finishing less than 200 yards shy of the state record and second in state history … Collected TSWA and TnFCA 5A All-State honors as a sophomore, rushing for 1,731 yards on 259 carries with 22 touchdowns … Committed to the Vols on National Signing Day in December 2022 … Coached by Brad Taylor in high school … Mother is Sherika Freeman ... Majoring in communication studies … Twitter handle is @D_Bishop2004 … Instagram handle is @dbishhhhhh.FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (3.16.26)
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